Alternatives to Windows 95 for all platforms with any license

Ubuntu

Ubuntu is a Debian Linux-based open source operating system for desktop computers.

Free Open Source Windows Linux Windows S
Customizable Based on Debian OTA Updates Privacy protection ... Support for Unicode Add a feature

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Debian

Debian is a free distribution of the GNU/Linux operating system. It is distributed with access to repositories containing thousands of software packages ready for...

Free Open Source Windows Linux Windows S BSD Self-Hosted
Rolling release Based on Debian Package Manager Customizable ... Package Control UI customization Add a feature

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Linux Mint

Linux Mint is one of the most popular desktop Linux distributions and used by millions of people. The purpose of Linux Mint is to produce a modern, elegant and...

Free Open Source Linux
Dark theme Ad-free Built-in File Manager Customizable ... Based on Debian Multiple languages Out Of The Box Privacy focused Privacy protection XFCE support Add a feature

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Arch Linux

Arch Linux is an independently developed, i686- and x86_64-optimised Linux distribution targeted at competent Linux users. It uses pacman, its home-grown package...

Free Open Source Linux
Rolling release ARM support Customizable Lightweight ... Package Control Add a feature

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Fedora

The Fedora Project is an openly-developed project designed by Red Hat , open for general participation, led by a meritocracy, following a set of project objectives.

Free Open Source Linux
Key rebinding Multiple languages Out Of The Box Separated workspaces Add a feature

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macOS

macOS is a Unix-based operating system developed and marketed by Apple Inc., Designed to run on Macintosh computers.

Commercial Mac
Powerful render engine Privacy focused Privacy protection Voice Commands Add a feature

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Xubuntu

Xubuntu is an elegant and easy-to-use operating system. Xubuntu comes with Xfce, which is a stable, light and configurable desktop environment.

Free Open Source Linux Self-Hosted Ubuntu Debian
Lightweight Based on Debian Based on Ubuntu Add a feature

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ReactOS

ReactOS is a free, modern operating system in alpha stage, based on the design of Windows XP/2003. Written completely from scratch, it aims to follow the Windows...

Free Open Source Windows Wine
Windows XP Compatibility Nt kernel Community based Lightweight ... Windows-like Add a feature

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- As ReactOS is still in alpha stage and not suitable for everyday use, it is not very good alternative. But if you have some legacy (maybe customized or abandoned) software / game that require Windows 95, you should try React OS - it may work well and you will run your software in modern, supported OS. KuboFHromoslav • May 2017
openSUSE

openSUSE is a free and Linux-based operating system for your PC, Laptop or Server. The openSUSE distribution is a stable, easy to use and complete multi-purpose...

Free Open Source Linux
Community based Customizable Privacy protection Rolling release Add a feature

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FreeBSD

FreeBSD is an advanced operating system for x86 compatible (including Pentium® and Athlon™), amd64 compatible (including Opteron™, Athlon™64, and EM64T), ARM...

Free Open Source BSD Self-Hosted
Package Control Unix-like Add a feature

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Kubuntu

Linux operating system distribution derived from Ubuntu but with KDE environment.

Free Open Source Linux
Based on Debian Based on Ubuntu Add a feature

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CentOS

CentOS is a community-supported, free and open source operating system based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux. It exists to provide a free enterprise class computing platform...

Free Open Source Linux
No features added Add a feature

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Gentoo

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

Free Open Source Linux BSD FreeBSD
Rolling release Add a feature

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Red Hat

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...

Commercial Linux
No features added Add a feature

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Haiku

Haiku is a new open-source operating system that specifically targets personal computing. Inspired by the BeOS, Haiku is fast, simple to use, easy to learn and yet very...

Free Open Source Haiku
Lightweight Add a feature

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