Downloading & Verifying the ISO

Official source: https://acreetionos.org/install.html only. Mirrors appear over time; anything else is untrusted until proven otherwise.

Pick the edition matching your plan (Editions overview helps choose) — standard Cinnamon build suits most people.

A corrupted download wastes an hour at the "installation failed" screen; a tampered one is worse. Checksums catch both.

Compare against the SHA256 published next to the download link. Match = good to write.

If you manage keys, signed checksum files let you verify authenticity rather than just integrity — import instructions ship alongside release announcements.

Expect roughly 2–3 GB for the standard image. Wildly different sizes mean truncated download — re-fetch before blaming your USB stick.