Downloads

Every release below is early and clearly labeled as such. Checksums are published so you can verify what you downloaded actually matches what was built -- always verify before installing, especially while SmechOS is still in beta.

SmechOS KDE Plasma Live -- v1.0.0-alpha

Early Alpha

Bootable live ISO with KDE Plasma 6 running on a systemd + glibc base. Boot straight into a full desktop session with no installation required. Includes Google Chrome, Plasma Discover (backed by the SPK PackageKit backend), and the Calamares graphical installer to optionally commit to disk. Three GRUB boot entries: Live, Live (nomodeset), and Install via Calamares.

Released
2026-07-03
Platform
x86_64 bare metal / VM
Init system
systemd 256.7
Desktop
KDE Plasma 6.3.4
SHA-256
TBD
MD5
TBD

netinst installer -- v0.1.0-beta

Early Beta

Minimal network installer ISO. Boots into a TUI wizard (language, timezone, hardware detection, partitioning, network, profile selection, microcode check, GRUB install). Requires a wired internet connection during install.

Released
2026-06-25
Size
62 MB
SHA-256
0b67ec3782834090a9dd2bf8c7068d9cfa028500beebab4e3d7f63b4120e5f38
MD5
38201253c58e571ffe46bd6eadee89e0

Verifying Your Download

After downloading, compare the file's checksum against the value listed above before writing it to a disk or booting it:

sha256sum smechos-plasma-live.iso
sha256sum smechos-installer-minimal-netinst.iso

If the output doesn't match exactly, don't use the file -- re-download it instead.