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Retrowave Linux

A trip back to the 80s, a neon utopia for your Computer.
A complete Operating System featuring a Synthwave-inspired look and feel.
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Synthwave modern Computer

Elive Retrowave is a unique version of Elive inspired on the Synthwave designs, integrating colorful neon effects and many other aspects built on Elive.

It will transform your old computer into an high-performance machine offering everything a modern system needs with simple interfaces and automated tools on a dazzling customized Desktop Environment.

Elive, by design will provide a snappy, stable and reliable experience. Suited for work every day as well as recreational home usage and appealing to novice and experienced users alike.
Elive RetroWave will continue to receive free updates and upgrades like all Elive systems do. Keeping the OS modern and safe.

Features of Elive

  • Uniquely designed interfaces

  • Fastest and Lightest performance

  • Extensive customization options

  • Intuitive and ready to use

  • Drivers working out of the box

  • Many software included

  • Zero risk: try the Live mode before install

Best of all, it is completely free, forever!

Simple steps

  1. Download

  2. Record it as ISO into an USB

  3. Reboot your computer

  4. Press F12, Boot from the USB and enjoy

  5. If it does not boot, see the instructions below

Tune yourself into the Synthwave music

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Synthwave / Retrowave

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Download Synthwave OS

Modern Computers

Download 64 BIT
Version: 3.8.32
3.59 GB

Downloaded: 95019 times

MD5 - 507958859d74154d831cdf01813dc32b

Torrent Download

Download via Torrent, is more reliable and helps our mirrors

  • For use from USB's or DVD's

  • 64 BIT system with 32 BIT compatibility

  • UEFI and SecureBoot

  • Advanced Persistence (saved sessions)

  • Encryption for your personal data

  • For Virtual Machines

Old computers

Download 32 BIT
Version: 3.8.32
2.89 GB

Downloaded: 44351 times

MD5 - 467b9ed9cfd01149cd888c99a95bc03d

  • Works on very old hardware & Net-tops

  • For USB's and DVD's

  • UEFI compatibility

  • Advanced Persistence (saved sessions)

  • Encryption

  • SecureBoot

  • Only 32 BIT software can run on it

  • Less Nvidia & hardware supported

  • You can manually install a PAE kernel later

Instructions

  1. How to create your bootable USB
  2. Boot your computer from it (bios boot menu)

Important: Use only the suggested tools to record your USB, otherwise you may not be able to boot it.

See more FAQs and Howto’s


To verify the MD5 from Linux use this howto

Technical Details

  • Min. Requirements: 400 MB RAM, 500 Mhz CPU

  • Includes Installer and Live mode, advanced persistence and encryption, drivers, many software, and demo content.

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While Elive is very well tested, any software can have bugs and we thus cannot guarantee the integrity of your data in all circumstances.
 
We recommend creating backups regularly at your own discretion, for which Elive provides ample built-in tools.