illumos Alternatives

Apps similar to illumos include Linux Mint, which is free and open source. Other options are Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora and Arch Linux. There's no shortage of Operating Systems like illumos, with more than 100 alternatives for Linux, self-hosting, Windows, Mac and Chrome OS.

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  1. SerenityOS icon
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    Serenity is a graphical 32-bit Unix-like operating system with 90s aesthetics and built for x86 systems.

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    • Self-Hosted
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  2. Essence icon
     3 likes

    A desktop operating system built from scratch, for control and simplicity.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
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  3. AmigaOS icon
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    AmigaOS is the proprietary native operating system of the Amiga and AmigaOne personal computers, introduced with the launch of the first Amiga, the Amiga 1000, in 1985.

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • AmigaOS
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  4. ArchBang icon
     21 likes

    ArchBang is a simple GNU/Linux rolling release distribution which provides you with a lightweight Arch Linux system combined with the Openbox Window Manager.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
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  5. OpenIndiana icon
     14 likes

    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
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  6. ravynOS icon
     5 likes

    ravynOS is a new open-source desktop operating system that aims to provide a similar experience and compatibility with macOS on x86-64 systems.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • BSD
    • FreeBSD
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  7. Node OS icon
     12 likes

    NodeOS is a lightweight operating system using Node.js as userspace and managed by npm. Any package in npm is a NodeOS package, which at last count was 244,180 packages. The goal of NodeOS is to provide just enough to let npm provide the rest.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
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  8. 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
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  9. ArozOS icon
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    General purposed Web Desktop Operating Platform / OS for Raspberry Pis, Now written in Go! - tobychui/arozos

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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  10. Dragora icon
     8 likes

    Dragora GNU/Linux is a distribution created from scratch with the intention of providing a stable, multi-platform and multi-purpose operating system. It is built upon 100% free software. It has a very simple packaging system that allows installing, removing, upgrading and...

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
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