Downloads

Here is a short runbook for the Bluefin installation process. Read the entirety of this documentation in order to ensure survival. (In case of a raptor attack).

Bluefin

The most current, based on the latest Fedora.
📖 Read the documentation to learn about features and differences.

Version	GPU	Download	Checksum
Bluefin	AMD/Intel	📥 bluefin-stable-x86_64.iso	🔐 Verify
Bluefin	Nvidia	📥 bluefin-nvidia-open-stable-x86_64.iso	🔐 Verify

Bluefin GTS

The default experience for users, following the previous stable release of Fedora.
📖 Read the documentation to learn about features and differences.

Version	GPU	Download	Checksum
Bluefin GTS	AMD/Intel	📥 bluefin-gts-x86_64.iso	🔐 Verify
Bluefin GTS	Nvidia	📥 bluefin-nvidia-open-gts-x86_64.iso	🔐 Verify

Bluefin LTS

The long term support experience.
📖 Read the documentation to learn about features and differences. The HWE images stand for "Hardware Enablement", these ISOs come with updated kernels and are recommended for newer devices such as Framework Computers. Note that ujust rebase-helper allows for users to switch back and forth, the ISOs are provided for convenience.

Version	GPU	Download	Checksum
Bluefin LTS	AMD/Intel	📥 bluefin-lts-x86_64.iso	🔐 Verify
Bluefin LTS	ARM (aarch64)	📥 bluefin-lts-aarch64.iso	🔐 Verify
Bluefin LTS (Hardware Enablement)	AMD/Intel	📥 bluefin-lts-hwe-x86_64.iso	🔐 Verify
Bluefin LTS (Hardware Enablement)	ARM (aarch64)	📥 bluefin-lts-hwe-aarch64.iso	🔐 Verify

Bluefin GDX

The AI workstation with Nvidia and CUDA.
📖 Read the documentation to learn about features and differences.

Version	GPU	Download	Checksum
Bluefin GDX	Nvidia	📥 bluefin-gdx-x86_64.iso	🔐 Verify
Bluefin GDX	ARM (aarch64)	📥 bluefin-gdx-lts-aarch64.iso	🔐 Verify

Older Backup ISOs

These are the older Anaconda-based installers with an older version of Bluefin, but don't worry it will autoupdate. Try this if nothing else works:

Bluefin (AMD/Intel)

📥 Download: bluefin-stable.iso
🔐 Verify: Checksum

Bluefin (for Nvidia)

📥 Download: bluefin-nvidia-stable.iso
🔐 Verify: Checksum

Verifying Downloads with Checksums

Checksums allow you to verify that your download completed successfully and wasn't corrupted or tampered with. After downloading an ISO, you can compare its checksum to the official checksum file to ensure integrity. While optional, verification is recommended for important installations.

How to verify checksums using sha256sum

1. Download both the ISO file and its corresponding CHECKSUM file

   • For example: bluefin-stable-x86_64.iso and bluefin-stable-x86_64.iso-CHECKSUM

2. Generate the checksum of your downloaded ISO:

   sha256sum bluefin-stable-x86_64.iso

3. Compare with the official checksum file:

   cat bluefin-stable-x86_64.iso-CHECKSUM

4. Verify they match: The output from step 2 should match the hash in the CHECKSUM file. If they match, your download is verified and safe to use.

Example:

# Generate checksum of downloaded file
$ sha256sum bluefin-stable-x86_64.iso
a1b2c3d4e5f6789012345678901234567890abcdef1234567890abcdef123456  bluefin-stable-x86_64.iso

# Check official checksum
$ cat bluefin-stable-x86_64.iso-CHECKSUM
a1b2c3d4e5f6789012345678901234567890abcdef1234567890abcdef123456  bluefin-stable-x86_64.iso

# 🦖 Rawr! Your download is verified