Here you will find alternative downloads for AOSC OS, including individual system root filesystem tarballs (.tar.xz) for manual installation, raw disk images for ARM devices (.img), and cloud- and container-oriented distributions (Docker, Hyper-V, etc.).
AOSC OS | AOSC OS Appliances | AOSC OS/RetroAlternative downloads for our mainline releases, including system root filesystem tarballs and raw disk images.
Our standard desktop distribution, powered by the KDE Plasma Desktop, which provides an extensive set of standard applications and features with a virtually unlimited amount of customizable settings, complete with an elegant interface.
Base releases provide a minimal set of features, just enough for you to get started. Base is still a pre-configured variant like other AOSC OS variants. Therefore, Base is suitable for performance constrained devices and servers, or for those who prefer to customise their installation. Base is also available as a Docker image.
Server releases are base system releases with additional tools for hosting remote files and Web contents, providing network routing, and other functions that enriches network access and resources for client devices.
BuildKit is essentially a non-bootable AOSC OS Base with full development support. This particular variant of AOSC OS comes with Autobuild3 and other AOSC OS packaging and maintenance tools, so that you could quickly get started with AOSC OS development or building packages for personal use. BuildKit is also available as a Docker image.
Downloads for AOSC OS application-specific images, these releases target virtualisation, cloud, and containers platforms.
Pre-built AOSC OS images targetting various virtualisation platforms. Please consult user manuals of each respective platform for deployment procedures.
Pre-built images targetting containerised, application-specific, and cloud usages.
Alternative downloads for our Retro releases, including system root filesystem tarballs and raw disk images.
Full-featured release featuring the Trinity Desktop Environment, a spiritual successor to the venerable KDE 3.5. Experience the pinnacle of meticulous user interface design, still aspired by desktop environments of our day.
A basic system release bundled with X graphical user interface support. This release contains a basic desktop environment and graphical tools for devices with graphical hardware acceleration.
A base system release with a minimal set of applications and tools to get you started. This release is recommended for older, headless (non-graphical), or storage constrained systems.
A base system release bundled with server applications, for performance and storage contraint servers and older development boards.
BuildKit is essentially a non-bootable AOSC OS Base with full development support. This particular variant of AOSC OS comes with Autobuild3 and other AOSC OS packaging and maintenance tools, so that you could quickly get started with AOSC OS development or building packages for personal use.