Download - Kael-OS

🏔️ Arch Linux (Recommended)

Kael-OS is optimized for Arch Linux with native packaging and automatic updates

🎯 Install from Custom Repository (Recommended)

Get automatic updates via pacman with our official repository. Packages are GPG signed and mirrored across multiple servers.

                        # Add the repository to pacman.conf
sudo tee -a /etc/pacman.conf > /dev/null << 'EOF'

# Kael-OS Custom Repository
# Mirrors: GitHub → Firebase → WebDAV
[kael-os]
SigLevel = Optional TrustAll
Server = https://github.com/LeeTheOrc/kael-os/releases/download/v0.7.1
Server = https://storage.googleapis.com/kael-os.firebasestorage.app/repo/x86_64
Server = https://kael.leroyonline.co.za/repo/x86_64
EOF

# Sync and install
sudo pacman -Sy kael-os-bin

# Or with paru
paru -Sy kael-os-bin
                    

Quick Install Script

curl -sSL https://kael.leroyonline.co.za/install.sh | bash

Install from AUR

                        # Using paru
paru -S kael-os-ai

# Using yay
yay -S kael-os-ai

# Manual installation
git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/kael-os-ai.git
cd kael-os-ai
makepkg -si
                    

Direct Package Download

Download .tar.gz (latest) Download PKGBUILD AI Provider Rules

🔄 Keeping Up to Date

If you installed from the custom repository, updates are automatic with pacman:

                            # Update with pacman
sudo pacman -Syu

# Or with paru
paru -Syu
                        

✅ All packages are GPG signed
✅ Mirrored across 3 servers for reliability
✅ Automatic fallback if one mirror is down

🐧 Other Linux Distributions

For Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora, and other distributions

Installation Steps

Download the latest release tarball
Extract and install dependencies
Run the application

                        # Download latest release
wget https://leroyonline.co.za/kael/downloads/desktop/kael-os-0.5.0-x86_64.tar.gz

# Verify checksum
echo "aaa04d8b18369d2a3c9a0f7ab52be464a590a8daedb7f43e887435786a7ba597  kael-os-0.5.0-x86_64.tar.gz" | sha256sum -c

# Extract
tar -xzf kael-os-0.5.0-x86_64.tar.gz
cd kael-os-0.5.0-x86_64

# Install (copies to /usr/bin and creates desktop entry)
sudo ./install.sh

# Or manually
sudo cp bin/kael-os /usr/bin/
sudo cp share/applications/kael-os.desktop /usr/share/applications/
sudo cp share/icons/hicolor/512x512/apps/kael-os.png /usr/share/icons/hicolor/512x512/apps/

# Run
kael-os
                    

Download Linux Binary (latest)

📦 AppImage (Universal)

Run on any Linux distribution without installation

                        # Download AppImage
wget https://github.com/LeeTheOrc/kael-os/releases/latest/download/Kael-OS.AppImage

# Make executable
chmod +x Kael-OS.AppImage

# Run
./Kael-OS.AppImage
                    

Download AppImage

🛠️ Build from Source

For developers and advanced users

Prerequisites

Rust 1.70+ (install via rustup)
System dependencies (webkit2gtk, gtk3, etc.)

                        # Clone repository
git clone https://github.com/LeeTheOrc/kael-os.git
cd Kael-OS-AI

# Install dependencies
./scripts/install-all.sh

# Build release version
cargo build --release --manifest-path Kael-OS-AI/src-tauri/Cargo.toml

# Run
cargo run --release --manifest-path Kael-OS-AI/src-tauri/Cargo.toml
                    

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