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العربية🥗 Getting Started with Salad: System Requirements & Setup Guide
Welcome! This guide will walk you through everything you need to get Salad running smoothly in your environment — from operating system and hardware requirements to virtualization and WSL installation. Let's dig in! 🍽️
🖥️ Operating System Requirements
Make sure your systems are running one of the following:
- ✅ Windows 10 (version 2004+, Build 19041+)
- ✅ Windows 11
🧰 Minimum Hardware Requirements
To ensure smooth performance with Salad, your machines should meet the following specs:
- 💾 Storage: 50 GB free space
- 🧠 RAM: 16 GB minimum (32 GB recommended!)
- 🎮 GPU: NVIDIA GPU with at least 8 GB VRAM
- 🌐 Bandwidth: Minimum 10 Mbps download speed
⚙️ Virtualization Requirements
Salad runs in a containerized environment and requires virtualization to be enabled in BIOS.
🔍 Check Virtualization Support
- Reboot your machine and enter BIOS (usually by pressing Del, F2, or Esc on startup).
- Look for Intel VT-x (Intel) or AMD-V (AMD).
- Ensure virtualization is enabled ✅
- Save and exit BIOS.
🏷️ Manufacturer-Specific Virtualization Guides
🛠️ Need help? Check these:
🐧 WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux) Installation
Salad uses WSL to run container workloads on Windows. Here's what you need to know:
📌 Important Notes:
- ✅ Windows Updates must be enabled
- 🔒 PowerShell must not be blocked (check ggLeap security policies)
- 🔁 A reboot is required after installation
🧪 What Happens During Salad Install?
- Salad checks if
wuauserv(Windows Update service) is running - It verifies WSL is installed or up-to-date via
wsl --update - Salad installs WSL if needed
- Reboot may be required — but console visibility is hidden during install
🧑🔧 DIY: Check If WSL Is Installed
- Open PowerShell or Command Prompt
- Run:
wsl -l -v
or
wsl --status
If installed, you’ll see your distros and WSL version. If not, you’ll get a “command not found” error.
🛠️ If WSL is Not Installed
- Open PowerShell as Administrator (Right-click Start > PowerShell (Admin))
- Run:
wsl --install --no-distribution
- Wait for install to complete, then reboot your machine
If anything goes wrong — don’t worry! Contact us for help. 💬
🥗 Requesting Salad Availability & Setting Version
To enable Salad at your center and ensure it uses the right version:
📩 Step 1: Contact ggCircuit
Ask ggCircuit staff to enable Salad for your center.
📦 Step 2: Set Machine Version
Request the Salad version to be set to:
3.0.1147.0 or higher
✅ Confirm this version is active before proceeding to ensure everything runs correctly!
💬 Need help? Reach out to the support team any time — we’re here to make things smooth! 😎