Download OrielOS: free Linux for NVIDIA RTX gaming PCs
OrielOS is free to download and use. The installer goes on a USB stick, and downloads the current version of OrielOS as it installs.
OrielOS v0.0.7
Installer, 1.2 GB. This is the stable version: it gets new versions once they’ve been tested on real PCs, and updates itself in the background. Want new versions sooner? After installing, switch to the testing channel in Settings → Update. The newest testing build is v0.1.8.
SHA-256 7c802181dcb7884cf4ae6f847b680a48d6fe2e6e279a686cf7184adca4e3a34e
SHA256SUMS This release on GitHub All release notes Older versions
What you’ll need
- Graphics
- NVIDIA RTX, 20-series or newer
- Verified on
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU (every PC checked)
- Computer
- A desktop PC
- Firmware
- UEFI with Secure Boot turned on
- Internet
- Wi-Fi or Ethernet while installing
- USB stick
- 2 GB or larger
- Space
- 60 GB: a whole drive, or free space next to Windows
Before you install
A few things OrielOS can’t do, so they aren’t a surprise. Some games won’t run, because their anti-cheat doesn’t allow Linux. There’s no Hibernate; sleep works. Microsoft 365 and Adobe apps aren’t included and don’t run; their websites do, and the Store has Linux alternatives. Status lists what works today, and known limitations lists the rest. More answers are on the FAQ.
Check your download
Before you write the installer to a USB stick, check that it arrived complete and unchanged: work out its SHA-256 checksum on your own computer and compare it with the one shown above. The result must match exactly. If it doesn’t, download the installer again.
On Windows
Open PowerShell in the folder you downloaded it to and run:
Get-FileHash .\OrielOS.isoOn macOS
Open Terminal in the download folder and run:
shasum -a 256 OrielOS.isoOn Linux
In a terminal in the download folder, run:
sha256sum OrielOS.isoOr download SHA256SUMS into the same folder and let it compare for you. It prints “OK” when the checksum matches:
sha256sum -c SHA256SUMS --ignore-missingWrite it to a USB stick
Write the installer to a USB stick with a tool such as Fedora Media Writer, balenaEtcher or Rufus, start your PC from the stick and follow the installer’s steps. Install OrielOS takes you through each one, including how to keep Windows next to OrielOS.