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keywords: ["Alto OS", "Xerox", "Alto", "Salto", 1970s, 1973]
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image: ./salto.png
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description: "We can run Alto OS on Salto emulator, but it is recommended to use ContrAlto emulator instead."
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sidebar_position: 1
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sidebar_label: "Alto OS on Salto emulator"
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---
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# How to install Alto OS on Salto emulator?
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We can run [Alto OS](/1970s/1973/alto-os/) on Salto emulator.
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## Setting Up
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:::tip
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If you have not already installed Salto emulator, see [the VirtualHub Setup tutorial on how to do so](https://setup.virtualhub.eu.org/salto/) on Linux and Windows.
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:::
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### Linux
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:::tip
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This section is applicable only if you installed Salto on an old Linux distribution directly. If you are using it with Wine, see the [Windows](#windows) instructions below, and modify them as needed for Wine.
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:::
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Switch to the folder Salto folder, and run the following command:
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```bash
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bin/salto disks/nonprog.dsk.Z
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```
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Salto does not support permanent changes to the disks, so it is useless to *install* Alto OS. You can just use at it is.
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You can make a shell script name `Alto-OS.sh` to make it easier to launch the emulator:
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```bash
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#!/bin/bash
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bin/salto disks/nonprog.dsk.Z
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```
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Now make the file executable:
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```bash
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chmod +x Alto-OS.sh
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```
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Now you can start the emulator using the shell script. For example, on KDE you can right-click the file and choose Run in Konsole or on GNOME, where you can right-click the file and choose Run as executable. The emulator will start.
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### Windows
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:::tip
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You should use Linux. If you don’t know how to install a Linux distro, see [our tutorials on how to install Kubuntu](https://setup.virtualhub.eu.org/tag/os/), a beginner-friendly distro.
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:::
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Open the Salto folder and double click on the `nonprog.bat` file to start the emulator. Salto does not support permanent changes to the disks, so it is useless to *install* Alto OS. You can just use at it is.
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That's it! We used Alto OS. See the [manuals section](/1970s/1973/alto-os/#manuals) on the [main Alto OS page](/1970s/1973/alto-os/) to learn how to use it.
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There are several preinstalled apps on the disk image. We cover them here:
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- [Preinstalled apps in Alto OS](/1970s/1973/alto-os/preinstalled-apps/)
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## Credits
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- [Toasty Tech](http://toastytech.com/) for hosting the Windows version of the Salto emulator and writing excellent articles about the Salto emulator.
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## Video tutorial
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Do you want to follow the tutorial by watching a video? We will post a video on our [YouTube channel](https://www.youtube.com/@virtua1hub) soon.
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Archives of this tutorial are available on [Wayback Machine](https://web.archive.org/web/*/https://virtualhub.eu.org/1970s/1973/alto-os/salto/).
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