Red Hat Enterprise Linux Alternatives

Red Hat Enterprise Linux is described as 'Red Hat is the leader in development, deployment, and management of Linux and open source solutions for Internet infrastructure - ranging from embedded devices to secure Web servers. Red Hat was founded in 1994 by visionary entrepreneurs Bob Young and Marc Ewing' and is a very popular Linux Distro in the os & utilities category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Red Hat Enterprise Linux for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Self-Hosted, Windows, BSD and Mac apps. The best Red Hat Enterprise Linux alternative is Linux Mint, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Red Hat Enterprise Linux are Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora and Arch Linux.

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  1. Oracle Solaris icon
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    Oracle Solaris is the #1 enterprise OS, delivering breakthrough high-availability, security, efficiency, and industry-leading scalability/performance.

    152 Oracle Solaris alternatives

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Self-Hosted
     
  2. Artix Linux icon
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    Artix Linux is a fork (or continuation as an autonomous project) of the Arch-OpenRC and Manjaro-OpenRC projects. Artix Linux offers a lightweight, rolling-release operating system featuring the OpenRC init software.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  3. Ubuntu Core icon
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    Ubuntu Core, a minimalist rendition of Ubuntu , is a lightweight, transactionally updated operating system designed for deployments on embedded and IoT devices, cloud and more.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  4. Ubuntu Kylin icon
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    Ubuntu Kylin is an official Ubuntu subproject whose goal is to create a variant of Ubuntu that is more suitable for Chinese users using the Simplified Chinese writing system.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  5. GNU Guix icon
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    A purely functional package manager and an advanced distribution of the GNU operating system developed by the GNU Project—which respects the freedom of computer users.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • GNU Hurd
     
  6. Oracle Linux icon
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    Oracle Linux is a 100% binary compatible RHEL rebuild (just like CentOS) with many advantages: less delays between updates and security fixes to be available and BTRFS support.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
     
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    Comments about Oracle Linux as an Alternative to Red Hat Enterprise Linux
    Marek Najmajer
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    It's a reasonable choice due to compatibility with RHEL

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    • Oracle Linux is Free and Open SourceRed Hat Enterprise Linux is Paid and Proprietary
  7. 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...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  8. 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...

    136 DietPi alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
     
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    100% Fedora-compatible Linux distribution with stable updates, open-source packages, out-of-the-box tweaks, and enhanced setup for developers and everyday users, streamlining software creation, packaging, and immediate usability across all experience levels.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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