All official V\OS images are on the download site: stable releases, testing builds and nightlies.
Latest release
The current stable release is 0.6.3. It comes in these images:
| Image | Raw image | ISO installer |
|---|---|---|
| amd64 (UEFI) | yes | yes |
| arm64 (UEFI) | yes | yes |
| Raspberry Pi (arm64) | yes |
Raw image or ISO?
The raw image is an installed system packed into a file. You write it straight to the disk or SD card V will run from, and on first boot you create your user in place. There’s no installer step, so it’s the quickest way to a working system, and it’s the only option for boards like the Raspberry Pi. The catch is that it takes over the whole target disk, and you need another computer to write it.
The ISO is a live system with an installer. Boot it from a USB stick or in a VM, try V without touching your disks, and install when you’re ready. The installer lets you pick the disk, the partition and the filesystem, and set up your user and automatic login. It needs a USB stick besides the target disk, and it only exists for amd64 and arm64 machines that boot with UEFI.
In short:
- A single-board computer: the raw image, on a microSD card. See the boards site.
- Trying it first, or installing next to another system: the ISO.
- A VM: either works. See Virtualization.
- A whole disk or SD card just for V: the raw image is quicker.
Both are written with the same flash instructions.