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| Name | Modified | Size | Downloads / Week |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.99 | 2026-05-28 | ||
| INSTALL.md | 2026-05-28 | 6.3 kB | |
| README.md | 2026-05-28 | 3.5 kB | |
| Totals: 3 Items | 9.7 kB | 272 |
RuscaLinux
Free, complete, and ready to go.
A desktop Linux distribution based on Debian stable. Multilingual, complete with office and multimedia software, refined in detail — a finished desktop the moment it boots.
Latest release: 1.99 (amd64) Website: https://www.ruscalinux.org YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ruscalinux Contact: info@ruscalinux.org
What's inside RuscaLinux 1.99
- Base — Debian 13 stable, Linux 6.12 long-term kernel
- Desktop — GNOME 48.7 on Wayland with custom Adwaita-Prugna icons and Plymouth boot splash
- Office — LibreOffice 25.2 (Writer, Calc, Impress, Draw, Math, Base), Apostrophe, Evince
- Multimedia — VLC, Audacity, OBS Studio, GIMP 3.0, Audacious, Brasero, EasyTAG, FFmpeg 7.1
- Internet — Firefox ESR 140, Thunderbird 140, qBittorrent
- Languages — 40+ localizations bundled in the base image
- Security — AppArmor mandatory access control enabled by default
- Image — hybrid ISO with live system + installer (including speech-synthesis option)
- Total — 2 727 carefully selected packages
Files in this release
| File | Purpose |
|---|---|
ruscalinux-1.99-amd64.hybrid.iso |
The system image (live + installer) |
SHA256SUMS |
Official SHA256 checksum for verification |
ruscalinux-1.99-amd64.packages |
Full list of installed packages with versions |
Verify your download
After downloading, always verify the ISO against the official SHA256 checksum. If even one character differs, do not use the file.
Expected hash for 1.99:
426adb46b4be7ea800fbb7c4f4966816271876bb505a4fb8ee0281d719f9996e
On Linux or macOS:
sha256sum ruscalinux-1.99-amd64.hybrid.iso
sha256sum -c SHA256SUMS
On Windows (PowerShell):
Get-FileHash ruscalinux-1.99-amd64.hybrid.iso -Algorithm SHA256
Write to a USB stick
The image is hybrid, so it can be written byte-for-byte to a USB drive (4 GB or larger).
Graphical tools — balenaEtcher (Windows/macOS/Linux) or GNOME Disks (Linux): pick the ISO, pick the drive, flash.
Command line (Linux / macOS):
sudo dd if=ruscalinux-1.99-amd64.hybrid.iso of=/dev/sdX bs=4M status=progress oflag=sync
Replace /dev/sdX with your USB device. Double-check the target —
dd overwrites it completely.
Try & install
Boot from the USB stick and choose:
- Live system (amd64) — explore RuscaLinux without touching your disk
- Start installer — install to your drive
- Start installer with speech synthesis — accessible, spoken installation
A note on updates
RuscaLinux ships with no live repositories. Your system stays exactly as you installed and tested it — no nightly churn, no surprise breakages. To move forward, you download a new ISO and install it fresh. Stability here is a deliberate feature.
Documentation, screenshots, FAQ
Everything is on the project website: https://www.ruscalinux.org
For news and walkthroughs, see the YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@ruscalinux
For questions, bug reports, or feedback: info@ruscalinux.org
Licensing
RuscaLinux is a free and open-source aggregate built from packages released
under several free software licenses (mainly GPL, LGPL, MIT, BSD, MPL, Apache).
Each component retains its original license. See INSTALL.md and the website
for details.
