IBM OS/2 Alternatives

IBM OS/2 is described as 'OS/2 is a series of computer operating systems, initially created by Microsoft and IBM under the leadership of IBM software designer Ed Iacobucci' and is a operating system in the os & utilities category. There are more than 50 alternatives to IBM OS/2 for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Windows, BSD, Self-Hosted and Raspberry Pi apps. The best IBM OS/2 alternative is Linux Mint, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like IBM OS/2 are Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora and Arch Linux.

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OS/2 is a series of computer operating systems, initially created by Microsoft and IBM under the leadership of IBM software designer Ed Iacobucci.

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IBM OS/2 alternatives page was last updated Jan 24, 2025
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  1. Spongebuntu icon

    Spongebuntu

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    Spongebob themed Ubuntu distribution. The project may be dead if the creator does not receive interest from new developers.

    111 Spongebuntu alternatives

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    • Free • Open Source

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    • Linux
    Wallpaper
    Discontinued

    From their GitHub page: "This project is dead."

    Spongebuntu Features

    1.  Based on Ubuntu
    2.  Humor
    3.  Linux-based

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  2. NeXTSTEP icon

    NeXTSTEP

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    NeXTSTEP is a discontinued object-oriented, multitasking operating system based on UNIX. It was developed by NeXT Computer in the late 1980s and early 1990s and was initially used for its range of proprietary workstation computers such as the NeXTcube.

    127 NeXTSTEP alternatives

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    • Free Personal • Proprietary

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    • Self-Hosted
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    Discontinued

    Latest release was in 1995. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NeXTSTEP

    NeXTSTEP Features

    1.  Linux-based

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  4. Hannah Montana Linux icon

    Hannah Montana Linux

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    Hannah Montana Linux is a unix-like Linux Operating System based on Kubuntu. The Package Manager is Debian apt. The GUI is KDE 4.2 with Hannah Montana themes.

    142 Hannah Montana Linux alternatives

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    • Free • Open Source

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    • Linux
    Splash Screen
    Discontinued

    Has not been updated since about 2012 and is based on Kubuntu from 2009

    Hannah Montana Linux Features

    1.  Linux-based

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  5. Ubermix icon

    Ubermix

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    The ubermix is an all-free, specially built, Linux-based operating system designed from the ground up with the needs of education in mind.

    141 Ubermix alternatives

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    • Free • Open Source

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    • Linux
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    Properties

    1.  Educational

    Features

    1.  Based on Ubuntu

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  6. eComStation icon

    eComStation

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    eComStation is an operating system based on IBM OS/2 that runs on current hardware.

    101 eComStation alternatives

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    • US flagUnited States

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    • Self-Hosted

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  7. DeLicate Linux icon

    DeLicate Linux

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    DeLi(cate) is a fork of DeLi Linux 0.8 targeted at very old and low RAM computers. It also works very efficiently on ordinary computers where you want to run lightweight applications and avoid the bulk of ordinary distributions.

    34 DeLicate Linux alternatives

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    • Free • Open Source

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    • Linux
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    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

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  9. TRS-XENIX icon

    TRS-XENIX

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    The goals are to understand and learn how the operating system works at a detailed level and to attempt to adapt it to modern hardware and software systems, such as solid state based hard drive emulators and Ethernet connected devices.

    162 TRS-XENIX alternatives

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    • Free • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
    Discontinued

    The latest update is from June 2018.

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  10. ArcaOS icon

    ArcaOS

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    A new OS/2-based operating system from Arca Noae, codenamed Blue Lion, arrived today, May 15, 2017, after nearly two years in development.

    114 ArcaOS alternatives

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    • Linux
    • HP webOS
    • AROS
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  11. KidOS icon

    KidOS

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    Popular Alternatives to Scratch for Windows, Web, Mac, Linux, iPad and more. Explore 25+ apps like Scratch, all suggested and ranked by the AlternativeTo user community.

    122 KidOS alternatives

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    • Free • Open Source

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    • Online
    • Scratch
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  12. Springdale Linux icon

    Springdale Linux

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    Springdale Linux (SDL) / Formerly known as PUIAS Linux is a RHEL-based Distribution and Mirror. A project of members of the computing staff of ?Princeton University and the ?Institute for Advanced...

    180 Springdale Linux alternatives

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    • Free • Open Source

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    • Linux

    Springdale Linux Features

    1.  Linux-based

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  13. Xinuos OpenServer™ 10 icon

    Xinuos OpenServer™ 10

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

    161 Xinuos OpenServer™ 10 alternatives

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    • Free • Open Source

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    • US flagUnited States

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted

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  14. Minimal Linux Live icon

    Minimal Linux Live

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    Minimal Linux Live is a tiny Linux distribution which is designed to be built from scratch using a collection of automated shell scripts.

    30 Minimal Linux Live alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

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    • Linux

    Minimal Linux Live VS IBM OS/2

     
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