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OviOS Linux V6 POLARIS is released - See what's new

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OviOS Linux V6 POLARIS

Released: 2026-05-29 · Kernel 7.0.0-1-OVIOS · ZFS 2.4.2

Recommended
ovios-v6-polaris-2026.05.27-x86_64.iso 1.4 GB · SHA256 verified
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ovios-v6-polaris-2026.05.27-x86_64.iso.sha256 Checksum file
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ovios-v6-polaris-2026.04.29-x86_64.iso.sig GPG signature
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ovioslinux.asc Public GPG key
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Verify your download

# Verify GPG signature
$ gpg --import ovioslinux.asc
$ gpg --verify ovios-v6-polaris-2026.05.27-x86_64.iso.sig ovios-v6-polaris-2026.05.27-x86_64.iso
gpg: Good signature from "ovi chis <ovi@ovios.org>"
# Write to USB (Linux)
$ sudo dd if=ovios-v6-polaris-2026.05.27-x86_64.iso of=/dev/sdX bs=4M status=progress
# Write to USB (macOS)
$ sudo dd if=ovios-v6-polaris-2026.05.27-x86_64.iso of=/dev/diskN bs=4m

System requirements

CPU x86_64, 2+ cores (4+ recommended)
RAM 4 GB minimum · 16 GB+ recommended for ZFS ARC
Boot drive 8 GB SSD for installation or a USB stick for booting and running from RAM
Storage Any drives for storage pool — HDD, SSD, NVMe
Network 1 GbE minimum · 10 GbE recommended for NFS/iSCSI
BIOS UEFI or legacy BIOS both supported