# Download

## Stable

Latest stable version of **awesome** is version 4.0 (*Harder, Better, Faster,
Stronger*) released on 25 December 2016.

* [v4.0 changelog](../changelogs/v4.0.txt) ([short](../changelogs/short/v4.0.txt))
* [awesome-4.0.tar.bz2](https://github.com/awesomeWM/awesome-releases/raw/master/awesome-4.0.tar.bz2) ([GPG sig](https://github.com/awesomeWM/awesome-releases/raw/master/awesome-4.0.tar.bz2.asc))
* [awesome-4.0.tar.xz](https://github.com/awesomeWM/awesome-releases/raw/master/awesome-4.0.tar.xz) ([GPG sig](https://github.com/awesomeWM/awesome-releases/raw/master/awesome-4.0.tar.xz.asc))

## Old stable

This branch of **awesome** is deprecated.

Latest old stable version of **awesome** is version 3.5.9 (*Mighty Ravendark*)
released on 6 March 2016.

* [v3.5.9 changelog](../changelogs/v3.5.9.txt) ([short](../changelogs/short/v3.5.9.txt))
* [awesome-3.5.9.tar.bz2](https://github.com/awesomeWM/awesome-releases/raw/master/awesome-3.5.9.tar.bz2)
* [awesome-3.5.9.tar.xz](https://github.com/awesomeWM/awesome-releases/raw/master/awesome-3.5.9.tar.xz)

## Development

The Git repository can be cloned from Github:

  `git clone https://github.com/awesomeWM/awesome.git`

Alternatively, development versions can be downloaded as ZIP files through the
[Github web interface](https://github.com/awesomeWM/awesome).

## History

A list of of old releases [[is available here|releases]].

## Packages

**awesome** is currently available in:

* Arch Linux:
  * stable: [x86\_64](https://www.archlinux.org/packages/community/x86_64/awesome/)
    / [i686](https://www.archlinux.org/packages/community/i686/awesome/)
  * [awesome-git in AUR](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/awesome-git)
  * [awesome-luajit-git in AUR](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/awesome-luajit-git/)
* [Debian](http://packages.debian.org/awesome)
* [Ubuntu](http://packages.ubuntu.com/awesome)
* [FreeBSD](http://www.freshports.org/x11-wm/awesome/)
* [Gentoo](http://packages.gentoo.org/package/x11-wm/awesome)
* [OpenBSD](http://openports.se/x11/awesome)
* [NetBSD](http://cvsweb.netbsd.org/bsdweb.cgi/pkgsrc/wm/awesome/)
* [Source Mage GNU/Linux](http://codex.sourcemage.org/test/windowmanagers/awesome/)
* [T2 SDE](http://t2-project.org/packages/awesome.html)
* [CRUX](http://crux.nu/portdb/index.php?q=awesome&a=search&s=true)
* [openSUSE](http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/X11:/windowmanagers/)
* [PLD Linux](http://pld-linux.org)
* [Mageia](http://mageia.madb.org/package/show/application/0/name/awesome)

### Distributions using Awesome as the default window manager

 * [GoboLinux](gobolinux.org)