Fedora Alternatives

Fedora is described as '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' and is a leading Linux Distro in the os & utilities category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Fedora for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Self-Hosted, Mac, Windows and BSD apps. The best Fedora alternative is Linux Mint, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Fedora are Ubuntu, Debian, Arch Linux and openSUSE.

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  1. Mageia icon
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    Mageia is a fork of Mandriva Linux formed in September 2010 by former employees and contributors to the popular French Linux distribution. Unlike Mandriva, which is a commercial entity, the Mageia project is a community project and a...

    204 Mageia alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  2. FydeOS icon
     13 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".

    122 FydeOS alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Chrome OS
     
  3. 100% Fedora-compatible Linux distribution with stable updates, open-source packages, out-of-the-box tweaks, and enhanced setup for developers and everyday users, streamlining software creation, packaging, and immediate usability across all experience levels.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  4. GNU Guix icon
     23 likes

    A purely functional package manager and an advanced distribution of the GNU operating system developed by the GNU Project—which respects the freedom of computer users.

    210 GNU Guix alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • GNU Hurd
     
  5. Ubuntu Kylin icon
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    Ubuntu Kylin is an official Ubuntu subproject whose goal is to create a variant of Ubuntu that is more suitable for Chinese users using the Simplified Chinese writing system.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  6. EU OS icon
     5 likes

    Community-led Proof-of-Concept for a common free Operating System for the EU public sector.

    53 EU OS alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  7. ALT Linux icon
     16 likes

    ALT Linux is a set of RPM-based, APT-managed operating systems built on top of the Linux kernel and Sisyphus package repository branches. ALT Linux Rescue is, well, the disaster recovery tool.

    206 ALT Linux alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  8. Nitrux OS icon
     7 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.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  9. Ubuntu Budgie icon
     15 likes

    Ubuntu Budgie (previously budgie-remix) is an Ubuntu-based distribution featuring the Budgie desktop, originally developed by the Solus project. Written from scratch and integrating tightly with GNOME stack, Budgie focuses on simplicity and...

    188 Ubuntu Budgie alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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