Clear Linux* OS image types

Clear Linux* OS offers many types of images for different platforms and environments.

The naming convention of a Clear Linux OS image filename is:

clear-[version number]-[image type].[compression type]

  • The [version number] field specifies the version number.

  • The [image type] field specifies the type of image and its corresponding file format.

  • The [compression type] field specifies the compression type. Two types of compression methods are used: GNU* zip (.gz) and XZ (.xz).

Table 1 lists the currently available images that are platform independent. Table 2 lists the currently available images that are platform specific.

Table 1: Types of platform-independent Clear Linux OS images

Image Type

Description

live-desktop.img or live-desktop.iso

Image for booting to GNOME* desktop to preview or install the OS.

live-server.img or live-server.iso

Image for booting to server command prompt to preview or install the OS.
Table 2: Types of platform-specific Clear Linux OS images

Image Type

Description

aws.img

Image suitable for use with Amazon* AWS*.

cloudguest.img

Image with generic cloud guest virtual machine (VM) requirements installed.

gce.tar

Image with the Google Compute Engine (GCE) specific kernel.

azure-hyperv.vhd

Image for Microsoft* Azure and Hyper-V generation 1 VMs. Includes optimized kernel for Hyper-V.

kvm.img

Image for booting in a simple VM with start_qemu.sh. Includes optimized kernel for KVM.

kvm-legacy.img

Image for booting in a simple VM using legacy BIOS, if using start_qemu.sh make sure to remove -bios parameter.

pxe.tar

Image suitable for use with PXE server.

vmware.vmdk

Virtual Machine Disk for VMware* platforms including Player, Workstation, and ESXi.