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The best Operating System alternative to Source Mage is Ubuntu, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Source Mage and loads of them are Operating Systems so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Operating System alternatives to Source Mage are Tails, Xubuntu, Gentoo and Nitrux OS.

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Source Mage alternatives page was last updated Jan 16, 2024
  1. Ubuntu icon
     2339 likes

    Ubuntu is a community developed, Linux-based operating system that is perfect for laptops, desktops and servers. It contains all the applications you need - a web browser, presentation, document and spreadsheet software, instant messaging and much more.

    162 Ubuntu alternatives
    Ubuntu 24.04 with Gnome 46

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Ubuntu

    Properties

    1.  Customizable
    2.  No registration required
    3.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    4.  Works Offline
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  Linux-based
    2.  Based on Debian
    3.  User friendly
    4.  APT package manager
    5.  Support for Unicode
    6.  OTA Updates
    7.  Kde support
    8.  Support for .deb files
    9.  Support for scripting
    10.  Debian package compatible
    11.  KDE
    12.  Portable
    13.  Dark Mode
    14.  X server
    Ubuntu iconSource Mage Icon

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    Ubuntu is designed from the ground up to be as friendly to the end user as possible. Everything is distributed in binary format, and is configured graphically. In contrast, Source Mage is geared towards powerusers and hobbyists, and is compiled entirely from source code.

    Negative commentDec 7, 2019
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    • Ubuntu is the most popular Linux alternative to Source Mage.

    • Ubuntu is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Source Mage.

    • Ubuntu is Free and Open SourceSource Mage is also Free and Open Source
    • Ubuntu is CustomizableSource Mage is not according to our users
  2. Tails icon
     219 likes

    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...

    140 Tails alternatives
    Tails screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Electrum
    • Tor Browser
    • GNOME
    • Tor
    • VeraCrypt
    • Thunderbird

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Security-focused
    3.  No Tracking
    4.  Works Offline
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Booting from USB
    2.  Tor
    3.  Online Anonymity
    4.  PGP Encryption
    5.  Support for TOR
    6.  Based on Debian
    7.  Dark Mode
    8.  End-to-End Encryption
    9.  Cold Boot Protection
    10.  AES-256 Encryption
    11.  Portable
    12.  Compatible with TrueCrypt
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  3. Xubuntu icon
     288 likes

    Xubuntu is an elegant and easy-to-use operating system. Xubuntu comes with Xfce, which is a stable, light and configurable desktop environment. It is based on Ubuntu Debian Linux.

    189 Xubuntu alternatives
    Xubuntu 19.10

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Works Offline
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  Privacy focused
    5.  No Tracking

    Features

    1.  Based on Ubuntu
    2.  XFCE support
    3.  Based on Debian
    Xubuntu iconSource Mage Icon

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  4. Gentoo icon
     154 likes

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

    190 Gentoo alternatives
    Gentoo screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • FreeBSD

    Gentoo Features

    1.  Rolling Release
    2.  Linux-based
    Gentoo iconSource Mage Icon

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  5. Nitrux OS icon
     6 likes

    Nitrux is a free, beautiful, open-source Debian-based distribution with a focus on beauty, user efficiency, and portable universal app formats.

    172 Nitrux OS alternatives
    Nitrux 3.6.0

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux

    Nitrux OS Features

    1.  Kde support
    2.  NX Desktop
    3.  Based on Debian
    4.  KDE
    Nitrux OS iconSource Mage Icon

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  6. GNU Guix icon
     20 likes

    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.

    208 GNU Guix alternatives
    Xfce desktop environment

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • GNU Hurd

    Properties

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  Privacy focused
    3.  Lightweight
    4.  No registration required
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  No Tracking

    Features

    1.  FSF Endorsement
    2.  Linux-based
    3.  Functional Language
    4.  Rolling Release
    5.  Container Virtualization
    6.  Support for scripting
    7.  Command line interface
    GNU Guix iconSource Mage Icon

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    • GNU Guix is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Source Mage.

    • GNU Guix is Free and Open SourceSource Mage is also Free and Open Source
    • GNU Guix is Privacy focused and LightweightSource Mage is not according to our users
  7. DietPi icon
     13 likes

    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...

    143 DietPi alternatives
    DietPi configuration tool

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Based on Debian
    DietPi iconSource Mage Icon

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  8. Endless OS icon
     11 likes

    Endless OS is a Linux-based operating system which provides a simplified and streamlined user experience using a customized desktop environment forked from GNOME 3. Rather than using a traditional Linux package management system, Endless OS uses a read-only root file system...

    185 Endless OS alternatives
    Endless OS screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux

    Properties

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Lightweight
    3.  Works Offline

    Features

    1.  Kid friendly
    2.  Support for Docker
    3.  Flatpak
    4.  Linux-based
    5.  Based on Debian
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  9. Ultramarine Linux icon
     3 likes

    Designed to be 100% bug-for-bug compatible with Fedora, Ultramarine offers the latest and greatest in open-source software, yet maintaining rock-solid stability. Making sure things don't break is our top priority.

    168 Ultramarine Linux alternatives
    GNOME is a simple, elegant, and intuitive desktop environment with a focus on productivity.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  No Tracking
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  Works Offline
    5.  No registration required
    6.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  Rolling Release
    3.  Based on Fedora
    4.  Linux-based
    5.  KDE
    6.  Multiple languages
    7.  KDE Plasma integration
    8.  Unix-like
    Ultramarine Linux iconSource Mage Icon

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  10. FydeOS icon
     7 likes

    FydeOS offers a choice for regular PCs to behave like Chromebooks with alternative supporting services, on-premise or in the cloud, with or without Google. Formerly known as "Flint OS".

    123 FydeOS alternatives
    FydeOS screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free PersonalProprietary

    Platforms

    • Chrome OS

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Cloud based
    2.  No registration required
    3.  Rolling Release
    4.  Portable
    5.  Dark Mode
    6.  Cloud Sync
    7.  No Tracking
    8.  Ad-free
    9.  Command line interface
    10.  ChromeOS-like
    FydeOS iconSource Mage Icon

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  11. Mageia icon
     25 likes

    Mageia is a fork of Mandriva Linux formed in September 2010 by former employees and contributors to the popular French Linux distribution. Unlike Mandriva, which is a commercial entity, the Mageia project is a community project and a...

    200 Mageia alternatives
    Mageia screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    Mageia iconSource Mage Icon

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  12. Ubuntu Budgie icon
     13 likes

    Ubuntu Budgie (previously budgie-remix) is an Ubuntu-based distribution featuring the Budgie desktop, originally developed by the Solus project. Written from scratch and integrating tightly with GNOME stack, Budgie focuses on simplicity and...

    198 Ubuntu Budgie alternatives
    Ubuntu Budgie screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Based on Ubuntu
    2.  Linux-based
    Ubuntu Budgie iconSource Mage Icon

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