Download
StrongLinux 1.0 (Aria), preview for testing. The ISOs boot on BIOS and UEFI (amd64) and need network access during installation.
Server
A hardened system and, if you want it, an OpenStack 2026.1 cloud deployed by strongctl.
| File | Size | SHA256 |
|---|---|---|
| stronglinux-1.0-20261110-amd64.iso Installation ISO (BIOS and UEFI): the system only, or the system with OpenStack | 3.8 GB | 9b486487a82fca28… |
| stronglinux-1.0-base-cloud-amd64.qcow2 Cloud image with cloud-init: base system | 701.2 MB | 82ba40041ef6eae9… |
| stronglinux-1.0-openstack-cloud-amd64.qcow2 Cloud image with cloud-init and strongctl, ready to become a node | 712.7 MB | ff02fa7b0babc46d… |
Desktop
A GNOME 51 workstation. Just the operating system, no OpenStack.
| File | Size | SHA256 |
|---|---|---|
| stronglinux-desktop-1.0-20261110-amd64.iso Installation ISO (BIOS and UEFI) with GNOME 51 | 3.8 GB | 29e38bbde6848250… |
Verify the download
| File | Size | SHA256 |
|---|---|---|
| SHA256SUMS SHA256 checksums of all images | 1 KB | — |
| SHA256SUMS.gpg Signature of SHA256SUMS | 566 B | — |
| stronglinux-archive-keyring.gpg StrongLinux public key (also signs the apt repository) | 1 KB | — |
gpgv --keyring ./stronglinux-archive-keyring.gpg SHA256SUMS.gpg SHA256SUMS
sha256sum -c --ignore-missing SHA256SUMSThe key fingerprint ends in 5403E1377BB04469.
First login
User stronglinux, initial password stronglinux. On first login the system requires a new password: 14 or more characters, with upper case, lower case, a digit and a symbol.
apt repository
To use the StrongLinux packages on an existing Ubuntu 24.04, see the installation guide. Address: http://repo.strongstack.cloud/stronglinux.
SBOM
Bill of materials (CycloneDX) for each OpenStack package, with the opendev.org commit and every Python component in the virtualenv: