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Stable

ShedOS v2026.07.03

shedos-2026.07.03-x86_64.iso

SHA-256 5f5114d5acf314ec4709181086b720a43673c674353e6f1c784eb797e8e01f17 .sha256 ↓

ShedOS is a rolling release — a testing ISO appears here only while a release candidate is newer than the current stable.

System requirements

CPU: any x86_64 processor.
RAM: 8 GB recommended (installer requires 6 GB usable).
Disk: 20 GB minimum; SSD recommended.
Firmware: UEFI or legacy BIOS; GPT disks on both.

Make the install USB

Four steps from a fresh download to a bootable stick — these use the current stable release, v2026.07.03. Copy each step with the button on its right.

Already have the ISO — say, from the Download button above? Skip step 1 and start at step 2.

you@shedos — ~/Downloads

# 1 · Download the latest ShedOS stable ISO

╭─ ~/Downloads

╰─❯ curl -fL --retry 5 --retry-all-errors -C - -O \ https://repo.shedos.org/iso/shedos-2026.07.03-x86_64.iso

######################################################### 100.0%

# 2 · Verify it against the published checksum

╭─ ~/Downloads

╰─❯ curl -fLO https://repo.shedos.org/iso/shedos-2026.07.03-x86_64.iso.sha256

╭─ ~/Downloads

╰─❯ sha256sum -c shedos-2026.07.03-x86_64.iso.sha256

shedos-2026.07.03-x86_64.iso: OK

# 3 · Find your USB stick — not your system disk

╭─ ~/Downloads

╰─❯ lsblk -o NAME,SIZE,TYPE,MOUNTPOINTS

NAME SIZE TYPE MOUNTPOINTS

nvme0n1 476.9G disk ← system disk — leave it alone

├─nvme0n1p1 1G part /boot

└─nvme0n1p2 475.9G part /

sdb 28.9G disk ← your USB stick (the size matches)

└─sdb1 28.9G part /run/media/you/SHEDOS

# 4 · Write the ISO to the stick — this erases it

╭─ ~/Downloads

╰─❯ sudo dd if=shedos-2026.07.03-x86_64.iso of=/dev/sdb bs=4M conv=fsync oflag=direct status=progress

2671771648 bytes (2.7 GB, 2.5 GiB) copied, 49 s, 54.5 MB/s

╭─ ~/Downloads

╰─❯ sync

Which one is the USB? (step 3) Your system disk is the one with partitions mounted on / and /boot — usually the big internal nvme0n1 or sda. The USB stick is the device that only shows up once you plug it in, and its size matches the stick. Write to the whole disk (/dev/sdb), never a partition (/dev/sdb1).

dd won't ask twice It writes straight to whatever of= names. Read the device back before you press enter — aim it at the wrong disk and you overwrite the one you're working from, with no undo.

Rather not use the terminal?

dd is the Linux and macOS route — there's no dd on Windows. Coming from Windows, or if you'd just rather click, any of these writes the same ISO. Each opens in a new tab.

balenaEtcher

WindowsmacOSLinux

Point-and-click image writer — the easy choice on Windows and macOS.

Rufus

Windows

The classic Windows USB writer: tiny, fast, no install.

Ventoy

WindowsLinux

Keep several ISOs on one stick and pick which to boot.

GNOME Disks

Linux

Already on GNOME systems — its “Restore Disk Image…” action.

Impression

Linux

A focused, modern GTK image writer.

Popsicle

Linux

Pop!_OS's flasher — writes to several sticks at once.

On Linux or macOS you can skip dd from the terminal too: the image is a hybrid ISO, so cp shedos-2026.07.03-x86_64.iso /dev/sdb && sync works.

Then boot the USB and follow the installer: it partitions the disk into Btrfs subvolumes, sets up full-disk encryption (on by default), creates your user and Git identity, sets the locale, and detects NVIDIA GPUs and any other installed system for dual-boot. The full walkthrough is in Getting started.

Already installed?

ShedOS is a rolling release — you don't need a new ISO. Upgrading covers how the in-place update works.

Already on Arch?

shedman migrate --from-arch adopts an existing Arch install in place — it trusts the signing key, adds the ShedOS repository, and installs the stack, without reinstalling. It runs as a dry run until you pass --yes.