Shadowfetch Linux

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 recommended setup selects one model for the machine, but advanced models still require real storage and memory. Check the size before adding another model.

The wider limits of what Shadowfetch does and does not claim are set out in the security model.

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.
Run shadowfetch-health --json and attach the report after removing anything you consider private.
For browser migration problems, note the source browser, export format, browser package source, and the assistant's validation result. Never attach a password CSV.