It's recommended that you verify the checksum before using Anarchy.
On Linux, this is a very simple thing to do. Run the following command in a terminal:
sha256sum -c anarchy-(version)-(architecture).iso.sha256sum
If the image (ISO file) was fully and correctly downloaded you should see something like this:
anarchy-1.0.10-x86_64.iso: OK
On Windows you have to get some external tools.
An example is sha256sum.exe, which you can run in cmd like so:
sha256sum.exe anarchy-(version)-(architecture).iso
Note that unlike its Linux counterpart, it will only display the sha256 checksum of the image, not compare it with the generated checksums as well. So make sure to open the .sha256sum file in a text editor and compare the hashes yourself.
The fastest method, although not the easiest for most beginners,
is to use dd.
Replace x with your USB device's letter (use lsblk to check which letter
it was assigned, usually it's 'b'):
sudo dd if=<anarchy-image.iso> of=/dev/sdx status=progress conv=fsync
You can also use GUI based software such as Etcher.
The best tool to flash Anarchy Linux to a USB is Win32DiskImager. Download it, choose the Anarchy image (ISO), select the wanted USB and press write.
Once you boot up the installer, you'll be shown a simple TUI menu, listing all the available installer options.
If you don't intend to do any advanced configuration, we recommend you
connect to wifi using wifi-menu (or skip this if you're connected over
ethernet) and then update Anarchy with anarchy -u.
Once the update is completed you can start the installer with anarchy or by
typing 1 into the terminal.
You can type start at any time to show the main menu again.