Alpine Linux AlternativesLinux Distros & Operating Systems like Alpine Linux

Apps similar to Alpine Linux include Fedora, which is free and open source. Other options are Tails, Zorin OS, ReactOS and Whonix. You're spoiled for choice with Operating Systems like Alpine Linux: we list more than 50 alternatives for Linux, self-hosting, Mac, Windows and Chrome OS.

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  1. Fedora icon
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    Fedora creates an innovative, free, and open source platform for hardware, clouds, and containers that enables software developers and community members to build tailored solutions for their users.

    198 Fedora alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
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  2. Tails icon
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    Tails is a Debian based live CD/USB with the goal of providing complete Internet anonymity for the user.

    134 Tails alternatives

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    • Linux
    • Tor Browser
    • GNOME
    • Tor
    • Thunderbird
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  3. Zorin OS icon
     163 likes

    Linux-based OS designed for familiar user experience, mimicking Windows or macOS, supports dual-boot, runs Windows apps via WINE, pre-installed essential software, customizable desktop layouts, broad hardware compatibility, and privacy-focused updates.

    198 Zorin OS alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
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  4. ReactOS icon
     301 likes

    ReactOS™ is a FOSS effort to develop a quality operating system based on the architecture of Microsoft® Windows™ NT family of operating systems, that is compatible with applications and drivers written for it (NT4, 2000, XP, 2003, Vista, 7).

    208 ReactOS alternatives

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    • Windows
    • ReactOS
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  5. Whonix icon
     67 likes

    Whonix is a desktop operating system designed for advanced security and privacy. Whonix mitigates the threat of common attack vectors while maintaining usability. Online anonymity is realized via fail-safe, automatic, and desktop-wide use of the Tor network.

    48 Whonix alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
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  6. Nobara Linux icon
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    The Nobara Project, to put it simply, is a modified version of Fedora Linux with user-friendly fixes added to it. Fedora is a very good workstation OS, however, anything involving any kind of 3rd party or proprietary packages is usually...

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
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  7. Vinix icon
     11 likes

    Vinix is an effort to write a modern, fast, and useful operating system in the V programming language.

    64 Vinix alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Alpine Linux
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  8. Devuan icon
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    Devuan GNU+Linux is a fork of Debian without systemd that allows users to reclaim control over their system by avoiding unnecessary entanglements and ensuring Init Freedom.

    50 Devuan alternatives

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    • Linux
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  9. Artix Linux icon
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    Artix Linux is a fork (or continuation as an autonomous project) of the Arch-OpenRC and Manjaro-OpenRC projects. Artix Linux offers a lightweight, rolling-release operating system featuring the OpenRC init software.

    96 Artix Linux alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
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  10. Solus icon
     72 likes

    Solus Operating System is a Linux distribution built from scratch, exclusively for desktop systems. There is no scope-creep associated with generic platforms, and the project aims to provide a modern and focused desktop-centric solution, that is designed to keep out of the way...

    212 Solus alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
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  11. Vanilla OS icon
     18 likes

    Vanilla OS is an operating system built with simplicity in mind. It's fast, lightweight, beautiful and ready for all your daily tasks.

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    • Linux
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  12. secureblue icon
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    secureblue is a security-focused, open-source operating system that ships as rpm-ostree container images derived from Fedora Atomic/CoreOS. It emphasizes proactive hardening—such as removing SUID binaries, enabling hardened_malloc, and disabling unprivileged user...

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