Cheap Linux DVD

You can download SystemRescueCd immediately from this page. If you cannot download it you can order a bootable CDRom or USB-stick with the latest SystemRescueCd already installed on it from the popular osdisc website.

Download stable version for PC (32bit and 64bit)

Release	SystemRescueCd-x86-5.3.1
Release date	2018-09-17
Download size	548 MiB
Download link	systemrescuecd-x86-5.3.1.iso
Changelog	ChangeLog
md5sum	`fd6ac870e4f54d2599a4f140f2687634`
sha1sum	`02ad05be35e6b698a8f5bcd9d62aa365fe194e76`
sha256sum	`ee4d1f2b9c15350cac6a098366809ba0b6573fa5d3c28874ad5ca28559f4a32d`

You may also want to download old versions (download links and md5sum)

Installation on an USB stick

If you are interested in installing SystemRescueCd on an USB stick, you must download the CD-ROM version (ISO image) first from the current page.

Testing the downloaded file

To confirm that the download was successful, you should check the checksum of the file. You can use any checksum provided on this page but the most recent algorithms such as sha256 are recommended. You can run a commmand such as the following one:

sha256sum systemrescuecd-x86-x.y.z.iso

The checksum printed by this command should match the checksum provided on this page otherwise it means there are corruptions in the file you have downloaded. These checksum programs are part of coreutils on Linux and should be pre-installed with most distributions.

You can download sha256sum.exe for windows, and you can run the command from a cmd.exe terminal.

Writing the ISO image file to a CDRom

On Linux you can use either command line tools such as cdrecord/wodim or graphical tools such as k3b, brasero or xfburn.

On Windows you can use programs such as Nero or ImgBurn which is free.

Online documentation

Reading the Quick Start Guide is recommended if it is your first time using SystemRescueCd. You may also be interested in the Complete documentation for more details.