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<p>You should have at least 2GB of free memory available.</p>
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<p>You should have at least 2GB of free memory available.</p>
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<p>You need the unlocked variant of one of the supported devices, not a locked carrier
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<p>You need the unlocked variant of one of the supported devices, not a locked carrier
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specific variant.</p>
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specific variant.</p>
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<p>To verify the download of the OS beyond the security offered by HTTPS, you need the
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signify tool. Some package repositories refer to it as <code>signify</code> while
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others refer to it as <code>signify-openbsd</code> due to a legacy mail-related tool
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with the same name. If you don't have a way to obtain signify from a trusted package
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repository, such as on Windows, skip the additional verification. This is an important
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step, but it only makes sense if you can chain trust from your existing OS install.</p>
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<p>It's best practice to update the stock OS on the device to make sure it's running
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<p>It's best practice to update the stock OS on the device to make sure it's running
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the latest firmware before proceeding with these instructions. This avoids running
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the latest firmware before proceeding with these instructions. This avoids running
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into bugs in older firmware versions. It's known that the early Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL
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into bugs in older firmware versions. It's known that the early Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL
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<code>fastboot</code> from several years ago are still shipped by Linux distributions
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<code>fastboot</code> from several years ago are still shipped by Linux distributions
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like Debian and lack the compatibility detection of modern versions so they can soft
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like Debian and lack the compatibility detection of modern versions so they can soft
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brick devices.</p>
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brick devices.</p>
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<h3 id="obtaining-signify">
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<a href="#obtaining-signify">Obtaining signify</a>
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</h3>
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<p>To verify the download of the OS beyond the security offered by HTTPS, you need the
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signify tool. If you don't have a way to obtain signify from a trusted package
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repository, such as on Windows, skip the additional verification. This is an important
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step, but it only makes sense if you can chain trust from your existing OS
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install.</p>
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<p>On many distributions, signify is available via a <code>signify</code> package in
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the official repositories. On Debian-based distributions, the package and command name
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were renamed to <code>signify-openbsd</code>. Following Debian tradition, the
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<code>signify</code> package and command are an <a
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href="http://signify.sourceforge.net/">unmaintained legacy mail-related tool for
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generating signatures</a>.</code>
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<h2 id="enabling-oem-unlocking">
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<h2 id="enabling-oem-unlocking">
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<a href="#enabling-oem-unlocking">Enabling OEM unlocking</a>
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<a href="#enabling-oem-unlocking">Enabling OEM unlocking</a>
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</h2>
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</h2>
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