Slackware Alternatives for Mac
Slackware is not available for Mac but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on macOS with similar functionality. The best Mac alternative is macOS, which is free. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Slackware and 14 are available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Mac alternatives to Slackware are HoloISO, MINIX 3, Univention Corporate Server and illumos.
Slackware alternatives are mainly Operating Systems but may also be Linux Distros. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Slackware.- 180 macOS alternatives
- Operating System
- Free • Proprietary
- Mac
macOS is a Unix-based operating system, developed and marketed by Apple Inc. It is designed to run on Macintosh computers, having been pre-installed on all Macs since 2002. Within the market of home computers, and by web usage, macOS is the second most widely used desktop OS...
- - macOS is the most popular Mac alternative to Slackware.
macOS Features
- Dark Mode
- Ad-free
- Chromecast Support
- 56 HoloISO alternatives
- Operating System
- Linux Distro
- Free • Open Source
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
SteamOS 3 (Holo) archiso configuration.
HoloISO Features
- Ad-free
- Lightweight
- 162 MINIX 3 alternatives
- Operating System
- Free • Open Source
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
- Self-Hosted
MINIX is a POSIX-compliant Unix-like operating system based on a tiny microkernel running in kernel mode with the rest of the operating system running as a number of isolated, protected, processes in user mode.
MINIX 3 Features
- Lightweight
- Command line interface
- 100 Univention Corporate Server alternatives
- Operating System
- Linux Distro
- Server Management Tool
- Free • Open Source
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
Univention Corporate Server is a pre-configured platform to operate and manage server applications and complete IT infrastructures free of charge. It is optimal to provide Microsoft Server-like services on the cloud or on premises, to run and operate corporate IT environments...
Univention Corporate Server Features
- 183 illumos alternatives
- Operating System
- Free • Open Source
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
illumos is a free and open-source Unix operating system. It derives from OpenSolaris, which in turn derives from SVR4 UNIX and Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD). illumos comprises a kernel, device drivers, system libraries, and utility software for system administration.
illumos Features
- Rolling Release
- No Tracking
- Ad-free
- Lightweight
No screenshot - 173 PureDarwin alternatives
- Operating System
- Free • Open Source
- Mac
Darwin is the Open Source operating system from Apple that forms the basis for Mac OS X, and PureDarwin is a community project to make Darwin more usable (some people think of it as the informal successor to OpenDarwin.
- 163 GNU-Darwin alternatives
- Operating System
- Free • Open Source
- Mac
GNU-Darwin aims to be the most free software distribution. Our mission is two-fold: Focus on projects that leverage our unique combination of Darwin and GNU, and help users to enjoy the benefits of software freedom.
- 169 DAMS OS alternatives
- Operating System
- Linux Distro
- Free • Proprietary
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
A Small Debian-based Live OS.
DAMS OS Features
DiscontinuedDeveloped stopped in 2013. Last version, 2.0.1s32, released in September 2012, can be still downloaded from SourceForge.
- 174 Xinuos OpenServer™ 10 alternatives
- Operating System
- Free • Open Source
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
- Self-Hosted
Xinuos OpenServer™ 10 is a 64-bit operating system based on the popular FreeBSD and designed to support business applications within an enterprise environment.
No screenshot - 51 ZealOS alternatives
- Operating System
- Free • Open Source
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
The Zeal Operating System is a modernized, professional fork of the 64-bit Temple Operating System. Guiding principles of development include transparency, full user control, and adherence to public-domain/open-source implementations.
- 175 TRS-XENIX alternatives
- Operating System
- Free • Open Source
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
- Self-Hosted
The goals are to understand and learn how the operating system works at a detailed level and to attempt to adapt it to modern hardware and software systems, such as solid state based hard drive emulators and Ethernet connected devices.
No screenshot - 79 HP-UX alternatives
- Paid • Proprietary
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
- Self-Hosted
HP-UX is Hewlett Packard Enterprise's proprietary implementation of the Unix operating system, based on UNIX System V (initially System III) and first released in 1984. Recent versions support the HP 9000 series of computer systems, based on the PA-RISC instruction set...
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