If it does not boot from the DVD, you need to change the Boot Priority Order in your BIOS settings. Most PC computers are set up to boot from the optical drive before the hard drive, and you should see the Debian GNU/Linux installer boot menu. Turn off your computer and insert the DVD.
The free DVD bundled with the print edition of The MagPi #60 can be used to start up a PC or Mac computer with an optical DVD drive.
Let’s look at how to go about doing a basic installation of The Raspberry Pi Desktop x86 on an old PC or Mac computer. The full article can be found in The MagPi 60 and was written by Lucy Hattersley. We’ve run it successfully on many old PC and Mac devices. The Raspberry Pi Desktop x86 runs on most computers with an Intel x86 architecture. This DVD is an ideal tool for adapting an old computer into a useful coding and hacking machine. You can still run the Raspberry Pi Desktop on a PC or Mac computer, but now you can also install the Raspberry Pi Desktop on your hard drive, replacing the previous operating system. The latest version of The Raspberry Pi Desktop x86 is included with the print edition of this month’s magazine.
Regular readers will know that we first gave away a copy of The Raspberry Pi Desktop operating system with issue 53 of The MagPi.