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Quine Linux v0.1.0-alpha.1

2 Nov 2026 · ARM64 · aarch64 · release notes

Not built for ARM64 · aarch64 yet: only x86-64 for now.

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Installing from the live ISO

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    Write it to a USB stick

    With Fedora Media Writer (“Select .iso file”), or sudo dd if=quine-linux-…-live-x86_64.iso of=/dev/sdX bs=4M status=progress. This erases the stick.

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    Boot from it

    UEFI only. Choose the USB stick in your computer's boot menu; you get a live Quine Linux desktop.

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    Install to Hard Drive

    On the desktop. The installer erases the disk you choose. You don't set up a user here.

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    First boot

    With Secure Boot on, a blue “MOK management” screen asks to enroll a key: choose Enroll MOK and type universalblue. Then Quine Linux asks you to create your user.

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    Updates

    New versions download in the background each night and apply on restart; the start menu says when one is ready.