We provide weekly builds for all our installation media. You should use these,
unless you encounter problems and need to fallback to the official, tested snapshots.
There are 3 different kind of installation media Artix currently provides: base, graphical and community.
Unless you really know your way around Linux, use a graphical or community edition.
The base installation can be performed from within
any ISO;
this may prove useful to people who have trouble getting their wireless network cards to work or
for any reason need an active graphical environment during installation. You can even install a
different init system than that of the installation medium, if you go the
base way.
Read our fine wiki.
And read the description for each category.
- Base ISOs allow for a fully customised installation, which is done in a TTY and is intended for knowledgeable users.
This is the recommended way of installing Artix and the team will be happy to support any issue.
An almost identical lowmem version found at the testing section below,
can boot and install on machines with as little as 300MB of RAM.
- Graphical installation images come with a slightly preconfigured desktop system (LXQt, LXDE, MATE, Cinnamon, KDE/Plasma, XFCE)
and a rudimentary set of applications: a file manager, media player (mpv), network manager, document viewer,
web browser and the calamares installer.
People afraid of the Linux terminal or in need of a quick, intuitive installation would want this ISO.
This is still a bare-bones installation and a lot of additional software is required for a satisfactory experience.
- ISOs marked as gremlins or testing contain testing features.
We utilize web seeds for our torrents. Any reasonably modern bittorrent client can use them and it is the fastest possible way to get our ISO images.
If for some reason you cannot or will not use a bittorrent client, please choose your nearest mirror to download the installation ISO.
Our own download servers are usually overloaded (thank you).
Official ISO mirrors
- DotSrc.org, Denmark (2x10Gbps) (rsync available)
- Princeton University, New Jersey, USA
- Open Computing Facility at UC Berkeley, California, USA (20GBps, rsync available)
- UNIXPeople.org, Germany (1Gbps)
- Tsinghua University TUNA Association, China (5Gbps, rsync available)
- Nanjing University, China (rsync available)
- crifo.org, France (1Gbps) (rsync available)
- Akardam Networks, California, USA
- ArkHost BV (1Gbps), Sofia, Bulgaria
- KeiVerse 1 (2Gbps), Gumi-si, Republic of Korea (rsync available)
- KeiVerse 2 (2Gbps), Gumi-si, Republic of Korea (rsync available)
- TuxMirrors, Canada
- Sl’s Repository, Canada
Official ISO images
The official ISOs below are signed with PGP key
0xB886B428. To verify an ISO after it is downloaded, get its signature and issue the following (the file names are given as examples):
gpg --auto-key-retrieve --verify artix-base-s6-20250214-x86_64.iso.sig artix-base-s6-20250214-x86_64.iso
(You may ignore the 'key is not certified with a trusted signature!' warning.)
The new online install option is still work-in-progress, users are advised to select 'Offline' when prompted.
Stable ISO images
base
cinnamon
community-gtk
community-qt
lxqt
mate
plasma
xfce
SHA256 sums
bf062d274b48f86c5765d228490b1093d0c6c0546c928cc663947aa3ac3c02b9 artix-base-dinit-20260813-x86_64.iso
fe425f282fee4c9066c0e949d384bae6de0e35c904a3d5f335e219a2454657e4 artix-base-dinit-20260813-x86_64.iso.sig
6f75cf428b6b2df2d387eceff0d08fb0d93eeff39ec30e0957fbca7851bdf5c6 artix-base-openrc-20260813-x86_64.iso
83ba00cb5cfefb6614b36fb20298f006fba68110c3bd5b5c4774e118418bae9d artix-base-openrc-20260813-x86_64.iso.sig
997027b2dc8e4eeb22d403deea74652f5c38a6e7585a7f99a8bd6c1c79de3ed5 artix-base-runit-20260813-x86_64.iso
2af221f3af773bb3ca379ec0cc8fae347375db1bb276ec257acd4287aff4fa47 artix-base-runit-20260813-x86_64.iso.sig
a159b0db3819f606b775ba0fa9f239e8fa331e817b7ca4d679c51f88d13922cf artix-base-s6-20260813-x86_64.iso
8b1a30ce1b1d18ba9baffc34d46ff9132509b12c3bd712659f5c89e8bb7c3ec0 artix-base-s6-20260813-x86_64.iso.sig
f43f375da306905eed8b3b286e6e2611ab395a28a6d47d59bc844f9a59f209f4 artix-cinnamon-dinit-20260814-x86_64.iso
939c6ee8a0013e0abbae257051e7047517699ebd73fa9b472d52e2b2b60eaa52 artix-cinnamon-dinit-20260814-x86_64.iso.sig
4fa9f9530f2b653e8d587bd49fd6f9aa561a711fc253ce0e22805a67a6501840 artix-cinnamon-openrc-20260814-x86_64.iso
ae0c31d89066b02c9b246f45ff4fc879b5c8e3393ad7b28e8ed4aebbc80d9d3a artix-cinnamon-openrc-20260814-x86_64.iso.sig
d5a2707a9b2734dc51ebcf1d507b222d38804491579c9467d1bd9c65fc423f4f artix-community-gtk-openrc-20260821-x86_64.iso
edce9801882d17985994cc46e8f758f261bcbf5ac18f26b1359e1c196baa5af8 artix-community-gtk-openrc-20260821-x86_64.iso.sig
a5b0e160f9db666022496a20e0895dfd5e7a56565209d8cfcea5891e44601de2 artix-community-qt-openrc-20260821-x86_64.iso
53f894063d09a93f5ed3c500864a54c8e500ff98d7094a3242542a13b399299c artix-community-qt-openrc-20260821-x86_64.iso.sig
71d40f1141fafc817815910b2c79bfed7849c7c025cd7e4de4ebdc239507d2e7 artix-lxqt-runit-20260816-x86_64.iso
2b96bfb4c1ba1058461c6daaed15998c02d20101fe34ac184ea0395426ddcc07 artix-lxqt-runit-20260816-x86_64.iso.sig
0482f416f2f3b33ee5357c7d6b09c8ec507df58f1844dc53396b970e4583f03d artix-mate-dinit-20260813-x86_64.iso
4e88bd30ae4027dad0d99796c60b8ee077ee39d1d0d0692ea7f4137d9d1924b8 artix-mate-dinit-20260813-x86_64.iso.sig
acabe8c6f7481da38f5b62fab89012930b021a9a4ff6a43986e6e1a9818f1d0a artix-mate-openrc-20260813-x86_64.iso
03fcac40773f6a69793e7d3d4daa08cce845129e18cf98e99ede8c0a6389521d artix-mate-openrc-20260813-x86_64.iso.sig
28369194e8d9afed6f3d0b7c96990c3c4223fa2da9c0f1a4782d74b52a7de580 artix-plasma-dinit-20260813-x86_64.iso
a924fa12502142f94a2b9c9aa97b09e2cb378be755e59cbd35c157b88345b546 artix-plasma-dinit-20260813-x86_64.iso.sig
6945292c0d92b134cb8792af43f87ec7907b6ec98f45064139e27e89dbd6c30d artix-plasma-openrc-20260813-x86_64.iso
8fbd6ee9b044969e257b709fc73d44a8e1946ebc8f85d1502a3a0661f0e02ee2 artix-plasma-openrc-20260813-x86_64.iso.sig
4cea2f537223485e303ae2a2b086c0ed49dbabaf71d41e8c4e535d15cefefa27 artix-xfce-dinit-20260813-x86_64.iso
c1ddd9b90c6aff2201749f560f8c135856830d5c3732fd7d22f848e3e881e7dc artix-xfce-dinit-20260813-x86_64.iso.sig
494f0ccc64cf5a26d701a2f3986a9b9ea004630bf238e6d6e26da6cf9a4eda71 artix-xfce-openrc-20260813-x86_64.iso
c1b7b7c12dab47a65ecdf5ea658512899ead6e688640442b2836cf14b5d8b245 artix-xfce-openrc-20260813-x86_64.iso.sig
PGP signatures
- Of all DEs, only Plasma supports Wayland out of the box.
Weekly ISO images
These images are automatically built once a week and put up for download
without any testing. Please report any issues at our forum.
Weeklies are available from the following download servers and mirrors, please opt for the mirrors.
Weekly ISO mirrors
- ArkHost BV (1Gbps), Sofia, Bulgaria
- Akardam Networks, California, USA
- KeiVerse 1 (2Gbps), Gumi-si, Republic of Korea (rsync available)
- KeiVerse 2 (2Gbps), Gumi-si, Republic of Korea (rsync available)
- TuxMirrors, Canada
- Sl’s Repository, Canada
If the list is empty, be patient; we're cooking new ones!
Weekly ISO images
base
cinnamon
community-gtk
community-qt
gaming
lxde
lxqt
mate
plasma
xfce
SHA256 sums
0a66b7ddd3e5515ee478be8b30b60bae167dbd135944779368bbebf52cfdf638 artix-base-openrc-20260920-x86_64.iso
a7cfa8579fce33c9fed72300125a895b6a6ad47252534818c524f61b4e8bb890 artix-base-runit-20260920-x86_64.iso
0f7678ae66699a6bda75ca1035721149838dd844340dc9f45f3f6789d13cbda3 artix-base-s6-20260920-x86_64.iso
2209cefc2405381104ba7b9a67d0fa1dc0a9d0c8cb6fd4d270ecd553f7ec4906 artix-base-dinit-20260920-x86_64.iso
70bd17fae36c23522a48c2c09ed55de6f2f21aa9105c601981cd7601e72d5324 artix-cinnamon-dinit-20260920-x86_64.iso
716d512f1ce54c9036d8eda2ed25ac49277d31589cf9d677d2aff1ee45377ade artix-cinnamon-openrc-20260920-x86_64.iso
ec6e8a8377b25898181c05883967a06ce7c18cdd2428968d3ab056e913e97cd2 artix-community-gtk-openrc-20260920-x86_64.iso
3ddc747e98f509a98246531a81274a6b418bddb30afeadf1009276d00a3489f7 artix-community-qt-openrc-20260920-x86_64.iso
f5deb40bc285a5626be7ac7aca21116dd17853f5bd2c1d0d7e21ede40c3f8c87 artix-lxde-s6-20260920-x86_64.iso
cfc560f9ae2846cd6fae10c2a71d168328de1475df70b43a7ad8cf7fe38d198c artix-lxqt-runit-20260920-x86_64.iso
559cf3fa50710a2ad6b5c70c7458420bf6bd60f5c04d508ccc534d2da1a309cc artix-mate-dinit-20260920-x86_64.iso
0985fb9d253cb76537a61902776098af133e94a812ac5c01bf415592afaba7e9 artix-mate-openrc-20260920-x86_64.iso
162c5a202a75d28b93c32e6b488ca9663306e78b3fe8c4ea3666a4250927d582 artix-plasma-dinit-20260920-x86_64.iso
d8248aede7dce9fe30661638bdccdf3aa9cc46f8c9af011662cfdee1c1c9f7a8 artix-plasma-openrc-20260920-x86_64.iso
54f818620c575194eb2d6eb518f57994a1442f11bce2d9384585b63a9c40ceb8 artix-xfce-dinit-20260920-x86_64.iso
b232d2264116221769975f23a51a8c65a3d5374e6f000bf02aac606a23ad98da artix-xfce-openrc-20260920-x86_64.iso
1367f3ad612801095163541c2da0b373fb93aa471b4200f813330bd050c3335d artix-gaming-dinit-20260920-x86_64.iso
- The gaming ISO is in alpha stage, see this forum topic
- The s6 installation requires manual intervention at first boot:
# s6 set commit -f
# s6 live install --init
# reboot
Testing ISO images
Images in testing or experimental phase,
are posted for evaluation and feedback.
GNOME works with some hacks, but as hard-dependent on systemd it won't get any more attention.
The
lowmem ISO, intended mainly for server use (especially cheap 512MB VPS), is missing a few packages, most notably
linux-firmware, easily installable afterwards.
MATE-a11y (accessibility) is configured for visually impaired / blind users. It automatically boots the ISO after 5 seconds and launches the
Orca screen reader
in the login manager screen and in the MATE desktop. Related
forum thread.
Testing ISO images
base-lowmem
gnome
i3
mate-a11y
moksha
SHA256 sums
445e39dac08ba7e9c6de20975adc6937d427fd115b22685b4a257b6b7961409e artix-base-lowmem-openrc-20210405-x86_64.iso
c234600803de8ca228bd7f9f10d0cc34b16f446fc3e128908222e6fd06991301 artix-base-lowmem-runit-20210405-x86_64.iso
423ba50bba17a05679ae9f40896486066fafa906b865eff10d5890a7480fafc4 artix-base-lowmem-s6-20210405-x86_64.iso
f5121a0b0871190bd5ff40dcf9d9b61250daf90864fcd82e8c05e7004a4f95a5 artix-gnome-openrc-20210427-x86_64.iso
91fb777e424dee66df6951359c20f5ae6fe2ed27377a137b93162ba7debec3fa artix-gnome-s6-20200704-x86_64.iso
7a7a8f575ff6e7d99f001b7d5648ec177e4513266989b53785d5aa0281aea2a3 artix-i3-openrc-20200704-x86_64.iso
ee635e06cb27db374b7f6b0180973b4a1300bf21f5f6f7d54aec56cb85774663 artix-i3-runit-20200704-x86_64.iso
a65d25595cfe85d36b3194bf0f6b5f616a6a936e6f6abece0209ea80d3319cc1 artix-i3-s6-20200704-x86_64.iso
7454b4af9acc6dc4dd0a5a6c4ac0e8a34f851c1cca37d06020e7b39f8e714a23 artix-moksha-dinit-20260404-x86_64.iso
19d7dcfab92f81c22d34daef06dc2e04405ac20f7441ac33f4bbf17de28c6e07 artix-moksha-openrc-20260404-x86_64.iso
dbf8a79813848ff4c2f4051661d423d45798bc28640a29ff07c24f2913c278a5 artix-moksha-runit-20260404-x86_64.iso
e7907311cf1df8f0841ec3dd40b10f71954853af1e7d2517d3c10dd3a404cb33 artix-sonic-dinit-20260423-x86_64.iso
1faed4c0aef318bb547ddc40df810ec25839bf88f82a37eb0b9dda772701eca8 artix-sonic-openrc-20260423-x86_64.iso
Old and archived ISO images
The previous stable ISOs can be found archived here.
Old ISO images (click to expand)
SHA256 sums
, 2017-2026