Gentoo Alternatives

Gentoo is described as 'Linux is a versatile, fast, highly configurable and completely free Linux and FreeBSD distribution geared towards developers and network professionals' and is a very popular Linux Distro in the os & utilities category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Gentoo for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Self-Hosted, Windows, BSD and Mac apps. The best Gentoo alternative is Linux Mint, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Gentoo are Ubuntu, Debian, Arch Linux and Fedora.

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  1. MiniOS icon
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    MiniOS is a lightweight and fast Linux distribution designed for installation on a USB drive. The MiniOS project was launched in 2009 as a Linux distribution for USB drives based on Mandriva Linux. However, in 2013 it was suspended due to the liquidation of Mandriva.

    48 MiniOS alternatives

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    • Linux
     
  2. Xinuos OpenServer™ 10 is a 64-bit operating system based on the popular FreeBSD and designed to support business applications within an enterprise environment.

    158 Xinuos OpenServer™ 10 alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
     
  3. Zenwalk Linux icon
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    Zenwalk Linux (formerly Minislack) is a Slackware -based GNU/Linux operating system with a goal of being slim and fast by using only one application per task and with focus on graphical desktop and multimedia usage.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
     
  4. OpenIndiana icon
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    OpenIndiana is a robust enterprise operating system, based on the illumos kernel. It is open source, free to use, community developed, and suitable for servers and desktops.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Self-Hosted
    • OpenSolaris
     
  5. Dynebolic icon
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    Free software operating system for media activists, artists and creatives. Dynebolic is as a practical tool for multimedia production: you can manipulate and broadcast both sound and video with tools to record, edit, encode and stream, having automatically recognised most...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
     
  6. Oracle Solaris icon
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    Oracle Solaris is the #1 enterprise OS, delivering breakthrough high-availability, security, efficiency, and industry-leading scalability/performance.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Self-Hosted
     
  7. Knoppix icon
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    Knoppix is an operating system based on Debian designed to be run directly from a CD / DVD (Live CD) or a USB key (Live USB), one of the first of its kind for any operating system. When starting a program, it is loaded from the removable medium and decompressed into a RAM drive.

    94 Knoppix alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
     
  8. MidnightBSD icon
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    BSD-derived desktop OS designed for usability, featuring graphical ports management, GNUstep system configuration, standard tools for daily tasks including email, web browsing, and word processing, supporting multiple licenses like BSD, X.org, and GNUstep.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
     
  9. Chromium OS icon
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    Chromium OS is an open-source project, used primarily by developers, that aims to build an operating system that provides a fast, simple, and more secure computing experience for people who spend most of their time on the web.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
     
  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

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    • Linux
     
  11. miniBSD icon
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    miniBSD is a project to develop a set of scripts that shrinks a running FreeBSD system to a small sized miniBSD distribution suited for small media like USB pens and CF cards.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • BSD
     
  12. pearOS icon
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    pearOS is a linux distribution that aims for UI and UX, offering a mac like feeling, now even on older PCs. Why hackintosh when you can pearintosh?

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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