illumos Alternatives

illumos is described as 'Free and open-source Unix operating system. It derives from OpenSolaris, which in turn derives from SVR4 UNIX and Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD). illumos comprises a kernel, device drivers, system libraries, and utility software for system administration' and is a operating system in the os & utilities category. There are more than 100 alternatives to illumos for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Self-Hosted, BSD, Windows and Mac apps. The best illumos alternative is Linux Mint, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like illumos are Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora and Arch Linux.

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    Superb Mini Server (SMS) is a Slackware-based server distribution with web, DNS, DHCP, file, print and fax servers, iptables firewall, mail server with spam filter and anti-virus scanner, and BitTorrent station.

    151 Superb Mini Server alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
     
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    Calculate Linux is based on Gentoo that is well known for its stability and great performance on a broad range of hardware: from Pentium Pro to modern CPUs.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
     
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    Mabox Linux is based on Manjaro, featuring a customized Openbox window manager preconfigured to be ready to use.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Manjaro Linux
     
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    BLAG is a single-cd distro with everything desktop users "expect" from a desktop, plus a collection of nice server apps.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  5. Musix icon
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    Musix, a GNU+Linux distribution based on Knoppix, with special emphasis on audio production.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  6. Friend icon
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    The Friend Unifying Platform is a powerful open source framework that will allow developers to decouple their applications from technology silos. It will empower developers to swiftly deploy on and integrate with Ethereum and other decentralised technologies in a new blockchain...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Online
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
     
    • Friend is the most popular Android & Android Tablet alternative to illumos.

    • Friend is Free and Open Sourceillumos is also Free and Open Source
  7. ZevenOS icon
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    ZevenOS is an Ubuntu -based GNU/Linux distribution with focus on providing a fast and easy-to-use system with BeOS-like user interface and support for older hardware.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  8. RISC OS icon
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    Risc OS is an open-source OS specifically designed to run on the ARM chipset.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BeagleBoard
    • Raspberry Pi
     
  9. Frugalware icon
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    Frugalware Linux is an independently developed general purpose desktop Linux distribution designed for intermediate users. It follows simple Slackware -like design concepts and includes the .

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  10. RetroBSD icon
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    RetroBSD is a port of 2.11BSD Unix intended for embedded systems with fixed memory mapping. The current target is Microchip PIC32 microcontroller with 128 kbytes of RAM and 512 kbytes of Flash.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • BSD
     
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    Sourcemage is a source-based GNU/Linux distribution based on a Sorcery metaphor of 'casting' and 'dispelling' programs, which we refer to as 'spells'.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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    Obarun is a GNU/Linux operating system that relies on s6/66 init and service management suite. The goal of Obarun is to provide an alternative for people looking for more simplicity and transparency in maintaining their systems.

    88 Obarun alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
     
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