Mirror & Archive of 29 Operating Systems
Need to reinstall your operating system (OS)? Or want to try a newer, a former, a historic, or even a different OS? All downloads below are checksum verified and provided via the decentralized IPFS. For system requirements and installation instructions visit the OS manufacturers website, please.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
What do the various abbreviations stand for?
amd64 = x64 = x86-64 = AMD/Intel x86 64-bit processor · i386 = x32 = x86-32 = AMD/Intel x86 32-bit processor · arm64 = aarch64 = ARM 64-bit processor · armel = older ARM 32-bit processor · armv7 = armhf = newer ARM 32-bit processor · hyperV = Microsoft Windows VM · pi2/pi3/pi4 = Raspberry Pi 2, 3, or 4 · ppc64 = macppc = powerpc = PowerPC 64-bit processor · s390 = IBM System/390 · sparc64 = Oracle SPARC 64-bit processor · LTS = long-term support · VM = virtual machine
What's the differences between: Live? Installer? NetInstaller?
Live is for running the OS without installing it first. Installer or Offline Image is to install the OS without the need of a network connection. NetInstaller or Network Image is a very small image and the rest is downloaded during installation.
How can I verify my downloads?
Compare the checksum of your downloaded file (MD5, SHA1, or SHA256) against our file checksums (XML format) and/or against the OS manufacturers checksum.
How do I copy the downloaded .ISO or .IMG file to my USB stick or SD card?
You need a software to create a bootable Live USB system. For Windows ISO's we recommend Rufus, otherwise UNetbootin - both are available for free on Linux, Mac OS and Windows.
How can I boot the OS via network?
You need a Preboot eXecution Environment (PXE). See Wikipedia:PXE for details.
What kind of OS's get archived by OSMA?
Release versions of established OS's only. No alpha or beta versions, no release candidates, no flavor editions.
What's IPFS?
IPFS is a peer-to-peer hypermedia protocol to make the internet faster, safer, and more open. IPFS provides fast and reliable downloads by hash-based addressing, distributed infrastructure and no single point of failure. See ipfs.io for more information.
How to download directly with IPFS?
Install IPFS, select the .ISO or .IMG file in the IPFS hash list and use the corresponding hash value to enter: ipfs get <HASHVALUE> (advantage: distributed download and no need for verification, also perfect for automation and command-line usage). To pin the full archive check your free disk space, then execute: ipfs pin add /ipns/k51qzi5uqu5dj55giu6gxr1zr53f63ola5owh8g5wf7hlcx90em0gpg9c553r3
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🔎 Statistics
- Archived 29 operating systems with 227 releases
- Hosting 896 GB with 741 files in 436 folders
- Backed up multiple times and distributed world-wide
- Seeding 24/7 since January 7, 2017 (currently using go-ipfs v0.12.2)
See also
- The complete archive - all operating systems with all releases
- archiveOS.org - archive of 500+ distros (mostly inactive)
- distroChooser.de/en - to choose the perfect OS
- distroScreens.com - screenshots of Linux, BSD, and more
- distroTest.net - test drive any OS
- distroWatch.com - get the latest OS news
- docs.ipfs.io/install/ipfs-desktop - installation instructions for IPFS
- ipfs.io - IPFS explained, docs, blog and more
- ipfs.github.io/public-gateway-checker - list of public gateways to IPFS
- unetbootin.github.io - UNetbootin software to create a bootable USB stick
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