Linux distributions ​

OrbStack supports 15 different Linux distros, including almost all popular distros and some less common ones:

• Alma
• Alpine
• Arch
• CentOS
• Debian
• Devuan
• Fedora
• Gentoo
• Kali
• NixOS
• openSUSE
• Oracle
• Rocky
• Ubuntu
• Void

Creating a new machine is equally easy, regardless of the distro you choose.

Distro versions ​

By default, new machines are created with the latest stable version of your chosen distro. You can change the version when creating a machine from the command line or GUI. For example, to create a new machine with Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (codename Jammy):

orb create ubuntu:jammy

orb create ubuntu:jammy

More examples:

• Alma Linux 8: orb create alma:8
• Alpine edge: orb create alpine:edge

• Debian testing (bookworm): orb create debian:bookworm
• Devuan beowulf: orb create devuan:beowulf
• Fedora 36: orb create fedora:36
• openSUSE Tumbleweed: orb create opensuse:tumbleweed

Custom distros ​

Support for custom distros and images is planned. Please vote on the feature request if you're interested.