Installation

Download SkyVision 1.0 “Firstborn”

One architecture: x86-64 (x86-64-v2 baseline or newer). Two images: a console Base system, and a ready-to-use Xfce Desktop. Both boot on UEFI and legacy BIOS, both install the same SkyVision underneath.

Recommended

Base ISO

skyvision-1.0-x86_64-base.iso · 812 MB

Console system — kernel 6.12 LTS, full toolchain, svpkg
The classic experience: install, then build your system up
Ideal for servers, build boxes and Book readers

↓ Direct download Torrent

SHA256: 7f3c91a4e8b2d6905c1f48aa30de77b15296c4f8d10b3a52e96407cdd8812f6e

Desktop ISO (Xfce)

skyvision-1.0-x86_64-xfce.iso · 2.3 GB

Xfce 4.20, Xorg 21.1, PipeWire, Firefox ESR, LibreOffice
Live session — try SkyVision before installing
Same Base underneath; the desktop is just packages

↓ Direct download Torrent

SHA256: 2b88e07d61aa49f3c5d20f97c84b1e6630a5d2c91fe8b7440d3a619258cc04ab

System requirements
CPU	x86-64-v2 or newer (Intel Nehalem / AMD Bulldozer, 2008+)
Memory	1 GB Base · 2 GB Desktop (4 GB recommended)
Disk	10 GB Base · 25 GB Desktop
Firmware	UEFI (Secure Boot shim included) or legacy BIOS
Graphics	Any KMS-capable GPU for the desktop ISO

net Netboot & cloud

PXE kernels and a 96 MB netboot initrd are published alongside each release at dl.longervision.us/skyvision/1.0/netboot/. A qcow2 cloud image with cloud-init lands in 1.1 — follow progress on the forum ↗.

Authenticity

Verify before you boot

Every release is signed with the SkyVision release key. Two minutes of verification beats any amount of trust.

# import the release key (fingerprint below)
$ gpg --keyserver hkps://keys.openpgp.org \
      --recv-keys 0x5KYV1510NF1R57B0RN2026

# verify the checksum file, then the image
$ gpg --verify sha256sums.txt.sig sha256sums.txt
$ sha256sum --check --ignore-missing sha256sums.txt
skyvision-1.0-x86_64-base.iso: OK

key Release key

SkyVision Release Signing Key <security@longervision.us>

Fingerprint:
9A41 2C7F 88E0 D315 64BA 0F92 C6D8 1E73 55AF 20B6

The key is also printed in the Book's preface and pinned on the forum, so you can cross-check it from three independent places.

Media

Write the image to USB

# Linux / macOS — replace sdX with your USB device
$ lsblk                          # find the device, e.g. sdb
$ sudo dd if=skyvision-1.0-x86_64-base.iso \
          of=/dev/sdX bs=4M conv=fsync status=progress

win From Windows

Use Rufus or balenaEtcher in “DD / image mode”. The ISO is a hybrid image — no conversion needed. Then boot from USB and run sky-install, or follow the manual install chapter.

Mirrors

Pick the mirror nearest you; all carry ISOs and the binary package repository. Want to host one? ~120 GB and rsync — details here.

Location	Host	Protocols	Sponsor
Vancouver, CA	dl.longervision.us	https · rsync	Longer Vision (primary)
Toronto, CA	mirror.yyz.skyvision.dev	https	community
Fremont, US	skyvision.mirror.fremont.io	https · rsync	community
Frankfurt, DE	ftp.de-mirror.org/skyvision	https · ftp	community
Singapore, SG	mirror.sg.skyvision.dev	https	community