Debian Alternatives

Debian is described as 'The Debian Project is an association of individuals who have made common cause to create a free operating system. This operating system that we have created is called Debian' and is a leading Linux Distro in the os & utilities category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Debian for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Self-Hosted, Windows, Mac and BSD apps. The best Debian alternative is Linux Mint, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Debian are Ubuntu, Arch Linux, Fedora and openSUSE.

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  1. Elive icon
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    Elive provides a dynamic and clean interface without saturating the look. Nothing in the desktop is static. Simplicity and intuitive is one of its best points.

    165 Elive alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  2. Frugalware icon
     4 likes

    Frugalware Linux is an independently developed general purpose desktop Linux distribution designed for intermediate users. It follows simple Slackware -like design concepts and includes the .

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  3. openFyde icon
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    The simple, swift and secure operating system, now open source.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Chrome OS
    • Raspberry Pi
     
  4. SnowflakeOS icon
     6 likes

    SnowflakeOS is a NixOS based Linux distribution focused on beginner friendliness and ease of use.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  5. MINIX 3 icon
     10 likes

    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
     
  6. Neptune icon
     1 like

    Neptune is a GNU/Linux Distribution for desktops based fully upon Debian Stable. It ships with a modern KDE Plasma Desktop with its main view on a good looking multimedia system which allows for getting work done.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  7. Siduction icon
     1 like

    The siduction distribution is a desktop-oriented operating system and live medium based on the 'unstable' branch of Debian GNU/Linux.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  8. Tom OS icon
     2 likes

    TOS is an operating system developed by Tom Meyers The idea has been created because of one main reason. Installing arch always took a lot of time. After you installed it and had all software installed you spend an entire day of work.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Arch Linux
    • Manjaro Linux
     
  9. KolibriOS icon
     16 likes

    KolibriOS is a tiny yet incredibly powerful and fast operating system. This power requires only a few megabyte disk space and 8MB of RAM to run. Kolibri features a rich set of applications that include word processor, image viewer, graphical editor, web browser and well over 30...

    80 KolibriOS alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
     
  10. Chimbalix icon
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    Chimbalix is a Linux distribution focused on everyday desktop use, internet independence, and autonomy. It's fast, versatile, and ready to use out of the box.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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