The newest community-governed enterprise release, binary-compatible with Red Hat Enterprise Linux and installed from the official GenericCloud image. Requires a CPU supporting x86-64-v3 (roughly Intel Haswell / AMD Excavator or newer).
A community-governed enterprise Linux, binary-compatible with Red Hat Enterprise Linux, installed from the official AlmaLinux 9 GenericCloud image.
The gaming-focused Linux desktop from Universal Blue, installed hands-free from the official installer with the KDE desktop. Steam and game-streaming tools come preinstalled, and the whole system updates as one atomic image. Attach a GPU for Steam Game Mode.
The performance-tuned Arch Linux with the KDE Plasma desktop, installed hands-free by CachyOS's own headless installer. It ships optimized kernels and CPU-tuned packages on a rolling update schedule. Attach a GPU for gaming workloads.
Debian 12 (Bookworm)
Servers
Debian 12 from the official cloud image, configured on first boot. This is the previous stable release, for workloads pinned to it while Trixie settles.
Debian 13 (Trixie)
Servers
The rock-solid universal server distro, installed from the official Debian 13 "Trixie" cloud image and configured on first boot with your user account and SSH access.
Fedora 44 from the official Cloud Base image, with cutting-edge packages and a recent kernel. Configured on first boot with your user account and SSH access.
A minimal, automatically-updating host built to run containers and nothing else, from the official Fedora CoreOS stable stream. Configured at first boot from an Ignition document; there is no package manager and no interactive install.
Fedora KDE Plasma Desktop 44
Desktops
A fast-moving Linux desktop with a highly configurable, Windows-familiar interface. Fedora 44 with KDE Plasma installs hands-free from Fedora's network installer.
Fedora Workstation 44
Desktops
A fast-moving, polished Linux desktop favored by many people switching away from Windows. Fedora Workstation 44 installs hands-free with the GNOME desktop from Fedora's network installer.
Flatcar Container Linux
Servers
Flatcar Container Linux from the official stable channel, an immutable and automatically-updating container host in the CoreOS lineage. Configured at first boot from an Ignition document.
Home Assistant OS
Appliances
The official Home Assistant appliance OS, a full home automation platform with add-on support, managed updates, and backups.
Linux Mint 22.3 Cinnamon
Desktops
The classic, familiar Linux desktop that many consider the easiest switch from Windows. Linux Mint 22.3 installs hands-free from the official ISO with the Cinnamon desktop.
A minimal NixOS server installed hands-free from the official installer. Your account, SSH access, networking and guest agent are declared in /etc/nixos/configuration.nix, ready to customize with nixos-rebuild.
A keyboard-driven, developer-focused desktop that updates continuously. DHH's opinionated Arch Linux build with the Hyprland tiling compositor installs hands-free from the official ISO. Attach a GPU for a smooth Wayland session.
openSUSE Leap 16.0
Desktops
openSUSE Leap 16.0, installed hands-free from the official offline installer. This is a fixed-release desktop and workstation distribution built from the same sources as SUSE Linux Enterprise, with 24 months of updates per release.
The OpenWrt router and firewall appliance, written straight to disk from the official x86-64 image. Run VLAN routing, a firewall, or a VPN gateway alongside your storage, and configure it from the LuCI web interface after first boot.
Plex Media Server
Appliances
Plex Media Server as a dedicated virtual machine, installed from Ubuntu's official cloud image and configured to start Plex on first boot. Open it and you land in Plex's own web interface: there is no operating system to set up and no account to create. Sign in to Plex during the install and HexOS claims the server on your account and names it; otherwise claim it yourself from Plex's own setup page. HexOS mounts its default media folders read-only; signing in also configures Movies, TV Shows, Music, Photos and Videos libraries.
Pop!_OS 24.04 LTS
Desktops
System76's Pop!_OS 24.04 LTS, a keyboard-driven and developer-friendly Linux desktop, installed hands-free from the official ISO with COSMIC.
Rocky Linux 10 from the official GenericCloud image, the newest enterprise-grade release and binary-compatible with Red Hat Enterprise Linux. Requires a CPU supporting x86-64-v3 (roughly Intel Haswell / AMD Excavator or newer).
Rocky Linux 9 from the official GenericCloud image, a stable enterprise-grade server OS binary-compatible with Red Hat Enterprise Linux and supported into 2032.
Valve's gaming-focused Linux distribution, installed from the official Steam Deck recovery image. Boots to the KDE Plasma desktop with the Steam client; Gaming Mode (gamescope) requires an AMD GPU passed through to the virtual PC, and on the emulated display the desktop session is used instead. Sign in with your Steam account after the install completes.
Ubuntu Desktop 26.04 LTS
Desktops
The most widely used Linux desktop and a popular alternative to Windows. Ubuntu 26.04 LTS installs hands-free from Canonical's official installer.
Ubuntu Server 24.04 LTS
Servers
Ubuntu Server 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat) from Canonical's official cloud image, configured on first boot with your user account and SSH access.
Ubuntu Server 26.04 LTS
Servers
Ubuntu Server 26.04 LTS (Resolute Raccoon) from Canonical's official cloud image, configured on first boot with your user account and SSH access.
Windows 10 Pro installed hands-free from your own installer ISO. Bring the ISO (Microsoft doesn't allow us to ship it) and HexOS handles partitioning, setup answers, and your first account. Note: Windows 10 reached end of support in October 2025, so pick Windows 11 if you want ongoing security updates.
Windows 11 Pro installed hands-free from your own installer ISO. Bring the ISO (Microsoft doesn't allow us to ship it) and HexOS handles partitioning, setup answers, and your first account.
Zorin OS 18.1 Core
Desktops
A polished, Windows-familiar Linux desktop designed to feel instantly at home for people leaving Windows behind. Zorin OS 18.1 Core installs hands-free from the official ISO.
