Kano OS Alternatives

Kano OS is described as 'An open-source OS for exploration, creation, and play. Kano OS is based on the Raspbian OS which itself is based on Debian, a Linux based operating system' and is a operating system in the education & reference category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Kano OS for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Self-Hosted, BSD, Mac and Windows apps. The best Kano OS alternative is Linux Mint, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Kano OS are Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora and Arch Linux.

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  1. Korora Project icon
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    Korora is an installable Fedora Remix Live USB image which aims to provide a complete out of the box experience for new users, including support for multimedia.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  2. instantOS icon
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    instantOS is a Manjaro based distro that works out of the box but is still aimed at power users. Everything is lightning fast and works out of the box.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Manjaro Linux
     
  3. Pisi Linux icon
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    Pisi Linux; which includes the PiSi package management system, it is an end-user oriented GNU / Linux distribution that aims to provide computer users with great ease of installation, configuration and use and to meet their main desktop needs.

    111 Pisi Linux alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  4. Elive icon
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    Elive provides a dynamic and clean interface without saturating the look. Nothing in the desktop is static. Simplicity and intuitive is one of its best points.

    165 Elive alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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    Based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, BlackBerry QNX has provided foundational software for many of the world’s mission-critical embedded systems since 1982. From nuclear power plants, surgical robots and class III life-critical medical devices to autonomous vehicles and brands like...

    121 BlackBerry QNX alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
     
  6. dahliaOS icon
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    dahliaOS is a modern, secure, lightweight and responsive operating system, combining the best of GNU/Linux and Fuchsia OS.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  7. aptosid icon
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    aptosid is an operating system based on the Debian GNU/Linux unstable branch, codenamed sid, and our ISOs hold fast to the core values and the Social Contract of Debian (DFSG).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  8. HardenedBSD icon
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    Founded in 2014 by Oliver Pinter and Shawn Webb, HardenedBSD is a security-enhanced fork of FreeBSD. The HardenedBSD Project is implementing many exploit mitigation and security technologies on top of FreeBSD.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • BSD
    • FreeBSD
     
  9. SolydXK icon
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    SolydX and SolydK are Debian based distributions with the Xfce and KDE Plasma desktop. SolydXK aims to be simple to use, providing an environment that is both stable and secure.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  10. Lunar Linux icon
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    Lunar Linux is a source based Linux distribution. It is built entirely by compiling source code, using custom optimizations.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  11. Hanthana Linux icon
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    Hanthana is a Linux based operating system and a Fedora remix suitable for desktop and laptop users. Hanthana comes to you in the form of a Live CD for regular PC (i686 architecture) systems.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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