Installation Guide

The first Experimental Stable (2026-08-14) passed full install testing (first-party software installs cleanly, signed repository available) and is the current usable release. Download and distribution details are at linxira-iso GitHub Releases. Below is the complete installation process.

Download the ISO

The first Experimental Stable (2026-08-14) passed full installation testing (all first-party software installs with zero errors, signed repository usable) and is the current available build. See linxira-iso GitHub Releases for download and distribution details. Full installation steps follow.

Download the ISO

Experimental Stable ISO filename linxira-2026.08.14-x86_64.iso (~4.79GB, SHA-256 b85ffcea99b39402470868a2d63d330613d12ec4068c57b92286a19e403bd145). Verify the SHA-256 before installing to ensure file integrity.

Creating Bootable Media

Windows

Use Rufus or balenaEtcher:

• Insert a USB drive with at least 8 GB of space
• Open Rufus
• Select the downloaded ISO file
• Select your USB device
• Click "Start"

Linux

sudo dd if=linxira-*.iso of=/dev/sdX bs=4M status=progress

Planned Installer

The Direct Arch Live image boots into a complete Plasma desktop and opens Linxira Welcome automatically. Calamares does not auto-start: launch it manually from Welcome or the application menu when you are ready. The expected flow is:

1. Boot from the USB drive
2. Open "Install Linxira OS" in Welcome or the application menu
3. Choose your language and keyboard layout
4. Select a partitioning scheme. btrfs with Timeshift is recommended.
5. Choose optional reviewed profiles from catalog v2 and create your user account
6. Wait for the installer to finish
7. Restart the system and remove the USB drive

After first boot, use Shelly for graphical package management. Shelly is not an installer dependency and does not perform Calamares transactions.

System Requirements