GNU Guix Alternatives

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

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  1. BunsenLabs icon
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    BunsenLabs Linux is a distribution offering a light-weight and easily customizable Openbox desktop. The current release is Helium, built on top of Debian (stable). The project is a community continuation of CrunchBang Linux.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  2. NomadBSD icon
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    NomadBSD is a persistent live system for USB flash drives, based on FreeBSD. Together with automatic hardware detection and setup, it is configured to be used as a desktop system that works out of the box, but can also be used for data...

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    • BSD
     
  3. ChromeOS Flex icon
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    Cloud-first, fast, easy-to-manage, and secure operating system for PCs and Macs. ChromeOS Flex is a sustainable way to modernize devices you already own. It’s easy to deploy across your fleet or simply try it to see what a cloud-first OS has to offer.

    62 ChromeOS Flex alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Chrome OS
     
  4. WattOS icon
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    wattOS is a fast desktop Linux distribution based on Debian. Using the lightweight Openbox window manager as its default user interface, the distribution strives to be as energy-efficient as possible...

    165 WattOS alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  5. 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
     
  6. PCLinuxOS icon
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    PCLinuxOS is a free easy to use Linux-based Operating System for desktops or laptops.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  7. PrismLinux icon
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    PrismLinux is a performance-oriented, Arch-based distribution featuring a graphical installer and optimized kernels (Liquorix/Zen) for a fast, simple, and rolling-release desktop experience.

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Arch Linux
     
  8. Pardus icon
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    Pardus is a GNU/Linux distribution funded and developed by the Scientific & Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBITAK). Pardus’ main focus is home use and office-related work with a user-friendly graphical interface using Gnome or Xfce desktop environments.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  9. 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

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  10. Debian-based Linux distribution with KDE Plasma 6, SDDM, Calamares installer, and major Breeze theme modifications. GPLv3+ licensed. High RAM required for Plasma, with LXQt lite fork available for less powerful hardware and lower memory usage.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • KDE Plasma
    • Debian
     
  11. Regolith Linux is a distro for people that prefer a spartan interface with polished and consistent system management. It brings together a trifecta of Ubuntu’s ubiquity, i3 -wm’s efficient and productive interface, and Gnome’s system...

    199 Regolith Linux alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Ubuntu
    • i3
     
  12. AV Linux icon
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    AV Linux is a versatile, MX Linux-based distribution featuring a large collection of audio and video production software.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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