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This section allows you to search for a particular distribution based on certain criteria. Select the criteria from the drop-down and check boxes below and hit the Submit Query button to get a list of known distributions that match your choice.
The following distributions match your criteria (sorted by popularity):
1. Artix Linux (33)
Artix Linux is a fork (or continuation as an autonomous project) of the Arch-OpenRC and Manjaro-OpenRC projects. Artix Linux offers a lightweight, rolling-release operating system featuring the OpenRC init software. (Alternative spins feature the runit and s6 init software.) Several editions of Artix Linux are available, featuring either a plain command line or one of several desktop environments.
2. Alpine Linux (34)
Alpine Linux is a community developed operating system designed for routers, firewalls, VPNs, VoIP boxes, containers, and servers. It was designed with security in mind; it has proactive security features like PaX and SSP that prevent security holes in the software to be exploited. The C library used is musl and the base tools are all in BusyBox. Those are normally found in embedded systems and are smaller than the tools found in GNU/Linux systems.
3. Devuan GNU+Linux (35)
Devuan GNU+Linux is a Linux distribution forked from Debian in 2015. The project's primary goal is to provide a variant of Debian without the complexities and dependencies of systemd, an init system and services manager originally developed by Red Hat and later adopted by most other Linux distributions. Devuan's initial beta release was made available in April 2016, together with an upgrade path from Debian 7.0 "Wheezy" and a possibility to switch to Devuan from Debian 8.0 "Jessie". The distribution adopted Xfce as its default desktop.
4. Exton Linux (38)
Exton Linux is a set of over 15 Linux distributions based on Arch Linux, CRUX, Debian, deepin, Fedora, openSUSE, Puppy Linux and Slackware Linux. They are designed to be lightweight, fast and easy to use. Exton Linux comes with popular pre-configured desktop environments and a set of pre-installed software packages, including web browsers, office suites, multimedia players and development tools. It also includes various customization options, such as the ability to change the appearance of the desktop and install additional software packages. Exton Linux is available in several editions, each tailored to a specific use case, such as general-purpose computing, gaming, multimedia or servers.
5. Gentoo Linux (48)
Gentoo Linux is a versatile and fast, completely free Linux distribution geared towards developers and network professionals. Unlike other distros, Gentoo Linux has an advanced package management system called Portage. Portage is a true ports system in the tradition of BSD ports, but is Python-based and sports a number of advanced features including dependencies, fine-grained package management, "fake" (OpenBSD-style) installs, safe unmerging, system profiles, virtual packages, config file management, and more.
6. Nitrux (77)
Nitrux is a desktop Linux distribution built from Debian, but with an immutable base system, the OpenRC init system, and without any traditional Debian package management tools. It uses the Calamares system installer and includes the Hyprland window manager, Hypr utilities, the greetd+QtGreet login manager, and the Waybar Wayland bar. Nitrux emphasizes the use of AppBox to manage end-user software and it also supports AppImage and Flatpak package formats.
7. Vendefoul Wolf (104)
Vendefoul Wolf is a set of lightweight, Devuan-based Linux distributions featuring various popular desktop environments, including Budgie, Cinnamon, KDE Plasma, LXQt, Trinity and Xfce. As the init software, it offers a choice between SysV and runit. Some of the distribution's other main features include the LibreWolf web browser, the Calamares system installer, an application store, and its own repository of software packages. Besides the main edition, Vendefoul Wolf also produces various community spins with alternative desktops and window managers.
8. Calculate Linux (105)
Calculate Linux is a Gentoo-based family of three distinguished distributions. Calculate Directory Server (CDS) is a solution that supports Windows and Linux clients via LDAP + SAMBA, providing proxy, mail and Jabbers servers with streamlined user management. Calculate Linux Desktop (CLD) is a workstation and client distribution (with a choice of Cinnamon, KDE Plasma, LXQt, MATE or Xfce desktops) that includes a wizard to configure a connection to Calculate Directory Server. Calculate Linux Scratch (CLS) is a live CD with a build framework for creating a custom distribution.
9. postmarketOS (135)
postmarketOS is an Alpine-based Linux distribution for mobile devices and desktop computers. The project offers several mobile interfaces - including GNOME Mobile, Phosh, Plasma Mobile and Simple X Mobile (Sxmo). The distribution also offers a range of popular desktop environments, window managers and Wayland compositors for x86_64 and AArch64 computers, such as COSMIC, GNOME, KDE Plasma and Sway. The project aims to provide long-term support for a range of mobile devices, key among them the Librem 5 and the PinePhone, though others, traditionally Android devices, are also supported.
10. Essora Eos (198)
Essora Eos is a set of desktop Linux distributions based on Devuan, featuring the JWM or Openbox window managers or the KDE Plasma or LXDE desktop environments. It uses the OpenRC init system and the Xlibre display server. The distribution aims to be clean, minimal, fast and customisable, with only the essential tools installed by default. Essora Eos uses the Calamares system installer and provides a custom graphical configuration utility called "Essora Control Centre".
11. Vipnix LiveCD (231)
Vipnix LiveCD is a portable Linux distribution built on the legacy of Gentoo Linux, Funtoo and Macaroni OS. It combines Gentoo's source-based optimization, Funtoo's innovative tools and Macaroni OS's modern, container-friendly approach. Vipnix integrates the lightweight LXQt desktop environment and the educational XLibre X11 server into a live operating system designed for enthusiasts, professionals and system recovery tasks. It is developed by Vipnix, a Brazilian IT solutions company specialising in customised infrastructure, cybersecurity, data protection and biotechnology.
12. Genuen (233)
Genuen is a spin of Devuan GNU+Linux consisting exclusively of Free Software (as defined by the Free Software Foundation) and a choice of several alternative init systems, such as OpenRC, Runit, s6 and SysV. The distribution ships with the GNU Linux-libre kernel. The project provides installation images for desktop and server deployments, as well as pre-configured live images with JWM, KDE Plasma, Openbox and Xfce desktops available for the i686 and x86_64 architectures.
13. Adélie Linux (265)
Adélie Linux is an independently-developed Linux distribution for desktops and servers. It uses the musl standard C library, GNU Coreutils-based userland, the APK package manager (developed by Alpine Linux), and OpenRC and s6 init systems. The project's desktop edition offers a choice of four desktops - KDE Plasma, LXQt, MATE and Xfce, while the supported processor architectures include AArch64, armv7l, i386, PPC, PPC64 and x86_64. The distribution is developed by a Canadian IT services company called Cyberlogic, founded in 1995.
14. Redcore Linux (284)
Redcore Linux explores the idea of bringing the power of Gentoo Linux to the masses. It aims to be a very quick way to install a pure Gentoo Linux system without spending hours or days compiling from source code, and reading documentation. To achieve this goal, Redcore provides a repository with pre-built binary packages which receives continuous updates, following a rolling release model.
15. Pentoo (296)
Pentoo is a Gentoo-based Linux live CD with a selection of applications and tools designed to perform penetration testing.
16. Nemesis Linux (305)
Nemesis Linux is a set of lightweight, minimalist live Linux distributions inspired by the Slackware-based Porteus project, but based on Artix Linux instead. It uses the Pacman package manager and the OpenRC init system. Nemesis Linux offers four desktop variants featuring the Cinnamon, LXDE, LXQt and Xfce desktop environments.
17. Daphile (323)
Daphile is a minimal operating system for running a digital audio player on a headless computer. The operating system and media manager can be controlled remotely using a web-based interface.
18. Macaroni OS (381)
Macaroni OS, a Linux distribution born as an incubation project under the source-based Funtoo Linux umbrella, develops a range of binary Linux operating systems for desktops, servers and containers.
19. Maemo Leste (407)
Maemo Leste is a Devuan-based Linux distribution designed for mobile devices with touch screens, such as smartphones, tablets and personal digital assistants (PDA). It is a continuation of Nokia's Maemo project the development of which was terminated in 2011. Unlike its predecessor which only ran on a single device, Maemo Leste runs on a variety of devices. It uses a mainline Linux kernel, the Matchbox window manager, and the GTK-based Hildon framework as its graphical user interface and application framework. Besides supporting a variety of popular mobile devices, such as Nokia N900, Motorola Droid and Bionic, PinePhone, PineTab and Allwinner, the project also provides virtual images for standard 64-bit computers. Maemo Leste aims to build an unconstrained and free mobile Linux distribution for hackers, developers and casual users.
20. Bicom Systems SERVERware (452)
Bicom Systems' SERVERware is a commercial, Gentoo-based, purpose-built virtualization platform designed specifically for telephony and cloud-based Unified Communications (UC) environments. Its goal is to deliver high performance, reliability and scalability in a modern, intuitive user interface. The distribution's main features include built-in data integrity and resilience, geo-redundancy for disaster preparedness, user-friendly management, and support for modern virtualization technologies. Bicom SERVERware can be used as a standalone server, as a mirror for enhanced redundancy via real-time mirrored storage, or as a cluster.
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The advanced search form allows you to fine tune your search criteria by including multiple items in your search. Once completed, it will also allow you to display the result either as a list of all matching distributions with their descriptions, or in a sorted tabular format.
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