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Downloading AerynOS

Downloading the ISO

Section titled “Downloading the ISO”
  1. Visit the AerynOS download page.
  2. Use the direct download or bittorrent option to get the latest release.
  3. Download the checksum file

Verifying the Checksums

Section titled “Verifying the Checksums”

Before creating a bootable USB drive, it’s important to verify the checksums to ensure the integrity of the downloaded ISO file.

Linux

Section titled “Linux”
  1. Open a terminal window and navigate to the directory where the ISO file is located along with the checksums.
Terminal window
cd ~/Downloads
  1. Run the following command to verify the checksums:
Terminal window
sha256sum -c <checksum_file>

You should see a message indicating that the checksums match if the ISO file is valid.

Terminal window
AerynOS-2026.01-GNOME-live-x86_64.iso: OK

If the checksums do not match, download the ISO file again and repeat the verification process.

Windows

Section titled “Windows”
  1. Open a Command Prompt window and navigate to the directory where the ISO file is located along with the checksums.
Terminal window
cd C:\Users\<username>\Downloads
  1. Run the following command to verify the checksums:
Terminal window
certutil -hashfile aerynos-<version>.iso SHA256

This will give you the checksum of the file, compare this to the checksum found inside the checksum file.