TrueOS Alternatives

TrueOS has been discontinued. Similar apps include Linux Mint, which is free and open source. Other options are Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora and Arch Linux. Operating Systems like TrueOS are a crowded field, with more than 100 alternatives for Linux, self-hosting, Mac, Windows and Chrome OS.

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  1. Pearl OS icon
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    Pearl Linux OS has been available for free download since 12/2014 with our first release simply titled Pearl Linux. It was based on the 14.04 released version of Ubuntu. That release was using the XFCE desktop environment.

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    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
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  2. Pentoo icon
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    Pentoo is a security-focused livecd based on Gentoo. It's basically a Gentoo install with lots of customized tools, a customized kernel, and much more.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
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  3. Enso OS icon
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    Enso aims to be a clean and simple OS that is easy to use and incorporates some of our favourite projects from around the Linux world.

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    • Linux
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  4. MirOS icon
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    MirOS BSD is a secure operating system from the BSD family for 32-bit i386 and sparc systems. It is based on 4.4BSD-Lite (mostly OpenBSD, some NetBSD®).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • BSD
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  5. Septor icon
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    Septor Linux is a operating system that provides users with a perfect computing environment for surfing the Internet anonymously. Septor providing users with a stable and reliable distribution that is based on Debian GNU/Linux and works on a wide range of computers.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • KDE
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  6. 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

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  7. CLIP OS icon
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    The CLIP OS project is an open source project maintained by the ANSSI (National Cybersecurity Agency of France) that aims to build a secure, multi-level operating system, based on the Linux kernel and a lot of free and open source software.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
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  8. Parsix icon
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    Parsix GNU/Linux is a live and installation DVD based on Debian GNU/Linux. The project's goal is to provide a ready-to-use and easy-to-install operating system based on .

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  9. FatDog64 icon
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    Fatdog64 Linux is a small yet versatile 64-bit multi-user Linux distribution. built to run on virtually any computer with a 64-bit architecture.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Linux
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  10. Node OS icon
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    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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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
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  11. Source Mage icon
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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

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    Platforms

    • Linux
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  12. AcademiX GNU/Linux is a Debian-based Linux distribution developed specifically for education. The distribution was built on the Debian Linux (Stretch / Buster) distribution and contains free software for education.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
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