503 Like Arch Linux Good alternative? YES NO Arch Linux is an independently developed, i686- and x86_64-optimised Linux distribution targeted at competent Linux users. It uses pacman, its home-grown package... Free Open Source Linux Rolling release Lightweight Add a feature
215 Like Xubuntu Good alternative? YES NO Xubuntu is an elegant and easy-to-use operating system. Xubuntu comes with Xfce, which is a stable, light and configurable desktop environment. Free Open Source Linux Self-Hosted Debian Based on Debian Lightweight Based on Ubuntu Add a feature
205 Like Lubuntu Good alternative? YES NO Lubuntu is a faster, more lightweight and energy saving variant of Ubuntu using LXDE, the lightweight X11 Desktop Environment. Free Open Source Linux Lightweight Customizable Based on Debian Based on Ubuntu XFCE support Add a feature
46 Like Ubuntu MATE Good alternative? YES NO Ubuntu Mate is a stable, easy-to-use operating system with a configurable desktop environment. Ideal for those who want the most out of their desktops, laptops and... Free Open Source Linux Based on Debian Lightweight Based on Ubuntu Add a feature
82 Like Haiku Good alternative? YES NO Haiku is a new open-source operating system that specifically targets personal computing. Inspired by the BeOS, Haiku is fast, simple to use, easy to learn and yet very... Free Open Source Haiku No features added Add a feature
66 Like Puppy Linux Good alternative? YES NO Linux is a free operating system, and Puppy Linux is a special build of Linux meant to make computing easy and fast. Free Open Source Linux Lightweight LiveUSB Add a feature
29 Like Antergos Good alternative? YES NO Antergos, as its father, Arch Linux , is a rolling release distro. It started life under the name of Cinnarch, combining the Cinnamon... Free Open Source Linux Based on Arch Linux Auto-installer Rolling release Add a feature
39 Like SliTaz Good alternative? YES NO SliTaz GNU/Linux LiveCD operating system. "SliTaz is a free operating system, working completely in RAM and booting from removable media such as a cdrom or USB key.... Free Open Source Linux No features added Add a feature
22 Like Ubuntu Server Good alternative? YES NO 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... Free Open Source Linux No features added Add a feature
12 Like Alpine Linux Good alternative? YES NO Alpine Linux is a security-oriented, lightweight Linux distribution based on musl libc and busybox. Free Open Source Linux Lightweight Security focused Add a feature
42 Like Bodhi Linux Good alternative? YES NO A minimalistic Linux distribution based on Ubuntu and the Enlightenment desktop environment. ... Free Open Source Linux Lightweight Based on Ubuntu Add a feature
13 Like Illumos Good alternative? YES NO Illumos is a derivative of OS/Net (aka ON), which basically is a Solaris/ OpenSolaris kernel with the bulk of the drivers, core... Free Mac Windows Linux No features added Add a feature
9 Like Porteus Good alternative? YES NO Porteus is a complete linux operating system that is optimized to run from CD, USB flash drive, hard drive, or other bootable storage media. It's small (under 300Mb)... Free Open Source Linux Lightweight LiveUSB Add a feature
13 Like Tiny Core Linux Good alternative? YES NO Tiny Core Linux (TCL) is a minimal Linux operating system focusing on providing a base system using BusyBox and FLTK. The lead developer of the project is Robert... Free Open Source Linux Lightweight Add a feature
25 Like Slax Good alternative? YES NO Slax is a modern, portable, small and fast Linux operating system with a modular approach and outstanding design. SLAX is a LiveCD Linux distribution based on... Free Open Source Linux Lightweight Add a feature Discontinued The project seems to be no longer updated. Last version, 7.0.8, released in March 2013, can be still downloaded from the official website.
