Usage

Running in QEMU on Linux

Requirements:

QEMU (full package)
A bootable binary of HighlightOS
You can download one from releases or you can build it yourself.

Steps:

cd into directory that contains the binary.
Run the following command:

qemu-system-x86_64 -drive format=raw,file=<your_binary_filename>.bin

Replace <your_binary_filename> with the actual name of the HighlightOS binary.

Running on real hardware

You can also flash the binary image onto a USB stick and boot it on a real machine.

You can flash it by running the following command:

dd if=<your_binary_filename>.bin of=/dev/sdX && sync

Make sure to replace <your_binary_filename>.bin with your downloaded/compiled binary name and make sure to replace /dev/sdX with your USB's actual partition number.
Any data on it will be lost!

You can choose the device to boot off of from your BIOS boot menu (accessible by pressing F2, F8 or F12 - depending on your motherboard).

Double-check that your motherboard is capable of booting legacy media(s), as HighlightOS is not UEFI-compatible yet.