2.1.4 «Umbra»

Shadowfetch Linux

A private, AI-ready creative workstation built honestly on Debian — KDE Plasma 6, themed end to end in shadow and gold, with safe updates, recovery, local AI, and the creative tools you’d otherwise spend a weekend installing already working.

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Base
Debian testing derivative
Desktop
KDE Plasma 6
Architecture
amd64 · hybrid ISO
Built
2026-08-10

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Shadowfetch Linux 2.1.4 running the KDE Plasma 6 desktop with the Umbra fire wallpaper
Shadowfetch Linux 2.1.4 · Umbra · shadowfetch-2.1.4-amd64.iso · 3.97 GB (3.70 GiB) · hybrid ISO (BIOS + UEFI)

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See it running

6 screenshots · captured from the current ISO

  • Shadowfetch Linux boot splash with a sharp gold hexagonal emblem centered on a graphite background
    Boot splash - Shadowfetch Linux 2.1.4
  • Shadowfetch Linux KDE Plasma desktop with a fiery Shadowfetch wallpaper, a dark bottom panel, and the installer shortcut
    KDE Plasma 6 desktop
  • A full-screen terminal showing the Shadowfetch Browser Migration assistant with choices for bookmark HTML, password CSV, browser settings, and private staged-file cleanup
    Bookmarks and passwords, handled privately
  • Shadowfetch Control Center Ignite page showing Ember Mode, system status, live resource tiles, and gaming and local AI performance profiles
    Ember Mode and system status
  • Shadowfetch Control Center Recover page with Phoenix Point status and tools to repair software sources, reinstall graphics drivers, reset the desktop, and export a recovery report
    Recovery before guesswork
  • Shadowfetch Control Center Software and Updates page showing Fireproof Updates, current update status, rollback availability, and the change review area
    Updates with a review and recovery path

What you get out of the box

  • Private by default

    UFW firewall on, MAC-address randomization, hardened sysctl. Your machine, your data.

    Security →

  • Local AI when you choose it

    Run local models through Ollama and a private web interface. Model downloads remain optional and deliberate.

    Local AI guide →

  • Themed end to end

    GRUB, boot splash, login, and desktop unified in the Umbra gold-on-graphite look.

  • Easy to keep healthy

    The Control Center puts safe updates, plain-language health checks, snapshots, recovery, graphics and software tools in one place.

  • 2D · Photo

    GIMP, Krita, Inkscape, Scribus, darktable, RawTherapee, digiKam

  • Audio · Video

    Ardour, Audacity, Hydrogen, Kdenlive, Shotcut, OBS Studio, full LV2 plugin set

  • 3D · Color

    Blender, FreeCAD, OpenSCAD, ArgyllCMS, DisplayCAL, colord

  • Bring your browser with you

    The Browser Migration assistant validates bookmark and password exports, stages them privately, and handles temporary Flatpak access for Brave.

Local AI without a cloud requirement

Local models are optional. The system tells you what it will download, keeps services on the local machine, and leaves ordinary desktop use complete without them.

  • Private chat

    Use Ollama with a local web interface for drafting, research, and coding without sending prompts to a hosted account.

    shadowfetch-ai

  • Hardware-aware models

    Compare model sizes against the memory available on your machine before downloading anything.

    shadowfetch-llm

  • Loopback-only services

    Local model services bind to the machine, with firewall defaults that do not expose the model server to the network.

  • Recovery before change

    Btrfs snapshots and plain-language health checks make major system changes easier to inspect and recover from.

Read the local AI guide →

Built honestly on Debian

Shadowfetch is a Debian-testing derivative. Security updates and 99% of the package archive come straight from upstream Debian. We layer on top — a curated stack, the Umbra theme, a graphical installer, a first-boot wizard, private-by-default networking, and a one-command local-AI stack — and that’s it. We don’t fork anything we don’t have to.

If you’ve used Debian, you already know how to use Shadowfetch.apt works. dpkg works. Everything you can install on Debian, you can install here.

You don’t have to take our word for any of that. Shadowfetch Linux is tracked independently on DistroWatch, which lists it as an active Debian-Testing derivative running KDE Plasma.

System requirements

  • 64-bit x86 CPU (Intel or AMD)
  • 4 GB RAM minimum, 8 GB+ recommended
  • 40 GB disk minimum, 100 GB+ recommended
  • UEFI or legacy BIOS boot
  • NVIDIA, AMD, or Intel GPU (NVIDIA gets the proprietary stack out of the box)

Debian is a registered trademark of Software in the Public Interest, Inc. Shadowfetch Linux is an independent derivative and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Debian project.

Shadowfetch Linux 2.1.4 «Umbra» ships as a single amd64 hybrid ISO. Check the SHA-256 checksum and the GPG signature before installing — how to verify.