RidgeOS
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Get RidgeOS

Pick a system image for your platform, verify its checksum, and write it to disk — or try it first in a virtual machine with nothing to flash.

Desktop · x86-64

Generic amd64 PC

A UEFI-bootable disk image for any 64-bit PC or virtual machine. This is also the image you boot under QEMU.

  • File ridgeos-amd64.img.xz
  • Architecture x86-64
  • Firmware UEFI
  • Runs on QEMU / bare metal
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SHA-256 checksum · Install & QEMU guide

Mobile · aarch64

OnePlus 8T (kebab)

A fastboot-flashable image for the Snapdragon 865 OnePlus 8T.

  • File ridgeos-kebab.img.xz
  • SoC Snapdragon 865
  • Architecture aarch64
  • Install by fastboot flash
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SHA-256 checksum · Flashing guide

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Want to look around first? The amd64 image boots straight into a QEMU virtual machine — no hardware, nothing to undo. Follow the QEMU quickstart.

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Unlocked bootloader required on the OnePlus 8T. Flashing RidgeOS unlocks and overwrites the device — back up your data first, as this wipes Android. See the flashing guide for the full sequence.

Verify

Check the image before you write it

Compare the SHA-256 of your download against the published checksum.

# verify the download
sha256sum -c ridgeos-amd64.img.xz.sha256

# decompress
unxz ridgeos-amd64.img.xz
Prefer to build it yourself?

Roll your own image from source

Bring up the build farm, build the ports, and assemble your own image — the same pipeline that produces the releases above.

Build from source → Get the source