Download Maple Linux

Current release · 27 October 2026

Maple Linux Core v1.4.8 (Southwold)

The ISO is a little under 5 GB. Take the torrent if you can — it is faster, it survives an interrupted connection, and it takes load off our servers.

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This release

Version: Maple Linux Core 1.4.8
Codename: Southwold
Released: 27 October 2026
Architecture: amd64 — any 64-bit x86 PC
Base: Debian 13 “Trixie”, Cinnamon desktop
Checksum: SHA-512
Signature: Detached GPG signature
Torrent: maple-linux-core-1.4.8-amd64.iso.torrent

Verifying your download

GPG public key

Download public key
Fingerprint: CD77 6A42 B685 FC99 9C36 7071 7764 D4F4 51CA BED0
Key ID: 7764D4F451CABED0

Import from a keyserver

gpg --keyserver keys.openpgp.org --recv-keys 7764D4F451CABED0

Upgrading from v1.2

This one-time process adds the Maple APT sources, so future upgrades come through apt like any other package.

# Step 1: Install the signing key
sudo curl -fsSL https://apt.maplelinux.ca/maple-archive-keyring.gpg \
    -o /usr/share/keyrings/maple-archive-keyring.gpg

# Step 2: Add the repository
echo "deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/maple-archive-keyring.gpg] https://apt.maplelinux.ca southwold main" | \
    sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/maple-linux.list

# Step 3: Update and install
sudo apt update
sudo apt install maple-linux-core

After install - verify with:

apt show maple-linux-core | grep Version
ls /etc/apt/sources.list.d/maple-linux*
sudo apt update

If an “Install” icon appears on your desktop

Only when upgrading from v1.2:

sudo apt purge calamares calamares-settings-debian

#this warning is normal

dpkg: warning: while removing calamares-settings-debian, directory '/etc/calamar
es/modules' not empty so not removed

You will also need to run:

sudo apt full-upgrade