This document provides instructions for installing Qimo, a kid-friendly Linux distribution, on computers either from a USB or installed alongside Windows. Key steps include downloading the Qimo ISO file and Universal USB Installer, using the installer to prepare the USB drive, changing the BIOS settings to make the USB drive the first boot option, and choosing the "install side-by-side" option to allow dual-booting into either Qimo or Windows on startup. The process allows Qimo to be easily installed on classroom or home computers to provide educational activities for young children.

1. ELDER Project

2.  Qimo (pronounced “kim-oh”, as in
“Eskimo”) is a kid-friendly desktop
environment that comes
preinstalled with educational
activities for kids including
TuxPaint, Laby, GCompris,
Tuxmath, and Tuxtyping.
 Large colourful icons and menus
that can help young users navigate
easily through it, and it is aimed
for early elementary school-aged
children, ages 3 and up.
 Unlike QIMO, Qimo not only
targets a separate age group but
can also be easily installed on a
separate stand alone computer for
classrooms and homes.

3.  Qimo needs a minimum of 256MB of memory
to run from the CD, or 192MB to install. At
least 6 GB of hard drive space is
recommended, and a 400MHz or faster CPU.
 Most “older” computers can run QIMO quite
well!

4. Create your
QIMO USB
Change
your BIOS
Settings
Install on
Computers!

5.  2 GB or Higher USB stick
 QIMO ISO file
◦ (download here at:
http://ftp.usf.edu/pub/qimo/qimo-2.0-
desktop.iso )
 Download the Universal USB Creator
◦ (download here at:
http://www.pendrivelinux.com/downloads/Univers
al-USB-Installer/Universal-USB-Installer.exe)
 A Computer/Laptop!

6.  Download the ISO file first. Depending on
your internet connection, this may take up to
an hour or more.
◦ http://ftp.usf.edu/pub/qimo/qimo-2.0-
desktop.iso
◦ Save the ISO file on your desktop.

7.  Download the Universal USB Creator
◦ (download here at:
http://www.pendrivelinux.com/downloads/Univers
al-USB-Installer/Universal-USB-Installer.exe)
 Save the file to your desktop
 Run the File

8.  Click Run

9.  If the security dialogue appears, click run

10.  Click 'Browse' and open the downloaded ISO
file which you saved on your desktop.

11.  Choose the
USB drive and
click 'Create‘
 If you wish to
have ONLY
QIMO on your
USB, check
the “format”
box

12.  Wait for your USB to finish!
 When USB creator is complete, remove your
USB.
 Now, we are going to install QIMO side by
side with Windows.

13.  What we are going to do install QIMO side-
by-side with Windows
 Please restart your computer

14.  Most newer computers can boot from USB. You
should see a welcome screen prompting you to
choose your language and giving you the option to
install Ubuntu or try it from the CD.
 If your computer does not automatically do so, you
might need to edit the BIOS settings. Restart your
computer, and watch for a message telling you which
key to press to enter the BIOS setup. It will usually be
one of F1, F2, DEL, ESC or F10. Press this key while
your computer is booting to edit your BIOS settings.
 An example of editing BIOS is as follows:

15.  Restart your
computer. On the
first screen that
appears, look for a
notice that will let
you know the magic
key you must press
to enter the BIOS
setup screen.
 For example, this
AWARD BIOS screen
shows to hit DEL to
enter setup:

16.  And this Dell
BIOS screen
shows to enter
F2 to enter
setup:

17.  Press the “magic key” before the notice
disappears. (You have to act quickly or press
the PAUSE key on the keyboard so the screen
freezes and you have all the time to look for
the notice and press the “magic key”. Most of
the time the “magic key” is DEL, but
sometimes it can be F2 or other. If you can't
find it, you can press all the F keys until one
works for you. You will know when you're in
the BIOS setup when your screen changes
into a blue or gray one with lots of options.

18.  Inside the BIOS, you will
not be able to use your
mouse to point and click
on the menus; therefore,
you have to move over
the options using your
keyboard (arrow keys).
Read the keyboard
shortcuts at the bottom
of the screen so you
know what you can do
with your keyboard.
 This screen shows the
keyboard shortcuts
available in one BIOS
version:

19.  Look for the boot
sequence options.
 This screen shows
the boot sequence
options on one
machine:

20.  If your computer has
AWARD BIOS, move to
the Advanced BIOS
Features option and
press ENTER. (If you
don't have AWARD
BIOS, then look for an
option that says
something like boot
order or boot devices
sequence.)

21.  Change the boot order using the PAGE UP and PAGE DOWN
keys on your keyboard (read the keyboard shortcuts to
find out which keys are for your BIOS screen.) The idea is
to set the USB as the first boot device and the HARD DISK
DRIVE as the second boot device, so when your computer
starts, it looks for what's inside the USB and if it doesn't
find a boot disk, then it will move on the hard drive and
start Windows. It doesn't matter what the third boot device
is; you can leave it as it is or disabled, just make sure that
you set the HDD-0 as any of the devices or your computer
will not boot into Windows when the Ubuntu USB is not in
the drive. The options on your screen should look like this:
 First Boot Device [USB]
 Second Boot Device [HDD-0]
 Third Boot Device [Disabled]

22.  Save the changes, exit the
setup and restart your
computer. Once you have
changed the boot order, look
for the keyboard shortcut that
will let you save the changes
and exit. Most of the time it
will be the F10 key on your
keyboard. When you're asked:
“Save to CMOS and EXIT
(Y/N)”:
 you must press the Y letter on
your keyboard and your
computer will restart and start
from the Ubuntu USB

23.  Restart your computer. You should see this
screen. Choose to install QIMO.

24.  Follow the prompts till
step 4
 At step 4, choose
“install them side by
side, choosing
between them at each
startup”
 Choose how much you
want to “give” QIMO
on your harddisk. I
would recommend
anything greater than
15 GB.
 Proceed.

25.  Follow the prompts to completion.
 Click “install” at the last step
 Watch the slideshow explaining the different
features on QIMO
 When prompted to restart, restart

26.  Upon rebooting, your computer will now
allow you to choose between QIMO or
Windows.

27.  Please email Michael Mak at
makamizz@gmail.com
 More information at www.elderproject.knet.ca