phyOS Alternatives

phyOS is described as 'Suckless tools based minimalist and functional distribution for aesthetics and simple usage based on Arch Linux' and is an app. There are six alternatives to phyOS for Linux, BSD, Self-Hosted, Arch Linux and FreeBSD. The best phyOS alternative is Arch Linux, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like phyOS are Manjaro Linux, EndeavourOS, Gentoo and NixOS.

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  1. Arch Linux icon
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    Arch Linux is an independently developed, x86_64 optimized GNU/Linux distribution targeted at competent Linux users. It uses pacman, its home-grown package manager, to provide updates to the latest software applications with full dependency tracking.

    199 Arch Linux alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
    • Arch Linux is the most popular Linux alternative to phyOS.

    • Arch Linux is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to phyOS.

    • Arch Linux is Free and Open SourcephyOS is also Free and Open Source
    • Arch Linux is Customizable, Lightweight and Privacy focusedphyOS is not according to our users
  2. Manjaro Linux icon
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    Manjaro is a user-friendly Linux distribution based on the independently developed Arch operating system. Within the Linux community, Arch itself is renowned for being an exceptionally fast, powerful, and lightweight distribution that provides access to the very latest cutting...

    179 Manjaro Linux alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Arch Linux
     
  3. EndeavourOS icon
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    EndeavourOS is an Arch-based distro that provides an Arch experience without the hassle of installing it manually for both x86_64 and ARM systems. After installation, you’re provided with a lightweight and almost barebones environment ready to be explored with your terminal...

    163 EndeavourOS alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  4. Gentoo icon
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    Gentoo Linux is a versatile, fast, highly configurable and completely free Linux and FreeBSD distribution geared towards developers and network professionals.

    189 Gentoo alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • FreeBSD
     
  5. NixOS icon
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    NixOS is a GNU/Linux distribution that aims to improve the state of the art in system configuration management. In existing distributions, actions such as upgrades are dangerous: upgrading a package can cause other packages to break, upgrading an entire system is much less...

    188 NixOS alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
     
    • NixOS is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to phyOS.

    • NixOS is Free and Open SourcephyOS is also Free and Open Source
    • NixOS is Privacy focused and LightweightphyOS is not according to our users
  6. Arch Anywhere icon
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    The Arch Anywhere ISO contains an automated install script giving you the ability to install a fully custom Arch Linux system in minutes.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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