CoreOS Alternatives

CoreOS has been discontinued. Similar apps include Linux Mint, which is free and open source. Other options are Debian, Fedora, Zorin OS and Manjaro Linux. There's no shortage of Operating Systems like CoreOS, with more than 50 alternatives for Linux, self-hosting, the web, Mac and Windows.

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  1. Rocky Linux icon
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    Rocky Linux is a community enterprise operating system designed to be 100% bug-for-bug compatible with America's top enterprise Linux distribution now that its downstream partner has shifted direction. It is under intensive development by the community.

    187 Rocky Linux alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
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  2. Void Linux icon
     25 likes

    Void is a general purpose operating system, based on the monolithic Linux kernel. Its package system allows you to quickly install, update and remove software; software is provided in binary packages or can be built directly from sources with the help of the XBPS source packages...

    219 Void Linux alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
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  3. Slackware icon
     72 likes

    Slackware Linux is an advanced Linux operating system, designed with the twin goals of ease of use and stability as top priorities. Including the latest popular software while retaining a sense of tradition, providing simplicity and ease of use alongside flexibility and power...

    192 Slackware alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
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  4. FydeOS icon
     14 likes

    FydeOS offers a choice for regular PCs to behave like Chromebooks with alternative supporting services, on-premise or in the cloud, with or without Google. Formerly known as "Flint OS".

    124 FydeOS alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

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    • Chrome OS
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  5. GhostBSD icon
     21 likes

    GhostBSD is a user friendly desktop operating system based on FreeBSD , which attempts to conform to the Single Unix Specification. FreeBSD is known for its stability and security in server environments, which, incidentally, provides an...

    195 GhostBSD alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • BSD
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  6. Ubuntu Server icon
     43 likes

    The leading platform for scale-out computing, Ubuntu Server helps you make the most of your infrastructure. Whether you want to deploy an OpenStack cloud, a Hadoop cluster or a 50,000-node render farm, Ubuntu Server delivers the best value scale-out performance available.

    191 Ubuntu Server alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
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  7. OpenMandriva Lx icon
     12 likes

    The OpenMandriva distribution is a full-featured Linux desktop and server, sponsored by the OpenMandriva Association, and is based on ROSA, a Russian Linux distribution project which forked Mandriva Linux in 2012.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
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  8. AlmaLinux icon
     14 likes

    Launched with the code-name Project Lenix, AlmaLinux OS is an open-source, community-driven project that intends to fill the gap left by the demise of the CentOS stable release. AlmaLinux OS is a 1:1 binary compatible fork of RHEL® 8 and it is built by the creators of the...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
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  9. Trisquel icon
     53 likes

    Trisquel is a computer operating system, a GNU + Linux distribution, derived from another distribution, Ubuntu, which is derived from Debian.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
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  10. UCS is an open platform for central identity & access management, IT management, and active directory, with a web portal for easy access to applications.

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    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Self-Hosted
    • Kubernetes
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  11. KaOS icon
     12 likes

    KaOS is a desktop Linux distribution that features the latest version of the KDE desktop environment, the Calligra office suite, and other popular software applications that use the Qt toolkit. It was inspired by Arch Linux, but the developers build their own packages which are...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
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  12. Nitrux OS icon
     9 likes

    Debian-based Linux OS emphasizing beauty and efficiency. Uses KDE Plasma 5, AppImages, and OpenRC instead of systemd. Integrated with Maui Apps and Liquorix kernel for high responsiveness. Includes Firefox, NX Software Center, comprehensive app suite, and hardware probing.

    166 Nitrux OS alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Linux
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