Linspire AlternativesOperating Systems & Linux Distros like Linspire

Linspire is described as '64 bit Linux based OS, that is geared towards the business, education and government worker. It has all the applications business users will need for work, research and deployment among very high end desktop systems' and is a operating system in the os & utilities category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Linspire for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Self-Hosted, Tor Browser, Kubernetes and Ubuntu apps. The best Linspire alternative is Tails, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Linspire are macOS, Lubuntu, CentOS and Nobara Linux.

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  1. Tails icon
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    The Amnesic Incognito Live System (Tails) is a Debian 9 based live CD/USB with the goal of providing complete Internet anonymity for the user. The product ships with several Internet applications, including web browser, IRC client, mail client...

    130 Tails alternatives

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    • Linux
    • Tor Browser
    • GNOME
    • Tor
    • Thunderbird
     
  2. macOS icon
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    A Unix-based OS for Mac with seamlessly integration with Apple’s ecosystem, offering an intuitive UI, productivity tools like Finder, Spotlight, and Automator, built-in apps like Safari and Photos, Continuity for cross-device functionality, and security features including FileVault and Gatekeeper.

    177 macOS alternatives

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
     
  3. Lubuntu icon
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    Lubuntu is a fast and lightweight operating system with a clean and easy-to-use user interface. It is a Linux system, that uses the minimal desktop LXDE/LXQT.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  4. CentOS icon
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    CentOS is a community-supported, free and open source operating system based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux. It exists to provide a free enterprise class computing platform and strives to maintain 100% binary compatibility with its upstream distribution.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  5. Nobara Linux icon
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    The Nobara Project, to put it simply, is a modified version of Fedora Linux with user-friendly fixes added to it. Fedora is a very good workstation OS, however, anything involving any kind of 3rd party or proprietary packages is usually...

    103 Nobara Linux alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  6. Raspberry Pi OS icon
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    Raspberry Pi OS (previously called Raspbian) is the Foundation’s official supported operating system. You can install it with NOOBS or download the image below and follow our installation guide.

    194 Raspberry Pi OS alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Raspberry Pi
     
  7. Chrome OS icon
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    Google Chrome OS is a Linux-based operating system designed by Google that uses the Google Chrome web browser as its principal user interface, so it works primarily with web applications.

    192 Chrome OS alternatives

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Chrome OS
     
  8. Ubuntu Server icon
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    The leading platform for scale-out computing, Ubuntu Server helps you make the most of your infrastructure. Whether you want to deploy an OpenStack cloud, a Hadoop cluster or a 50,000-node render farm, Ubuntu Server delivers the best value scale-out performance available.

    184 Ubuntu Server alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
     
  9. OpenMandriva Lx icon
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    The OpenMandriva distribution is a full-featured Linux desktop and server, sponsored by the OpenMandriva Association, and is based on ROSA, a Russian Linux distribution project which forked Mandriva Linux in 2012.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  10. DietPi icon
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    DietPi is a lightweight and optimized operating system mostly targeted against IoT devices. With DietPi you can install specially optimized software with a few clicks. It has an easy-to-use whiptail GUI for its many configuration and system management options and a helpful...

    135 DietPi alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
     
  11. Void Linux icon
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    Void is a general purpose operating system, based on the monolithic Linux kernel. Its package system allows you to quickly install, update and remove software; software is provided in binary packages or can be built directly from sources with the help of the XBPS source packages...

    210 Void Linux alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
     
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