SakuraOS wiki

SakuraOS is a Linux distribution based on Arch Linux, with the KDE Plasma desktop. It installs in a few screens, keeps itself up to date, and takes a restore point before every update, so an update that goes wrong can be undone from the boot menu.

The SakuraOS desktop with the Update Center open — The SakuraOS desktop, with the Update Center open.

New to SakuraOS

If you are installing for the first time, read these in order.

1. System requirementsCheck that your computer can run it. 2. Making a USBDownload the image, write it to a USB stick, and start the computer from it. 3. InstallingEvery screen of the installer, with pictures. 4. After installingWhat is already set up, and the few things worth doing yourself.

Keeping Windows as well? Read Dual boot with Windows before you start. Wondering whether SakuraOS is right for you? See Why SakuraOS and the FAQ.

Using SakuraOS

App StoreFind and install applications, and choose where they come from. UpdatesHow updates install, and how to update by hand. SakuraOS settingsEvery setting on the SakuraOS page in System Settings. GamingSteam, Proton and controllers.

When something goes wrong

Going backUndo an update or a change, even if the computer will not start. TroubleshootingCommon problems and how to fix them. Getting helpWhere to ask, and what to include. Forgotten passwordGet back into your account.

About this wiki

Every page is checked against the SakuraOS release named at the bottom of it. If something here does not match what your computer does, the page is wrong, and a report is welcome. The wiki lives in the SakuraOS repository, so corrections can also be sent as a pull request.

Last checked against the SakuraOS release of 3 October 2026. If your system behaves differently from this page, the page is wrong: please report it.