Download Basalt Linux 1.2 Obsidian

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Basalt 1.2 Obsidian is based on Debian — the latest stable Debian release — and ships with the Xfce desktop environment.

Runs on a 64-bit PC with 2 GB RAM and 10 GB of disk — 4 GB RAM and 20 GB are recommended. Full system requirements

SHA256 Checksum Verification

Use the SHA256 hash below to verify your downloaded ISO file is complete and has not been tampered with. After downloading, compare the hash of your file with the one below.

064a3152e08a9a3ca4a70c216b0e203697ef152c208219f51f264853d8e4866d

Also download the official checksum file from SourceForge.

How to Verify

Linux / macOS

$ sha256sum -c Basalt-1.2-Obsidian-amd64.iso.sha256

Windows (PowerShell)

PS> Get-FileHash -Algorithm SHA256 Basalt-1.2-Obsidian-amd64.iso

Compare the output with the hash shown above. If they match, your download is intact.

Source Code

Basalt's own build scripts are open source and MIT licensed — the system itself is built from Debian packages, which keep their own licenses. Download the build archive below.