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DistroWatch.com: OmniOS

OmniOS


Last Update: 2026-02-08 01:17 UTC

OmniOS is an open-source operating system for servers, with support for many popular Solaris and OpenSolaris technologies, such as the ZFS file system, bhyve hypervisor, Dtrace (a dynamic tracing framework for troubleshooting kernel and application problems), kernel-based virtual machine, and Linux zone. It is based on Illumos, a free software implementation of the Solaris kernel.

Popularity (hits per day): 12 months: 353 (35), 6 months: 366 (39), 3 months: 384 (35), 4 weeks: 352 (33), 1 week: 364 (29)

Average visitor rating: 10.0/10 from 1 review(s).

OmniOS Summary
Distribution OmniOS
Home Page https://omnios.org/
Mailing Lists https://illumos.topicbox.com/groups/omnios-discuss
User Forums --
Alternative User Forums --
Documentation https://docs.omnios.illumos.am/
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Download Mirrors https://omnios.org/download.html • DistroWatch Torrent Archive
Bug Tracker https://github.com/omniosorg/omnios-build/issues
Related Websites GitHub
Reviews r151040: LinuxPizza
Where To Donate, Buy or Try https://omnios.org/patron.html •

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Feature r151056
Release Date 2025-10-28
End Of Life  
Price (US$) Free
Image Size (MB) 200-1100
Free Download ISO, VMDK, QCOW2
Installation Text mode
Default Desktop --
Default Browser  
Package Format PKG
Package Management  
Release Model Fixed
Office Suite --
Processor Architecture x86_64
Init Software other
Journaled File Systems ZFS
Multilingual Yes
Full Package List r151056

Full Package List:   OmniOS r151056
  Number of packages: 407 (download as TXT)
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  •  7zip 25.1
  •  aac 0.5.11
  •  adpu320 0.5.11
  •  af 0.5.11
  •  afe 0.5.11
  •  agpgart 0.5.11-151056.152
  •  ahci 0.5.11
  •  amd 20250729
  •  amd8111s 0.5.11
  •  amr 0.5.11
  •  ar 0.5.11
  •  arcmsr 0.5.11
  •  as 0.5.11
  •  asn1crypto-313 1.5.1
  •  ata 0.5.11
  •  atge 0.5.11
  •  atiatom 0.5.11
  •  attrs-313 25.3.0
  •  audio 0.5.11
  •  autofs 0.5.11
  •  az 0.5.11
  •  bash 5.3
  •  bcm_sata 0.5.11
  •  be 0.5.11
  •  beadm 0.5.11
  •  bfe 0.5.11
  •  bg 0.5.11
  •  bge 0.5.11
  •  bg-extra 0.5.11
  •  bhyve 0.5.11
  •  bind 9.18.39
  •  blkdev 0.5.11
  •  bn 0.5.11
  •  bnx 0.5.11
  •  bnxe 0.5.11
  •  bo 0.5.11
  •  bpf 0.5.11
  •  bridging 0.5.11
  •  brotli 1.1.0
  •  bs 0.5.11
  •  bzip2 1.0.8
  •  ca 0.5.11
  •  ca-bundle 5.11
  •  ca-extra 0.5.11
  •  cffi-313 2.0.0.1
  •  chrony 4.8
  •  chxge 0.5.11
  •  cpp 20240422
  •  cpqary3 0.5.11
  •  cpu-counters 0.5.11
  •  cryptography-313 45.0.7
  •  cs 0.5.11
  •  cs-extra 0.5.11
  •  curl 8.16.0
  •  cxgbe 0.5.11
  •  da 0.5.11
  •  da-extra 0.5.11
  •  dbus 1.16.2
  •  dca 0.5.11
  •  de 0.5.11
  •  de-extra 0.5.11
  •  defaults 0.5.11
  •  demangle 0.5.11
  •  diskinfo 0.5.11
  •  dma 0.14
  •  dmfe 0.5.11
  •  dnet 0.5.11
  •  doctools 0.5.11
  •  drm 0.5.11-151056.152
  •  dtrace 0.5.11
  •  e1000g 0.5.11
  •  el 0.5.11
  •  el-extra 0.5.11
  •  emlxs 0.5.11
  •  en 0.5.11
  •  ena 0.5.11
  •  en-extra 0.5.11
  •  entire 11
  •  eoib 0.5.11
  •  es 0.5.11
  •  es-extra 0.5.11
  •  et 0.5.11
  •  expat 2.7.2
  •  extended-system-utilities 0.5.11
  •  fault-management 0.5.11
  •  fc-fabric 0.5.11
  •  fcip 0.5.11
  •  fcp 0.5.11
  •  fcsm 0.5.11
  •  fi 0.5.11
  •  fibre-channel/hbaapi 0.5.11
  •  fibre-channel/libsun_fc 0.5.11
  •  ficl 4.1.0
  •  fi-extra 0.5.11
  •  fil 0.5.11
  •  fipe 0.5.11
  •  firewire 0.5.11
  •  fonts 0.5.11
  •  fp 0.5.11
  •  fr 0.5.11
  •  fr-extra 0.5.11
  •  fru-id 0.5.11
  •  fss 0.5.11
  •  ftp 0.5.11
  •  fwflash 0.5.11
  •  ga 0.5.11
  •  gawk 5.3.2
  •  gcc-runtime 14
  •  glib2 2.84.4
  •  glm 0.5.11
  •  gmp 6.3.0
  •  gnu 0.5.11
  •  gnu-coreutils 9.8
  •  gnu-diffutils 3.12
  •  gnu-findutils 4.10.0
  •  gnu-gettext 0.26
  •  gnu-grep 3.12
  •  gnu-m4 1.4.20
  •  gnu-patch 2.8
  •  gnu-sed 4.9
  •  groff 1.23.0
  •  g++-runtime 14
  •  gss 0.5.11
  •  gss/diffie-hellman 0.5.11
  •  gss/spnego 0.5.11
  •  gu 0.5.11
  •  gzip 1.14
  •  hal 0.5.11
  •  hardware-registry 2025.6.9
  •  he 0.5.11
  •  hermon 0.5.11
  •  hi 0.5.11
  •  hme 0.5.11
  •  hr 0.5.11
  •  hr-extra 0.5.11
  •  hu 0.5.11
  •  hu-extra 0.5.11
  •  hxge 0.5.11
  •  hy 0.5.11
  •  i40e 0.5.11
  •  i86pc 0.5.11
  •  ib 0.5.11
  •  ibdma 0.5.11
  •  ibp 0.5.11
  •  id 0.5.11
  •  idna-313 3.10
  •  igb 0.5.11
  •  igc 0.5.11
  •  ii 0.5.11
  •  ima 0.5.11
  •  ima/header-ima 0.5.11
  •  inotify 0.5.11
  •  intel 20250512
  •  ioat 0.5.11
  •  ipc 0.5.11
  •  ipfilter 0.5.11
  •  ipkg 0.5.11
  •  is 0.5.11
  •  is-extra 0.5.11
  •  it 0.5.11
  •  it-extra 0.5.11
  •  ixgb 0.5.11
  •  ixgbe 0.5.11
  •  ja 0.5.11
  •  jsonrpclib-313 0.4.3.4
  •  jsonschema-313 4.17.3
  •  js-regex-313 1.0.1
  •  ka 0.5.11
  •  kerberos-5 0.5.11
  •  kernel 0.5.11
  •  keytables 0.5.11
  •  kk 0.5.11
  •  km 0.5.11
  •  kn 0.5.11
  •  ko 0.5.11
  •  kok 0.5.11
  •  ksensor 0.5.11
  •  ksh93 93.21.1.20120801
  •  ldap 0.5.11
  •  legacy 0.5.11
  •  less 679
  •  libbe-313 0.5.11
  •  libdbus 1.16.2
  •  libdbus-glib 0.114
  •  libdiskmgt 0.5.11
  •  libedit 3.1
  •  libfcoe 0.5.11
  •  libffi 3.4.5
  •  libidn 1.43
  •  libmpapi 0.5.11
  •  libmpscsi_vhci 0.5.11
  •  libpsl 0.21.5
  •  library 0.5.11
  •  libsasl 0.5.11
  •  libtecla 1.6.0
  •  libutempter 0.5.11
  •  libxml2 2.14.6
  •  linker 0.5.11
  •  lipkg 0.5.11
  •  lmrc 0.5.11
  •  loader 1.1
  •  locale 0.5.11
  •  lsimega 0.5.11
  •  lt 0.5.11
  •  lt-extra 0.5.11
  •  luxadm 0.5.11
  •  lv 0.5.11
  •  lv-extra 0.5.11
  •  lz4 1.10.0
  •  lzlib 1.15
  •  make 0.5.11
  •  man 0.5.11
  •  marvell88sx 0.5.11
  •  math 0.5.11
  •  mc 0.5.11
  •  mdb 0.5.11
  •  mdns 0.5.11
  •  mega_sas 0.5.11
  •  mk 0.5.11
  •  mk-extra 0.5.11
  •  ml 0.5.11
  •  mlxcx 0.5.11
  •  mn 0.5.11
  •  mozilla-nss 3.116
  •  mpfr 4.2.2
  •  mpt_sas 0.5.11
  •  mr 0.5.11
  •  mr_sas 0.5.11
  •  ms 0.5.11
  •  mt 0.5.11
  •  mtsk 0.5.11
  •  mxfe 0.5.11
  •  myri10ge 0.5.11
  •  name 0.5.11
  •  nb 0.5.11
  •  ncurses 6.5.20240511
  •  ne 0.5.11
  •  net-snmp 5.9.4
  •  network 0.5.11
  •  network-clients 0.5.11
  •  nfs 0.5.11
  •  nge 0.5.11
  •  nghttp2 1.67.1
  •  nis 0.5.11
  •  nl 0.5.11
  •  nl-extra 0.5.11
  •  nn 0.5.11
  •  notices 0.5.11
  •  nspr 4.37
  •  ntxn 0.5.11
  •  nvme 0.5.11
  •  nv_sata 0.5.11
  •  nxge 0.5.11
  •  object-file 0.5.11
  •  ofk 0.5.11
  •  openssh 10.0.2
  •  openssh-server 10.0.2
  •  openssl-3 3.5.4
  •  openssl 3.5.4
  •  or 0.5.11
  •  osnet-incorporation 0.5.11
  •  overlay 0.5.11
  •  pa 0.5.11
  •  pcap 1.10.5
  •  pcmcia 0.5.11
  •  pcre2 10.46
  •  pcre 8.45
  •  perl 5.42.0
  •  picl 0.5.11
  •  pip-313 25.2
  •  pipe-viewer 1.9.34
  •  pkg 0.5.11
  •  pl 0.5.11
  •  platform 0.5.11
  •  pl-extra 0.5.11
  •  pmcs 0.5.11
  •  policykit 0.5.11
  •  port-utility 0.5.11
  •  power 0.5.11
  •  providers 0.5.11
  •  pt 0.5.11
  •  pt-extra 0.5.11
  •  pv 0.5.11
  •  pycparser-313 2.22
  •  pycurl-313 7.45.6
  •  pyopenssl-313 25.1.0
  •  pyrsistent-313 0.20.0
  •  python-313 3.13.7
  •  qlc 0.5.11
  •  rapidjson-313 1.20
  •  rds 0.5.11
  •  rdsv3 0.5.11
  •  readline 8.3
  •  real-mode 0.5.11
  •  removable-media 0.5.11
  •  resize 352
  •  resource-pools 0.5.11
  •  rge 0.5.11
  •  ro 0.5.11
  •  routing 0.5.11
  •  rpcib 0.5.11
  •  rsyslog 8.2508.0
  •  rtls 0.5.11
  •  ru 0.5.11
  •  ru-extra 0.5.11
  •  sa 0.5.11
  •  sbp2 0.5.11
  •  screen 4.9.1
  •  scsa1394 0.5.11
  •  scsi-plugins 0.5.11
  •  sdcard 0.5.11
  •  sdp 0.5.11
  •  sdpib 0.5.11
  •  secure-rpc 0.5.11
  •  sensor 0.5.11
  •  ses 0.5.11
  •  setuptools-313 80.9.0
  •  sfe 0.5.11
  •  sfxge 0.5.11
  •  si 0.5.11
  •  si3124 0.5.11
  •  six-313 1.17.0
  •  sk 0.5.11
  •  sl 0.5.11
  •  smartpqi 0.5.11
  •  smb 0.5.11
  •  smp 0.5.11
  •  smrt 0.5.11
  •  snoop 0.5.11
  •  solaris-313 0.5.11
  •  sq 0.5.11
  •  sq-extra 0.5.11
  •  sqlite-3 3.50.4
  •  sr 0.5.11
  •  stmf 0.5.11
  •  sudo 1.9.17.2
  •  sun-solaris 0.5.11
  •  SUNWcs 0.5.11
  •  SUNWcsd 0.5.11
  •  suspend-resume 0.5.11
  •  sv 0.5.11
  •  sv-extra 0.5.11
  •  svr4 0.5.11
  •  ta 0.5.11
  •  tavor 0.5.11
  •  tcp-wrapper 7.6
  •  te 0.5.11
  •  telnet 0.5.11
  •  terminfo 0.5.11
  •  th 0.5.11
  •  th-extra 0.5.11
  •  tools 0.5.11
  •  tpm 0.5.11
  •  tr 0.5.11
  •  tr-extra 0.5.11
  •  trousers 0.3.15
  •  ucb 0.5.11
  •  udapl 0.5.11
  •  udapl-tavor 0.5.11
  •  udfs 0.5.11
  •  ug 0.5.11
  •  ugen 0.5.11
  •  uk 0.5.11
  •  unzip 6.0
  •  ur 0.5.11
  •  urxvt-terminfo 9.31
  •  usb 0.5.11
  •  usbecm 0.5.11
  •  usbftdi 0.5.11
  •  usbs49_fw 0.5.11
  •  usbsacm 0.5.11
  •  usbser 0.5.11
  •  usbser_edge 0.5.11
  •  usbsksp 0.5.11
  •  usbsprl 0.5.11
  •  utf-8 0.5.11
  •  vi 0.5.11
  •  vim 9.1.1730
  •  vioblk 0.5.11
  •  vioif 0.5.11
  •  viorand 0.5.11
  •  vioscsi 0.5.11
  •  virtio 0.5.11
  •  vmxnet3s 0.5.11
  •  vr 0.5.11
  •  watch 4.0.5
  •  wget 1.25.0
  •  wget2 2.2.0
  •  words 20200724
  •  xcu4 0.5.11
  •  xge 0.5.11
  •  xz 5.8.1
  •  yge 0.5.11
  •  zen 0.5.11
  •  zfs 0.5.11
  •  zfs-313 0.5.11
  •  zh_cn 0.5.11
  •  zh_cn-extra 0.5.11
  •  zh_hk 0.5.11
  •  zh_mo 0.5.11
  •  zh_sg 0.5.11
  •  zh_tw 0.5.11
  •  zip 3.0
  •  zlib 1.3.1
  •  zoneinfo 2025.2
  •  zones 0.5.11
  •  zstd 1.5.7


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Version: r151056
Rating: 10
Date: 2026-02-03
Votes: 4


 When FreeBSD started to get politically co-opted by various groups, it was time for me to look beyond the horizon again, to see what else is out there where I wouldn't run into more social media drama. OmniOS, the legitimate heir to Solaris and one of the few free SysV Unixes, is a wonderful upgrade: ZFS and DTrace are present, the NetBSD package manager pkgsrc is naturally supported, and the developers, even though there aren't many left, are doing their best to keep OmniOS maintained and modern after the end of commercial support by OmniTI. I haven't tried OmniOS on the desktop yet, but on the server it's pleasantly quiet: it just works. I've never seen any crashes, everything is performant and stable, and the manuals are, of course, beyond reproach. Highly recommended.


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