eComStation is an operating system based on IBM OS/2 that runs on current hardware.
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- Self-Hosted
Windows 11 Alternatives
One of the most popular alternatives to Windows 11 is Linux Mint, which is free and open source. Other popular alternatives are Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora and Arch Linux. Operating Systems like Windows 11 are a crowded field, with more than 100 alternatives for Linux, self-hosting, Windows, Mac and Chrome OS.
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Most Windows 11 alternatives are Operating Systems, but you can also narrow the list to Linux Distros or Desktop Environments. Other popular filters are Windows, Linux, Lightweight, EU and Operating System. You can also filter for EU-based alternatives if you prefer software from the European Union.
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135 RetroBSD alternativesRetroBSD is a port of 2.11BSD Unix intended for embedded systems with fixed memory mapping. The current target is Microchip PIC32 microcontroller with 128 kbytes of RAM and 512 kbytes of Flash.
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- Free
- Proprietary
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- BSD
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- Free
- Open Source
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- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Chrome OS
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DeLi(cate) is a fork of DeLi Linux 0.8 targeted at very old and low RAM computers. It also works very efficiently on ordinary computers where you want to run lightweight applications and avoid the bulk of ordinary distributions.
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- Free
- Open Source
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- Linux
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Spaced Linux is a polished desktop distribution built on Devuan Ceres, using sysvinit, MATE, and Compiz. It welcomes first-time Linux users without hiding the system from experienced users who want to inspect, customize, automate, and rebuild it.
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- Free
- Open Source
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- Linux
United States
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- Free
- Open Source
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- Linux
Prototype Linux is a lightweight distribution based on Debian Stable, built to feel familiar in the way it works, not in the way it looks. No mimicry, no overhead, just a straightforward desktop for anyone coming from Windows.
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- Free
- Open Source (BSD-3-Clause)
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- Linux
Brazil
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PorteuX is a Linux distro based on Slackware, inspired by Slax and Porteus and available to the public for free under GPL. Its main goal is to be super fast, small, portable, modular and immutable (if the user wants so).
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- Free
- Open Source (GPL-2.0)
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- Linux
- Slackware
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Vitruvian is an operating system based on Linux, heavily inspired by BeOS, bringing the elegance and simplicity of a classic operating system to modern hardware. It leverages Linux's hardware support while maintaining the responsive, user-friendly nature of BeOS.
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- Free
- Open Source (GPL-2.0)
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- Linux
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A robust Linux distribution based on Debian 13 and Cinnamon, optimized out-of-the-box for CAD, 3D design, and engineering workflows.
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- Free
- Open Source (GPL-3.0)
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- Linux
Kicksecure is a free and open-source Linux distribution that aims to provide a highly secure computing environment. It has been developed from the ground up according to a formidable -- and time proven -- defense in-depth security design.
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- Free
- Open Source
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- Linux
156 Visopsys alternativesVisopsys (VISual OPerating SYStem) is an alternative operating system for PC-compatible computers, written “from scratch”, and developed primarily by a single hobbyist programmer since 1997.
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- Free
- Proprietary
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- Self-Hosted
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