Devuan
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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.
Features
Properties
- Privacy focused
Features
- Works Offline
- No Tracking
- Ad-free
- Based on Debian
Tags
- gnu
- systemd-free
- init
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nabbisen added Devuan as alternative to Trisquel, Zorin OS, Void Linux and KDE neon
nabbisen added Devuan as alternative to Arch Linux, Alpine Linux, Linux Lite and Gentoo
nabbisen added Devuan as alternative to OpenBSD, MX Linux, GNU Guix and Peppermint OS
nabbisen added Devuan as alternative to CentOS, Raspberry Pi OS, Rocky Linux and ReactOS
nabbisen added Devuan as alternative to Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Ubuntu Server, Artix Linux and Solus
nabbisen added Devuan as alternative to Artix Linux and openSUSE- nabbisen liked Devuan
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What is Devuan?
Devuan is the base GNU/Linux distribution aiming to replace 
Debian in order to preserve Init Freedom and avoid the systemd lock-in. Devuan is developed by and for Veteran Unix Admins.
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Open Source (GPL-3.0) and Free product.Alternatives
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- English
Comments and Reviews
I loved Debian for a really long time; since early Debian Sarge it was my general purpose OS of choice. But sadly: things changed. Namely systemd snucked its way in. While it is absolutely legitimate to like systemd (maybe it is your sense of fun, how maintainers handle feature-creep and security bugs), it is also absolutely legitimate to not like it (maybe, because you gotta do work or you would like to stay your init small, trivial and just out of your way), too: it is simply about the freedom of choice here. I love Devuan - real freedom, instead of Debians awkward dependency-hell that nearly always culminates in requiring systemd magically somehow.
Devuan is quite slow in updating even the most important packages. Not good for my usage. Might be good for you...
It depends on the mirror of the repository.
The best distro without SystemD! 😄 👍
Easy to install and use 🙃