StellarSand / GLIDE

Download and verify latest GNU/Linux ISO directly from terminal

GLIDE

GNU/Linux ISO Downloader

GLIDE is a command line tool that allows you to easily download the latest ISO images for various GNU/Linux distributions directly from the terminal. It also automatically checks the authenticity and integrity of the downloaded files to ensure that you are getting a genuine and unmodified copy of the operating system.

Contents

• Available distros to download
• Installation
• Usage
• Uninstall
• Roadmap
• Contributing

Available distros to download

All downloaded files are always the latest ones.

• Arch Linux
• CentOS Stream
• Debian
• Endeavour OS
• Fedora Workstation
• Kali Linux
• Linux Mint
• Manjaro
• Ubuntu
• Ubuntu LTS
• Zorin OS

Installation

1. Clone this repo:

git clone https://github.com/StellarSand/GLIDE.git

2. Move into the project directory:

cd GLIDE

3. Give executable permissions to the install script:

chmod +x install.sh

4. Run the install script:

./install.sh

Usage

Using GLIDE is easy, once installed.

glide <distro name>

Downloading to a specific directory can be done using the -d or --directory option

glide <distro name> -d <directory>

Examples:

• To show available distro list:

glide -l

• To download Linux Mint ISO:

glide linuxmint

• To download Linux Mint ISO to specific directory:

glide linuxmint -d /home/user/Desktop

Uninstall

If GLIDE has been installed, you can remove it by:

1. Clone this repo (if not done already):

git clone https://github.com/StellarSand/GLIDE.git

2. Move into the project directory:

cd GLIDE

3. Give executable permissions to the uninstall script:

chmod +x uninstall.sh

4. Run the uninstall script:

./uninstall.sh

Roadmap

• More distros will be added soon.
• Currently only 64-bit ISO are downloaded. ARM ISO will be added in the future.

Contributing

Pull requests can be submitted here. Any contribution to the project will be highly appreciated.