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 Manjaro Linux.

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  1. Frugalware icon
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    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
     
  2. Neptune icon
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    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
     
  3. AOSC OS icon
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    AOSC OS is the Linux distribution project of AOSC.

    AOSC OS is built independently, with some reference from some of the greatest Linux distributions from all over the world, namely Fedora, Arch Linux and Debian, etc. The system was initially built with bits and parts from the Li.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  4. Karoshi icon
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    Karoshi provides a simple graphical interface that allows for quick installation, setup and maintenance of a network.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  5. Tom OS icon
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    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
     
  6. KolibriOS icon
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    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

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    • Self-Hosted
     
  7. Siduction icon
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    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. Lingmo OS icon
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    The next generation of Lingmo OS, The development code is next (Helium).A modern, community-driven Linux desktop OS based on Debian GNU/Linux from China, built for elegance, performance, and next-gen app distribution with Linglong packages.

    3 Lingmo OS alternatives

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  9. GXDE OS icon
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    A nostalgic yet modern Linux distribution reviving the classic Deepin 15 (DDE 15) desktop on a fresh Debian base, with built-in Wine and Android app support.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Debian
    • Deepin
     
  10. SnowflakeOS icon
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    SnowflakeOS is a NixOS based Linux distribution focused on beginner friendliness and ease of use.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  11. parch means persian arch, yet another distro based on arch.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  12. CRUX Linux icon
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    CRUX is a lightweight GNU/Linux distribution for the x86-64 architecture targeted at experienced users. The primary focus of this distribution is keep it simple, which is reflected in a straightforward tar.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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