Our stance on age mandates in general, and more specifically H.R. 8250: RakuOS opposes invasive age-verification and age-attestation mandates. If these laws move forward, we will implement the absolute bare minimum in the most privacy-respecting way possible. Read our full stance, including our response to H.R. 8250.

⚠️ Notice: Even though we consider the current release of RakuOS stable, RakuOS is still an early project, bugs are to be expected, and a proper bug tracker / submission flow is coming soon. This site is still under construction, and some pages and features may not be fully functional yet.

Latest Release

Download RakuOS

Hybrid Atomic Linux. Pick your desktop. Keep your freedom.

Every edition ships the same immutable base with the CachyOS kernel, persistent overlay package system, and native gaming support. Choose AMD/Intel for open source drivers or Nvidia for proprietary driver support.

Secure Boot Supported

RakuOS supports Secure Boot. You can leave Secure Boot enabled in your firmware before booting the installer. On first boot after installation a blue MOK Manager screen will appear — select Enroll MOK and enter the password rakuos to complete enrollment. Learn more →

Flagship

KDE Plasma

Powerful, customisable, and familiar. The most polished RakuOS experience.

AMD / Intel GPU Nvidia GPU

GNOME

Clean and modern. Distraction-free productivity with a polished GTK4 experience.

AMD / Intel GPU Nvidia GPU

COSMIC

System76's next-generation desktop. Fast, minimal, and built for the future.

AMD / Intel GPU Nvidia GPU

Already running a Fedora Atomic based distro?

You may be able to move to RakuOS without a full reinstall by rebasing from a Fedora Atomic based system such as Silverblue, Kinoite, or another rpm-ostree / bootc-based desktop.

Important first step

If your current Atomic system has layered packages, overrides, removed base packages, or other local rpm-ostree changes, reset those first before rebasing:

sudo rpm-ostree reset

After the rebase finishes, reboot to enter RakuOS and let first-boot setup complete.

KDE Plasma

Use the standard image for AMD / Intel graphics, or the Nvidia image if your system needs the proprietary driver.

AMD / Intel

Nvidia

GNOME

Use the standard image for AMD / Intel graphics, or the Nvidia image if your system needs the proprietary driver.

AMD / Intel

Nvidia

COSMIC

Use the standard image for AMD / Intel graphics, or the Nvidia image if your system needs the proprietary driver.

AMD / Intel

Nvidia

Getting Started

Download your edition

Choose AMD/Intel for open source drivers or Nvidia for proprietary driver support.

Flash to a USB drive

Use Balena Etcher, Fedora Media Writer, Image Writer or dd to create a bootable USB.

Boot and install

Boot from USB with Secure Boot enabled or disabled — both work. Follow the Anaconda installer. Disk setup is all it needs — first boot handles the rest including Secure Boot key enrollment.

Set up what you need

The RakuOS welcome app guides you through optional setup — gaming, VMs, local AI, and more.

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System Requirements

Architecture	x86_64-v3 (64-bit)
CPU (required)	Intel Haswell or newer, AMD Zen or newer
RAM	4 GB minimum, 8 GB recommended
Storage	40 GB minimum
GPU	AMD, Intel, or Nvidia (use Nvidia ISO)
Boot	UEFI recommended
Internet	Required for post-install setup