Alternatives to Windows 98 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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Windows 10

Windows 10 is a personal computer operating system released by Microsoft as part of the Windows NT family of operating systems To encourage its adoption, Microsoft...

Commercial Windows
Onedrive integration Tablet support Transactional SMS 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
Based on Debian Lightweight 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 98, 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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