Download AnduinOS

Before installing AnduinOS, you need to download the ISO file from the releases page.

Verify the ISO sha256 checksum

After downloading the ISO file, you should verify the integrity of the file to ensure that it has not been tampered with.

To verify the ISO file, you can use the sha256sum command on Linux or macOS, or the 7-Zip software on Windows.

Verify ISO file

sha256sum ./AnduinOS.iso

Please compare the output of the sha256sum command with the checksum provided on the releases page (File ends with .sha256). If the checksums match, the ISO file is valid and has not been tampered with.

FAQ: What's the difference between different language versions?

For example, you may see iso versions like this:

AnduinOS-0.2.2-beta-en_US-2408250718.iso
AnduinOS-0.2.2-beta-zh_CN-2408250659.iso

There are a few differences between different language versions:

Installed language packs are different. For example, zh_CN version will have Chinese language packs installed by default.
Installed input methods are different. For example, zh_CN version will have Chinese input methods installed by default.
Environment variables are different. Including: LANG, LANGUAGE.
Timezone is different. zh_CN version will use Asia/Shanghai by default.
Default apt mirror is different. zh_CN version will use Chinese mirrors by default.

You can still switch the language before or after the installation

You can still switch the language before or after the installation. The only difference is the default settings.

For example, if you downloaded en_US version but you want to use Chinese language, you can install Chinese language packs and input methods after the installation. Or you can just select Chinese language during the installation process. Internet connection is required.

To switch the language, please refer to the Change system language guide.