# Maple Linux

> Canada's Debian-based desktop Linux: no telemetry, no ads, free for personal, institutional and commercial use, and fast on hardware five years old.

Maple Linux is a subsidiary of Maple Open Tech (https://mapleopentech.ca/).


## Newsletter

- [Check your email](https://maplelinux.ca/newsletter/check-your-email/): One more step to confirm your subscription to Maple Linux release news.
- [Check your email](https://maplelinux.ca/newsletter/pending/): One more step to confirm your subscription to Maple Linux release news.
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## Pages

- [Privacy Policy](https://maplelinux.ca/privacy-policy/): How Maple Linux handles personal information under PIPEDA, Quebec's Law 25 and CASL. No analytics, no advertising, no tracking cookies.
- [Maple Linux Core - Build From Scratch](https://maplelinux.ca/maple-linux-core-build-from-scratch/): Build your own Maple Linux Core ISO from the Codeberg repository: dependencies, the base Debian image, the custom packages and the build itself.
- [Maple Linux Core - Read Me](https://maplelinux.ca/maple-linux-core-read-me/): What Maple Linux Core is, what ships with it, the hardware it needs and the thinking behind a minimal Debian remaster with Canadian defaults.
- [Installing Maple Linux](https://maplelinux.ca/installing-maple-linux/): Step by step: download the Maple Linux Core ISO, write it to a USB drive on Windows, macOS or Linux, boot it, try the live session and install.
- [Contact the Maple Linux Team](https://maplelinux.ca/contact-the-maple-linux-team/): Maple Open Tech, built in Southwold, Ontario. Email hello@mapleopentech.ca about contributing, enterprise support, or moving an organization to Maple Linux.
- [About Maple Linux](https://maplelinux.ca/about-maple-linux/): Why a Canadian Linux distribution: a team that has used Linux for thirty years, a minimal Debian remaster, and free migration help for Canadian non-profits.
- [Maple Linux Support](https://maplelinux.ca/maple-linux-support/): Documentation, downloads and where to report a bug: the installation guide, the Maple Linux Core read me, building from source, and the Codeberg repository.
- [Contribute to Maple Linux](https://maplelinux.ca/contribute-to-maple-linux/): Three ways to help a Canadian Linux distribution: spread the word, report bugs on Codeberg, or donate servers and funds that go directly to development.
- [Download Maple Linux](https://maplelinux.ca/download-maple-linux/): Download Maple Linux Core v1.4.5.7 (Southwold) as an ISO or a torrent, verify it against the SHA-512 checksum and GPG signature, and add the Maple APT repository.

## Contact

hello@mapleopentech.ca