SmechOS Downloads

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This is a Release Candidate, not a stable release -- clearly labeled as such. Checksums are published so you can verify what you downloaded actually matches what was built -- always verify before installing.

SmechOS 1.0 Release Candidate 1

Release Candidate

Bootable live ISO with KDE Plasma 6 running on a systemd + glibc base, with a working autologin straight to desktop -- verified on real hardware. 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
2026-07-30
Platform
x86_64 bare metal / VM
Init system
systemd 261
Desktop
KDE Plasma 6.7.2 (KDE Frameworks 6.27.0)
Kernel
Linux 6.12.16
Size
~1.28 GiB
SHA-256
2338c95d3cc288f5f41b281911d89e934c1750d62004a0172c183f59bf82f296
MD5
ba4212a4ddac0163981baf6b63bf0283
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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-1.0-RC1.iso

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