ISO Release: 260115

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Hey everyone! This is the first ISO refresh of the year, I hope everyone had nice holidays and a good start to the year for those that partake.

Just going to get ahead of the “when release” questions: When it’s ready. Sorry! Hope this ISO refresh will be helpful to those new to the community though!

Disclaimer

ISO releases like this one are refreshed versions of an existing “major” release, containing the latest versions of all packages, bug fixes and hardware compatibility improvements. It is not necessary to reinstall Garuda Linux to take advantage of any changes made in an updated ISO file. A normal garuda-update system update will suffice.

Disclaimer for Linux news outlets and press

Garuda Linux ISO releases are not “major” releases of Garuda Linux and generally not noteworthy events. Although not on a schedule, it is not abnormal for there to be multiple ISO releases in a month. For most Linux news outlets, reporting on an ISO release is not recommended for that reason. The editorial freedom lies with the publication, however (of course!).

Garuda Linux is a rolling release distribution, meaning any changes made to it will be immediately available to the general public without the need to wait for a major release. The same also applies for these rebuilt ISO files. In a sense, rebuilt ISOs, while technically part of the same release, contain the latest and greatest software available in the repositories at the time of creation.

Noteworthy changes

  • This ISO release ships with the NVIDIA 590 drivers included, which have lost compatibility with the NVIDIA 1000 series. For the sake of ISO size, the 580 drivers are not included, but the Garuda Linux setup assistant will ask for your consent to install them from the repositories, if necessary.
  • Garuda Linux configuration files are now managed through garuda-config-agent, which will automatically apply .pacnew changes whenever possible.

Note: Changes not directly relevant to the ISO files (general changes) are not mentioned.

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I had a fatal error during dracut pre-mount hook (occurred ~1:06 minutes in, for this computer a previous iso the total time is ~3:20 minutes and continues from there). The pc just turns off.

System:
  Kernel: 6.16.8-zen3-1-zen arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 15.2.1
    clocksource: tsc avail: hpet,acpi_pm
    parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-x86_64 lang=en_US keytable=us tz=UTC
    misobasedir=garuda root=miso:LABEL=GARUDA_DR460NIZED_BROADWING quiet
    systemd.show_status=1 checksum=y driver=free nouveau.modeset=1
    i915.modeset=1 radeon.modeset=1 rdinit=/vtoy/vtoy
  Desktop: KDE Plasma v: 6.4.5 tk: Qt v: N/A info: frameworks v: 6.18.0
    wm: kwin_wayland vt: 1 dm: SDDM Distro: Garuda base: Arch Linux
Machine:
  Type: Laptop System: Micro-Star product: GT70 v: REV:1.0
    serial: <superuser required> Chassis: Micro-Star International type: 10
    serial: <superuser required>
  Mobo: Micro-Star model: MS-1762 v: REV:1.0 serial: <superuser required>
    uuid: <superuser required> UEFI: American Megatrends v: E1762IMS.50T
    date: 11/08/2012
Battery:
  ID-1: BAT1 charge: 34.9 Wh (58%) condition: 60.2/86.6 Wh (69.5%)
    volts: 12.49 min: 11.1 model: NEC PC-VP-BP77 type: Li-ion serial: N/A
    charging: status: charging cycles: N/A
  Device-1: hidpp_battery_0 model: Logitech Wireless Mouse M325
    serial: <filter> charge: 55% (should be ignored) rechargeable: yes
    status: discharging
CPU:
  Info: model: Intel Core i7-3630QM bits: 64 type: MT MCP arch: Ivy Bridge
    gen: core 3 level: v2 built: 2012-15 process: Intel 22nm family: 6
    model-id: 0x3A (58) stepping: 9 microcode: 0x21
  Topology: cpus: 1x dies: 1 clusters: 4 cores: 4 threads: 8 tpc: 2
    smt: enabled cache: L1: 256 KiB desc: d-4x32 KiB; i-4x32 KiB L2: 1024 KiB
    desc: 4x256 KiB L3: 6 MiB desc: 1x6 MiB
  Speed (MHz): avg: 1197 min/max: 1200/3400 scaling: driver: intel_cpufreq
    governor: schedutil cores: 1: 1197 2: 1197 3: 1197 4: 1197 5: 1197 6: 1197
    7: 1197 8: 1197 bogomips: 38315
  Flags-basic: avx ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx
  Vulnerabilities: <filter>
Graphics:
  Device-1: Intel 3rd Gen Core processor Graphics vendor: Micro-Star MSI
    driver: i915 v: kernel arch: Gen-7 process: Intel 22nm built: 2012-13 ports:
    active: LVDS-1 empty: DP-2,HDMI-A-2,VGA-1 bus-ID: 00:02.0
    chip-ID: 8086:0166 class-ID: 0300
  Device-2: NVIDIA GK104M [GeForce GTX 675MX] vendor: Micro-Star MSI
    driver: nouveau v: kernel non-free: series: 470.xx+
    status: legacy-active (EOL~2024-09-xx) arch: Kepler-2 code: GKxxx
    process: TSMC 28nm built: 2012-2018 pcie: gen: 1 speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 16
    link-max: gen: 3 speed: 8 GT/s ports: active: none empty: DP-1,HDMI-A-1
    bus-ID: 01:00.0 chip-ID: 10de:11a7 class-ID: 0300 temp: 41.0 C
  Device-3: Bison MSI Integrated Webcam driver: uvcvideo type: USB rev: 2.0
    speed: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 bus-ID: 4-1.5:3 chip-ID: 5986:014c
    class-ID: 0e02
  Display: wayland server: X.org v: 1.21.1.18 with: Xwayland v: 24.1.8
    compositor: kwin_wayland driver: X: loaded: modesetting
    alternate: fbdev,intel,nouveau,nv,vesa dri: crocus,nouveau gpu: i915
    display-ID: 0
  Monitor-1: LVDS-1 model: Chi Mei Opto 0x1720 built: 2011 res:
    mode: 1920x1080 hz: 60 scale: 100% (1) dpi: 128 gamma: 1.2
    size: 382x215mm (15.04x8.46") diag: 438mm (17.3") ratio: 16:9
    modes: 1920x1080
  API: EGL v: 1.5 hw: drv: intel crocus drv: nvidia nouveau platforms:
    device: 0 drv: crocus device: 1 drv: nouveau device: 2 drv: swrast gbm:
    drv: crocus surfaceless: drv: crocus wayland: drv: crocus x11: drv: crocus
  API: OpenGL v: 4.5 compat-v: 4.2 vendor: intel mesa v: 25.2.4-arch1.1
    glx-v: 1.4 direct-render: yes renderer: Mesa Intel HD Graphics 4000 (IVB
    GT2) device-ID: 8086:0166 memory: 1.46 GiB unified: yes display-ID: :1.0
  API: Vulkan v: 1.4.321 layers: 5 device: 0 type: integrated-gpu name: Intel
    HD Graphics 4000 (IVB GT2) driver: mesa intel v: 25.2.4-arch1.1
    device-ID: 8086:0166 surfaces: N/A device: 1 type: cpu name: llvmpipe
    (LLVM 20.1.8 256 bits) driver: mesa llvmpipe v: 25.2.4-arch1.1 (LLVM
    20.1.8) device-ID: 10005:0000 surfaces: N/A
  Info: Tools: api: clinfo, eglinfo, glxinfo, vulkaninfo
    de: kscreen-console,kscreen-doctor wl: wayland-info
    x11: xdpyinfo, xprop, xrandr
Audio:
  Device-1: Intel 7 Series/C216 Family High Definition Audio
    vendor: Micro-Star MSI driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus-ID: 00:1b.0
    chip-ID: 8086:1e20 class-ID: 0403
  Device-2: NVIDIA GK104 HDMI Audio vendor: Micro-Star MSI
    driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel pcie: gen: 1 speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 16
    link-max: gen: 3 speed: 8 GT/s bus-ID: 01:00.1 chip-ID: 10de:0e0a
    class-ID: 0403
  API: ALSA v: k6.16.8-zen3-1-zen status: kernel-api tools: N/A
  Server-1: PipeWire v: 1.4.8 status: active with: 1: pipewire-pulse
    status: active 2: wireplumber status: active 3: pipewire-alsa type: plugin
    4: pw-jack type: plugin tools: pactl,pw-cat,pw-cli,wpctl
Network:
  Device-1: Qualcomm Atheros Killer E220x Gigabit Ethernet
    vendor: Micro-Star MSI driver: alx v: kernel pcie: gen: 1 speed: 2.5 GT/s
    lanes: 1 port: d000 bus-ID: 02:00.0 chip-ID: 1969:e091 class-ID: 0200
  IF: enp2s0 state: up speed: 1000 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter>
  Device-2: Intel Centrino Wireless-N 2230 driver: iwlwifi v: kernel pcie:
    gen: 1 speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 1 bus-ID: 03:00.0 chip-ID: 8086:0887
    class-ID: 0280
  IF: wlp3s0 state: down mac: <filter>
  Info: services: NetworkManager, systemd-timesyncd, wpa_supplicant
Bluetooth:
  Device-1: Intel Centrino Bluetooth Wireless Transceiver driver: btusb v: 0.8
    type: USB rev: 2.0 speed: 12 Mb/s lanes: 1 mode: 1.1 bus-ID: 2-1.5:5
    chip-ID: 8087:07da class-ID: e001
  Report: btmgmt ID: hci0 rfk-id: 0 state: up address: <filter> bt-v: 4.0
    lmp-v: 6 status: discoverable: no pairing: no class-ID: 6c010c
Drives:
  Local Storage: total: 832.79 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%)
  SMART Message: Unable to run smartctl. Root privileges required.
  ID-1: /dev/sda maj-min: 8:0 vendor: A-Data model: XM14 128GB
    size: 119.24 GiB block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 6.0 Gb/s
    tech: SSD serial: <filter> fw-rev: 2a scheme: GPT
  ID-2: /dev/sdb maj-min: 8:16 vendor: Western Digital
    model: WD7500BPKT-22PK4T0 size: 698.64 GiB block-size: physical: 4096 B
    logical: 512 B speed: 3.0 Gb/s tech: HDD rpm: 7200 serial: <filter>
    fw-rev: 1A01 scheme: GPT
  ID-3: /dev/sdc maj-min: 8:32 vendor: SanDisk model: Cruzer size: 14.91 GiB
    block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B type: USB rev: 2.0 spd: 480 Mb/s
    lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 tech: N/A serial: <filter> fw-rev: 1.20 scheme: MBR
  SMART Message: Unknown USB bridge. Flash drive/Unsupported enclosure?
Partition:
  Message: No partition data found.
Swap:
  Kernel: swappiness: 133 (default 60) cache-pressure: 100 (default) zswap: no
  ID-1: swap-1 type: zram size: 15.5 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) priority: 100
    comp: zstd avail: lzo-rle,lzo,lz4,lz4hc,deflate,842 dev: /dev/zram0
Sensors:
  System Temperatures: cpu: 54.0 C mobo: N/A gpu: nouveau temp: 41.0 C
  Fan Speeds (rpm): N/A
Info:
  Memory: total: 16 GiB available: 15.5 GiB used: 2.02 GiB (13.0%)
  Processes: 252 Power: uptime: 6m states: freeze,mem,disk suspend: deep
    avail: s2idle wakeups: 0 hibernate: platform avail: shutdown, reboot,
    suspend, test_resume image: 6.16 GiB services: org_kde_powerdevil,
    power-profiles-daemon, upowerd Init: systemd v: 258 default: graphical
    tool: systemctl
  Packages: pm: pacman pkgs: 1248 libs: 311 tools: octopi,paru Compilers:
    gcc: 15.2.1 Shell: Bash v: 5.3.3 default: fish v: 4.1.1 running-in: konsole
    inxi: 3.3.39
Garuda (2.11.1-1):
  System install date:     2026-01-15
  Garuda release:          251002
  Last full system update: 2025-10-02
  Is partially upgraded:   No
  Relevant software:       snapper NetworkManager dracut garuda-hardware-profile-standard
  Windows dual boot:       <superuser required>
  Failed units:            
--- System Health Check Report ---
21/24 checks run in 1.84 seconds ⌛
Powered by garuda-health 🦅

--- CRITICAL ---
 - No (intended) kernels are installed in /boot (fix available)

--- HIGH ---
 - System is outdated (last update more than 2 weeks ago) (fix available)
 - Snapper snapshots directory is missing (fix available)

Run garuda-health --fix to apply fixes.
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This was run from the previous iso.

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Hey. If you are using ventoy, please check the hash of the ISO file

Which iso file was this?

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I retrieved this file via the link above:

╭─arclite@msi01 in ~/Documents
╰─λ sha256sum garuda-dr460nized-linux-zen-260115.iso
c7cf70cf14058eea8dcf539fe906197c8c7bc334595a7c2bc6ce9b7c81011c80 garuda-dr460nized-linux-zen-260115.iso

╭─arclite@msi01 in /run/media/arclite/Ventoy took 0s
╰─λ sha256sum garuda-dr460nized-linux-zen-260115.iso
6768f45c3d6513c1cb68006f334af67d94e6ff377624956cf96bc9c6c2b37f11 garuda-dr460nized-linux-zen-260115.iso

my bad, it looks like the memory stick, good catch.

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Make sure you safely eject the drive. Your file browser lies to you when it tells you a copy is complete. Linux is still copying in the background.

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Are they ever going to get this fixed? On another note thanks very very much for a new ISO. Will give it a spin to see what milage I get after the recent Python update. Thanks again.

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Sure :smiley:

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To my knowledge this is fixed on Garuda Linux (and windows).

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Unless Microsoft created the problem in Windows in the last 8 year (the time I haven’t used Windows) I never had this issue. I dropped my files including created boot media and as soon as the copy dialog closed pulled the drive. Never a bad file copied.

Now that said I thought this was supposed to have been addressed already in Linux so I was surprised to see the above about the issue still possibly being there.

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I complained about this a while ago but I think I didn’t get the message across so well.

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Windows does not have this. Linux does.

Windows disables FS caching on removable devices by default.

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THIS! I spent two d–n days figuring this out LOL

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Do you guys need help seeding the torrents of these ISOs? I can like constant seed and super-seed it.

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Please go ahead!

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Just installed, did the initial updates, installed about half of my AUR apps to see what milage I get after the Python update and all seem good.

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Just booted back into this to finish my setup and have to say extremely responsive and solid. FANTASTIC job as usual. Thanks a lot, greatly appreciated.

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Hi guys!

Ubuntu Linux user since over 10 years, I discovered Garuda by searching different easy flavors to install for my father who decided with 76 to switch from Windows.

For my farther I installed Zorin. For me however, I switched from Ubuntu to Garuda and was finally able to run all my games and thus get rid of my Windows partition!!!

Thank you so much for this fantastically curated Linux version. I learned to appreciate lots of small details here and there over the months.

You really made a tremendous work!

THANK YOU! :heart:

Keep up your excellent work! :rocket:

New Garuda evangelist

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Welcome to the Garuda community @F4nDr4k3, nice to have you here. :waving_hand: :smiley:

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