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Chromium ships with managed policies that turn its reporting off. NetworkManager's connectivity check is disabled.
Linux · v1.0.1 · free
Private, light Linux for laptops.
AvenorOS is built on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS with KDE Plasma 6, its own floating top bar and dock, no Snap and no telemetry. 1.0.1 adds FrameFX in the dock, a Task Manager, a start menu with power options, a Welcome app on first boot and a drive picker for installing apps.
Download AvenorOS 1.0.1
avenoros-1.0.1-x86_64.zip · 2.35 GB in two parts
- Version
- 1.0.1
- Base
- Ubuntu 26.04 LTS
- Desktop
- KDE Plasma 6
- Needs
- x86_64 UEFI, 4 GB RAM
- Price
- Free
Desktop
Features
Plasma 6, cleaned up
KDE Plasma 6 with Avenor's own floating top bar and dock.
FrameFX built in
FrameFX Linux Beta11 sits in the dock, ready for upscaling any window.
Wide hardware support
Wi-Fi, Ethernet and Bluetooth for Intel, Realtek, MediaTek, Atheros, Broadcom, Marvell and TI.
Task Manager
Ctrl+Shift+Esc shows CPU and GPU clock speeds, usage and temperatures, with a process list.
Light
No Snap. One Updates screen covers system and app updates, and Settings opens to a simple tiled home.
Install
Fresh install. 1.0.0 was based on Arch, so it can't update to 1.0.1. Installing wipes the disk you pick, so back up first.
1. Download, join and check
The zip is split into two parts. Download both, join them, then check the SHA-256 of avenoros-1.0.1-x86_64.zip:
$
cat avenoros-1.0.1-x86_64.zip.part0 avenoros-1.0.1-x86_64.zip.part1 > avenoros-1.0.1-x86_64.zip
$
099430fe3d3c0f59bf129350e394c256d24f18d5b3885bdeeca3c57a923b1dab
Windows: copy /b avenoros-1.0.1-x86_64.zip.part0 + avenoros-1.0.1-x86_64.zip.part1 avenoros-1.0.1-x86_64.zip then certutil -hashfile avenoros-1.0.1-x86_64.zip SHA256 · macOS: shasum -a 256 · Linux: sha256sum
2. Write the image
Unzip to get the .raw image and write it to a USB stick of 8 GB or more. This erases the stick. Use Rufus, balenaEtcher, or dd.
3. Boot
Pick the stick in your firmware's boot menu. The Welcome app opens on first boot.
Needs a 64-bit x86 PC with UEFI (no legacy BIOS), 4 GB RAM (8 GB recommended), a 20 GB disk and a Vulkan-capable GPU. 1.0.1 hasn't been tested on real hardware yet.
Part 1 · 1.99 GB Part 2 · 358 MB .sha256 Release notes 1.0.0 (Arch)
Gaming build
1.1.0 gaming test 1 (pre-release). For benchmarking on real hardware, still on the old Arch base. Adds the scx_lavd scheduler, gamemode, zram, Steam with Proton, NVIDIA and Mesa drivers, and MangoHud.
The zip is split into two parts. Download both, then join them:
$
cat avenoros-1.1.0-gaming.1-x86_64.zip.001 avenoros-1.1.0-gaming.1-x86_64.zip.002 > avenoros-1.1.0-gaming.1-x86_64.zip
Windows: copy /b avenoros-1.1.0-gaming.1-x86_64.zip.001 + avenoros-1.1.0-gaming.1-x86_64.zip.002 avenoros-1.1.0-gaming.1-x86_64.zip