Ubuntu Alternatives

The top-rated alternative to Ubuntu is Linux Mint, which is free and open source. People also recommend Kubuntu, Debian, Fedora and Xubuntu. There's no shortage of Operating Systems like Ubuntu, with more than 100 alternatives for Linux, self-hosting, Windows, Mac and the web.

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  1. Redox icon
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    Redox is a Unix-like Operating System written in Rust, aiming to bring the innovations of Rust to a modern microkernel and full set of applications.

    73 Redox alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Linux
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    Redox OS running COSMIC Editor
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  2. Kaisen Linux icon
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    Kaisen Linux is a distribution for IT professional based on the Debian GNU/Linux distribution. It is a complete operating system whose originality is to provide a set of tools dedicated to system administration and covering all the needs for diagnosing and dealing with faults or...

    51 Kaisen Linux alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
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  3. Voyager icon
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    Voyager Live is an Xubuntu distribution and live DVD showcasing the Xfce desktop environment. Its features include the Avant Window Navigator or AWN (a dock-like navigation bar), Conky (a program which...

    94 Voyager alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
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  4. Emmabuntüs icon
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    Emmabuntüs is a Debian-based GNU/Linux distribution designed to make computers easy to use, including older machines. It provides a complete desktop environment with preconfigured applications and tools for computer reuse, digital inclusion and everyday use.

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    • Linux
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  5. AnduinOS icon
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    AnduinOS is a custom Ubuntu-based Linux distribution that aims to facilitate developers transitioning from Windows to Linux by maintaining familiar operational habits and workflows.

    54 AnduinOS alternatives

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    • Linux
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  6. Chromium OS icon
     15 likes

    Chromium OS is an open-source project, used primarily by developers, that aims to build an operating system that provides a fast, simple, and more secure computing experience for people who spend most of their time on the web.

    147 Chromium OS alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
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  7. AriOS icon
     5 likes

    AriOS is an easy-to-use operating system based on Ubuntu. AriOS comes with a unique and optimized interface as well as many extra applications, multimedia codecs, flash and java plugins, and many tweaks! AriOS is not just Ubuntu+extra programs. It has been carefully desig.

    104 AriOS alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  8. Parabola icon
     17 likes

    A project providing a fully free (as in freedom) derivative of Arch Linux. Inheriting Arch's lightweight and flexibility, Parabola offers software freedom plus all power to the users.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
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  9. Neptune icon
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    Neptune is a GNU/Linux Distribution for desktops based fully upon Debian Stable. It ships with a modern KDE Plasma Desktop with its main view on a good looking multimedia system which allows for getting work done.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
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  10. Spatry's remix of Manjaro Linux! It comes with the XFCE desktop, lots of themes and a complete software set designed to give you an enjoyable user experience.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Arch Linux
    • Manjaro Linux
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  11. EuroLinux icon
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    EuroLinux is an enterprise-class Linux distribution made and supported by the EuroLinux company, built directly from source code of Red Hat Enterprise Linux.

    55 EuroLinux alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
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