Known issues

The honest caveats. Shadowfetch Linux is active and installable, but it is still a young Debian-testing derivative.

Current known issues

• Secure Boot is not signed yet. If the USB does not appear or refuses to boot, disable Secure Boot in firmware before installing.
• Debian testing can move underneath us. Most packages come from upstream Debian testing, so update behavior can change faster than on Debian stable.
• NVIDIA hardware varies. The proprietary NVIDIA stack is included and non-NVIDIA systems remove it after first boot, but hybrid laptops and unusual GPUs may still need manual tuning.
• Local AI needs disk/RAM headroom. The Welcome flow checks model size, but larger models still require real storage and memory. Small machines should pick small GGUF models.

Before reporting a bug

• Record the exact ISO filename and whether the checksum matched.
• Note UEFI vs legacy BIOS, Secure Boot state, CPU/GPU, RAM, and disk layout.
• For install failures, include where Calamares stopped and whether the live session worked.