operating-system
Replicant is a fully free Android distribution running on several devices, a free software mobile operating system putting the emphasis on freedom and privacy/security.
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Librephone is the FSF's project to free up those blobs. This project's goal is not another Android distribution, but a long-term project to better understand and reverse-engineer the nonfree blobs used by virtually all SoCs made today.
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More than an edge OS . The immutable Linux meta-distribution for edge Kubernetes.
Transform your Linux system and preferred Kubernetes distribution into a secure bootable image for your edge devices.
With Kairos you can build immutable, bootable Kubernetes and OS images for your edge devices as easily as writing a Dockerfile. Optional P2P mesh with distributed ledger automates node bootstrapping and coordination. Updating nodes is as easy as CI/CD: push a new image to your container registry and let secure, risk-free A/B atomic upgrades do the rest. Kairos is part of the Secure Edge-Native Architecture (SENA) to securely run workloads at the Edge.
A lightweight, memory-protected, message-passing kernel for deeply embedded systems.
Hubris is an operating system for microcontrollers developed by Oxide Computer Company. We also have a blog post announcing Hubris on the Oxide blog.
Hubris provides preemptive multitasking, memory isolation between separately-compiled components, the ability to isolate crashing drivers and restart them without affecting the rest of the system, and flexible inter-component messaging that eliminates the need for most syscalls — in about 2000 lines of Rust. The Hubris debugger, Humility, allows us to walk up to a running system and inspect the interaction of all tasks, or capture a dump for offline debugging.
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the private and secure mobile OS.
The private and secure mobile operating system with Android app compatibility. Developed as a non-profit open source project.
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PandoraBox is a USB scanning station designed to detect and remove malware from USB disks. It is based on Pandora by CIRCL and is distributed under the GPLv3 license.
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skiftOS is a hobby OS built from scratch using C/C++ for ARM, x86, and RISC-V. It's simple, modern and modular. It has a modern C++ core library, reactive UI, and a capability-based microkernel for security and modularity.
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Transform your Raspberry Pi, or PC with Volumio's innovative software.
Providing the perfect backdrop for your musical journey. Our audio solutions, which includes high-fidelity streaming software and music streamers, a recrafted to deliver exceptional sound quality without compromising on user-friendly style
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The open source operating system for smart glasses.
Smart glasses OS, with dozens of built-in apps. Users get AI assistant, notifications, translation, screen mirror, captions, and more. Devs get to write 1 app that runs on any pair of smart glases.
Just Play.
An operating system that brings the console gaming experience of the '90s to modern PC hardware and games: insert cart, power on, play.
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Fly through your Windows 11 setup 🐝
Originally, Flyby11 was a simple patcher to remove the restrictions stopping you from installing Windows 11 (24H2) on unsupported hardware. Old PC? No TPM, no Secure Boot, unsupported CPU? Flyby11 let you install Windows 11 anyway.
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It's your Operating System.
An innovative platform for hardware, clouds, and containers, built with love by you. 100% Free & Open Source.
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Everywhere enterprise IT is headed, Red Hat® Enterprise Linux® is there. From the public cloud to the edge, it evolves to bring flexibility and reliability to new frontiers.
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Your Next(Gen) OS.
Redox is a Unix-like general-purpose microkernel-based operating system written in Rust, aiming to bring the innovations of Rust to a modern microkernel, a full set of programs and be a complete alternative to Linux and BSD.
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Transactional, in-place operating system updates using OCI/Docker container images. bootc is the key component in a broader mission of bootable containers.
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💽 Build Bespoke OS Images
A fancy wrapper around dnf --installroot, apt, pacman and zypper that generates customized disk images with a number of bells and whistles.
Simple by default, powerful when needed
Your favorite Linux distribution providing opinionated settings that make the Arch Linux base easy to use.
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Arch Linux is a lightweight, customizable Linux distribution for advanced users, offering a minimal base system and continuous updates through a rolling release model. It emphasizes simplicity and user control, with extensive community support and documentation.
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Beautiful UI design, intimate human-computer interaction, and friendly community environment make you feel at home.
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Hey there! In this book, we're going to build a small operating system from scratch, step by step.
You might get intimidated when you hear OS or kernel development, the basic functions of an OS (especially the kernel) are surprisingly simple. Even Linux, which is often cited as a huge open-source software, was only 8,413 lines in version 0.01. Today's Linux kernel is overwhelmingly large, but it started with a tiny codebase, just like your hobby project.
The alternative to Windows and macOS designed to make your computer faster, more powerful, secure, and privacy-respecting.
Zorin OS is designed to be easy, so you don't need to learn anything to get started. The Zorin Appearance app lets you change the desktop layout to feel like the environment you're familiar with, whether it's Windows, macOS, or Linux.
Simple, Immutable, Reproducible
SnowflakeOS is a NixOS based Linux distribution focused on beginner friendliness and ease of use.
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Easily ask questions about your Linux, Windows, and macOS infrastructure.
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Effortlessly deploy apps using a container — minimal know-how required.
Infinite OS is a container operating system designed to allow you to deploy applications knowing little to nothing about containers. It comes with a user-friendly dashboard, REST API, and CLI for seamless container management.
BareMetal OS is an exokernel-based operating system crafted entirely in x86-64 assembly and is designed to provide unparalleled levels of flexibility and efficiency. By exposing hardware resources directly to applications, it empowers developers to finely tune and optimize their software for specific tasks. With the exokernel's minimalist design, it minimizes the overhead imposed by traditional operating systems, enabling applications to achieve peak performance. Its x86-64 assembly implementation speaks to its commitment to squeezing every ounce of performance from the hardware, making it a compelling choice for those who demand the utmost control and efficiency from their computing environments.
The thoughtful, capable, and ethical replacement for Windows and macOS.
Graphical Unix-like operating system for x86-64 computers.
SerenityOS is a love letter to '90s user interfaces with a custom Unix-like core. It flatters with sincerity by stealing beautiful ideas from various other systems.
Roughly speaking, the goal is a marriage between the aesthetic of late-1990s productivity software and the power-user accessibility of late-2000s *nix.
An Operating System for Z80 computers, written in assembly
Zeal 8-bit OS is an operating system written entirely in Z80 assembly for Z80 computers. It has been designed around simplicity and portability. It is inspired by Linux and CP/M. It has the concept of drivers and disks while being ROM-able.
A Lean KDE Distribution.
KaOS is an independent distribution focused on Qt and KDE. The idea behind KaOS is to create a tightly integrated rolling and transparent distribution for the modern desktop, build from scratch with a very specific focus. Focus on one DE (KDE Plasma), one toolkit (Qt), one architecture (x86_64) plus a focus on evaluating and selecting the most suitable tools and applications.
An Omakase Developer Setup for Ubuntu 24.04 by DHH.
Turn a fresh Ubuntu installation into a fully-configured, beautiful, and modern web development system by running a single command. That's the one-line pitch for Omakub. No need to write bespoke configs for every essential tool just to get started or to be up on all the latest command-line tools. Omakub is an opinionated take on what Linux can be at its best.
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Yet another minimal Linux distribution, based on Arch Linux.
Archcraft is just another Linux distribution, made on top of Arch Linux. It uses window managers and lightweight applications, which makes it super fast. With pre-configured settings, Archcraft provides you the best out of the box window manager experience.
Dusk OS is a 32-bit Forth and big brother to Collapse OS. Its primary purpose is to be maximally useful during the first stage of civilizational collapse, that is, when we can't produce modern computers anymore but that there's still many modern computers around.
Bootstrap post-collapse technology.
Winter is coming and Collapse OS aims to soften the blow. It is a Forth (why Forth?) operating system and a collection of tools and documentation with a single purpose: preserve the ability to program microcontrollers through civilizational collapse.
Everyone should have control over their personal data and privacy
HexOS combines a simplified UI, automations, workflows, and managed services with user-provided hardware to offer elegant home server management for off-the-shelf server appliances, custom-built hardware, and even recycled PCs. Powered by TrueNAS, the world's most deployed enterprise-grade storage platform, HexOS provides a highly reliable and easy-to-use solution to store, use, and protect your data.
Void is a general purpose operating system, based on the monolithic Linux kernel. Its package system allows you to quickly install, update and remove software; software is provided in binary packages or can be built directly from sources with the help of the XBPS source packages collection.
The Next Generation Linux Workstation.
Bluefin is an operating system for your computer. The best of both worlds: the reliability and ease of use of a Chromebook, with the power of a GNOME desktop.
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The Universal Blue project builds a diverse set of continuously delivered operating system images using Fedora Atomic Desktop's support for OCI/Docker containers. That's nerdspeak for the ultimate Linux client: the reliability of a Chromebook, but with the flexibility and power of a traditional Linux desktop.
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Atmosphère is a work-in-progress customized firmware for the Nintendo Switch.
A free Windows-compatible Operating System.
Imagine running your favorite Windows applications and drivers in an open-source environment you can trust. That's the mission of ReactOS
The Linux Desktop for people who want to "get stuff done".
Aeon is great for anyone who wants a computer that "just works"; in particular it is perfect for the "lazy developer" who prefers to spend their time getting things done while letting their desktop take care of itself. The OS is static, automated and reliable, letting you focus on your apps and work.
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snarkOS is a decentralized operating system for zero-knowledge applications. This code forms the backbone of Aleo network, which verifies transactions and stores the encrypted state applications in a publicly-verifiable manner.
The DIY open source retrogaming emulation console. The open source game console.
Lakka is a lightweight Linux distribution that transforms a small computer into a full blown retrogaming console.
Linux for ARM development boards. Perfect for server and IOT.
Ultralight Linux optimized for custom ARM / RISC-V or Intel / AMD hardware Comes with powerful ZSH or standard BASH shell.
Bringing the console gaming experience to PC. A Steam Big Picture based couch gaming OS
Converged Container and Virtual Machine Hypervisor.
SmartOS, with its remarkable blend of the illumos kernel's power and the agility of a lightweight OS, has become the preferred choice for many specialized applications. While it shines as a standalone system, its capabilities are truly amplified when used with Triton Compute.
Linutop Kiosk is a software that allows you to set up your computer as Internet kiosk or digital signage.
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Internet Kiosk: This software allows you to select the starting homepage and lock the Linutop on designated websites or block certain websites.
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Linutop Kiosk for digital signage :This software can display automatically JPEG images, web pages URLs, video files and PDF on a screen.
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Linutop OS est disponible pour le Raspberry Pi Zéro @ LinuxFr.org :fr:.
Haiku is an open-source operating system that specifically targets personal computing. Inspired by BeOS, Haiku is fast and easy to learn but very powerful.
A simple, elegant desktop BSD Operating System.
GhostBSD provides a simple desktop-oriented operating system based on FreeBSD with MATE and OS packages for simplicity. In addition, GhostBSD has a selection of commonly used software preinstalled to make it easy on your computing journey.
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An operating system I've been writing since ~June 2017. Although it's a long shot (and very optimistic), I ultimately intend it to replace Linux and Windows as a desktop operating system.
This test will help you choose a suitable Linux distribution.
Bazzite is an OCI image that serves as an alternative operating system for the Steam Deck, and a ready-to-game SteamOS-like for desktop computers, living room home theater PCs, and numerous other handheld PCs.
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- Bazzite: A Distro for Linux Gaming on Steam Deck and PCs @ It's FOSS News.
- Episode 127 - Can't Fix What You Don't Track @ Self Hosted.
- Episode 573 - Universal Blue Man Group @ Linux Unplugged.
- Bazzite - Le Linux gaming qui enterre Windows sur Steam Deck (et ailleurs) @ Korben :fr:.
- ROG Xbox Ally - Pourquoi Linux c'est mieux que Windows ? @ Korben :fr:.
Mageia is a GNU/Linux-based, Free Software operating system. It is a community project, supported by a nonprofit organisation of elected contributors.
Our mission: to build great tools for people. Beyond just delivering a secure, stable and sustainable operating system, the goal is also to become and maintain a credible and recognized community in the free software world.
Mageia started in September 2010 as a fork of Mandriva Linux.
a Debian based distro
The goal of this project is to make an Xfce Debian based system that is much like Xubuntu.
Beautiful. Efficient. Elegant.
The only operating system you'll ever need. A seamless blend of all Linux distributions, Android apps and web apps.
Arch Linux made declarative, immutable and atomic. With Android app support and Fedora, Debian, CentOS Stream and Ubuntu containers available, as well as system packages/DEs/kernels from Arch Linux and the AUR.
Your Beautiful Ubuntu Linux Distribution.
UbuntuDDE is a Remix flavor of Ubuntu system with Deepin Desktop Environment (DDE) . UbuntuDDE is a linux distribution based on Ubuntu with the most beautiful desktop environment. UbuntuDDE Remix is developed and maintained by the UbuntuDDE Community.
SparkyLinux is a GNU/Linux distribution based on the Debian GNU/Linux operating system.
Sparky is a fast, lightweight and fully customizable operating system which offers several versions for different use cases.
RedCloud OS is a Debian based Cloud Adversary Simulation Operating System for Red Teams to assess the security of leading Cloud Service Providers (CSPs). It includes tools optimized for adversary simulation tasks within Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
The distribution for professional IT.
Kaisen Linux is a distribution for IT professional based on the Debian GNU/Linux distribution. It is a complete operating system whose originality is to provide a set of tools dedicated to system administration and covering all the needs for diagnosing and dealing with faults or failures of an installed system and its components. The most important system tools are available. It is thus possible to modify the partitioning of hard disks, to save the data or the system, to repair the file system and to recover lost data, or to reactivate the boot manager, to carry out a deep formatting of a hard drive, diagnostics of networks at several levels and on many protocols, creation and management of PKI, virtualization, automation, containerization, network lab with GNS3 and many others!
RouterOS is the operating system of RouterBOARD
It can also be installed on a PC and will turn it into a router with all the necessary features - routing, firewall, bandwidth management, wireless access point, backhaul link, hotspot gateway, VPN server and more.