Download Quine Linux
Architecture
Quine Linux v0.1.0-alpha.1
2 Nov 2026 · x86-64 · Intel & AMD · release notes
Live ISO
Boots into Quine Linux without installing; “Install to Hard Drive” installs it. Write it to a USB stick (8 GB or more).
quine-linux-v0.1.0-alpha.1-live-x86_64.iso
Disk image (qcow2)
Ready-installed, for virtual machines (QEMU/KVM, Proxmox, GNOME Boxes). First boot asks for your user.
quine-linux-v0.1.0-alpha.1-x86_64.qcow2
SHA256SUMS — check a download with sha256sum -c SHA256SUMS --ignore-missing
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. - 2
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. - 5
Updates
New versions download in the background each night and apply on restart; the start menu says when one is ready.