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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:.
- Gaming sous Linux - Et si AMD était devenu meilleur que Nvidia ? @ 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.
dentOS is a SwitchDev based NOS built on top of Open Network Linux
As a Linux Foundation project, DENT utilizes the Linux Kernel, Switchdev, and other Linux based projects as the basis for building a new standardized network operating system without abstractions or overhead. All underlying infrastructure — including ASIC and Silicon for networking and datapath — is treated equally; while existing abstractions, APIs, drivers, low-level overhead, and other open software are simplified. DENT unites silicon vendors, ODMs, SIs, OEMs, and end users across all verticals to enable the transition to disaggregated networks.
Deploy a Production Ready Kubernetes Cluster
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Can be deployed on AWS, GCE, Azure, OpenStack, vSphere, Equinix Metal (bare metal), Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (Experimental), or Baremetal
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Highly available cluster
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Composable (Choice of the network plugin for instance)
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Supports most popular Linux distributions
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Continuous integration tests
We redesigned Windows for gaming. Atlas is a Windows version designed for gamers. Atlas users can enjoy higher framerate, lowered input delay and latency. Great for people on both low-end system and high-end gaming machine.
OpenBMC is a Linux distribution for management controllers used in devices such as servers, top of rack switches or RAID appliances. It uses Yocto, OpenEmbedded, systemd, and D-Bus to allow easy customization for your platform.
IPFire is a dedicated firewall that can be installed in any network - from data center down to your home. It is secure, fast and very versatile. Besides from being a stateful inspection firewall it can work as a VPN gateway, analyze data packets with its Intrusion Prevention System (IPS), and comes with many Add-ons that extend its functionality further.
Script permettant de créer automatiquement une VM Kali VirtualBox ou VMware avec l'installation de tous les outils nécessaires de pentest.
L'outil kali-automation-install est un projet qui a pour vocation d'aider les pentester à créer de façon automatique des VM Kali Linux avec tous les outils nécessaires à la réalisation de la mission confiés. C'est une vitrine de mes compétences acquises dans le monde opérationnel en tant qu'Administrateur/Ingénieur Système Réseaux et Sécurité avec des compétences dite DevOps pour le monde offensive cyber dans lequel je m'oriente.
Market leading RTOS (Real Time Operating System) for embedded systems with Internet of Things extensions. Real-time operating system for microcontrollers?
Developed in partnership with the world’s leading chip companies over an 18-year period, and now downloaded every 170 seconds, FreeRTOS is a market-leading real-time operating system (RTOS) for microcontrollers and small microprocessors. Distributed freely under the MIT open source license, FreeRTOS includes a kernel and a growing set of IoT libraries suitable for use across all industry sectors. FreeRTOS is built with an emphasis on reliability and ease of use.
The Zephyr® Project is an open source scalable real-time operating system (RTOS) supporting multiple hardware architectures including ARC, ARM, RISC-V and X86. The Zephyr OS is a proven RTOS used in products today.
Zephyr OS is modular and supports multiple architectures, developers can easily tailor an optimal solution to meet their needs. Zephyr OS is used in a broad spectrum of applications from simple connected sensors to complex edge systems.
The DIY open source retrogaming emulation console.
Lakka is a lightweight Linux distribution that transforms a small computer into a full blown retrogaming console.
Retro-gaming on the Raspberry Pi.
RetroPie allows you to turn your Raspberry Pi, ODroid C1/C2, or PC into a retro-gaming machine. It builds upon Raspbian, EmulationStation, RetroArch and many other projects to enable you to play your favourite Arcade, home-console, and classic PC games with the minimum set-up. For power users it also provides a large variety of configuration tools to customise the system as you want.
Batocera.linux is an open-source and completely free retro-gaming distribution that can be copied to a USB stick or an SD card with the aim of turning any computer/nano computer into a gaming console during a game or permanently. Batocera.linux does not require any modification on your computer. Note that you must own the games you play in order to comply with the law.
THE all-in-one retro gaming console!
Replay all the consoles, arcades, and computers of your childhood.
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Personal Server at Home. Run your digital services from your home.
FreedomBox is a private server for non-experts: it lets you install and configure server applications with only a few clicks. It runs on cheap hardware of your choice, uses your internet connection and power, and is under your control.
Purpose-built OS for Kubernetes, fully managed by Kubernetes. k3OS is a Linux distribution designed to remove as much OS maintenance as possible in a Kubernetes cluster. It is specifically designed to only have what is needed to run k3s. Additionally the OS is designed to be managed by kubectl once a cluster is bootstrapped. Nodes only need to join a cluster and then all aspects of the OS can be managed from Kubernetes. Both k3OS and k3s upgrades are handled by the k3OS operator.
Trisquel GNU/Linux is a fully free operating system for home users, small enterprises and educational centers.
A terminal-centric distro with a vibrant and friendly community at its core
Linux OS distribution based on Nix package manager, providing reproducible builds and deployments.
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Your Next(Gen) OS - Redox - Your Next(Gen) OS. Redox is a Unix-like Operating System written in Rust, aiming to bring the innovations of Rust to a modern microkernel and full set of applications.
Nixpkgs is a collection of over 80,000 software packages that can be installed with the Nix package manager. It also implements NixOS, a purely-functional Linux distribution.
INSECA is a set of tools to build and manage very secure live Linux based endpoint systems.
It builds on top of Debian's livebuild technology and adds many security oriented features to ensure a high level of security while keeping the overall usage as simple as any system.
Personal Server at Home - Run your digital services from your home
FreedomBox is a private server for non-experts: it lets you install and configure server applications with only a few clicks. It runs on cheap hardware of your choice, uses your internet connection and power, and is under your control.
Avec YunoHost, gérez facilement un serveur pour vos amis, votre association, votre entreprise
Bastille is an open-source system for automating deployment and management of containerized applications on FreeBSD.
Unleash Your Hardware. Unraid OS allows sophisticated media aficionados, gamers, and other intensive data-users to have ultimate control over their data, media, applications, and desktops, using just about any combination of hardware.
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ZFS for the Home to the Data Center.
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- How To Choose Or Build Your Own NAS - incl. TrueNAS @ Jim's Garage YouTube.
- How I Configure TrueNAS (Complete Setup Guide) @ Hardware Haven's YouTube.
- How to install TrueNAS on a Raspberry Pi @ Jeff Geerling.
- Rebuilding my NAS - Moving to Virtual TrueNAS in Proxmox @ Jim's Garage.
- Collect All Media | *arr Stack TrueNAS Community Edition 2025 @ ServeratHome's YouTube.
The open network attached storage solution. openmediavault is the next generation network attached storage (NAS) solution based on Debian Linux. It contains services like SSH, (S)FTP, SMB/CIFS, DAAP media server, RSync, BitTorrent client and many more. Thanks to the modular design of the framework it can be enhanced via plugins.
Talos is a modern OS designed to be secure, immutable, and minimal. Its purpose is to host Kubernetes clusters, so it is tightly integrated with Kubernetes.
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- Proxmox Kubernetes Install with Talos Linux @ Virtualization Howto.
- Talos, Proxmox and OpenTofu: Beginner's Guide - Part 1 @ Eleni Grosdouli.
- Talos, Proxmox and OpenTofu: Beginner's Guide - Part 2 @ Eleni Grosdouli.
- Talos, Proxmox and OpenTofu: Beginner's Guide - Part 3 @ Eleni Grosdouli.
- A Simple Way to Install Talos Linux on Any Machine, with Any Provider @ Linux.com.
- No SSH? What Is Talos, This Linux Distro for Kubernetes? @ The New Stack.
- Rebuilding My Talos Cluster from Bare Metal @ Nerdz.
Proxmox Virtual Environment is an open source server virtualization management solution based on QEMU/KVM and LXC. You can manage virtual machines, containers, highly available clusters, storage and networks with an integrated, easy-to-use web interface or via CLI. Proxmox VE code is licensed under the GNU Affero General Public License, version 3. The project is developed and maintained by Proxmox Server Solutions GmbH.
A reasonably secure operating system.
Qubes OS is a free and open-source, security-oriented operating system for single-user desktop computing. Qubes OS leverages Xen-based virtualization to allow for the creation and management of isolated compartments called qubes.
reduce IoT firmware development time up to 90%. An open source Operating System for the Internet of Things Supported microcontrollers: ESP32, ESP8266, STM32, TI CC3200 Amazon AWS IoT and Google IoT integrated. Code in C or JavaScript
Maru is a new kind of computing experience. It gives you a single, context-aware device that makes personal computing really simple. And guess what? That device is your smartphone.
Akaros® is an open source, GPL-licensed operating system for manycore architectures. Our goal is to provide support for parallel and high-performance applications and to scale to a large number of cores.
The Chromebook experience you love. The PC you already have. Install Chromebook OS on any PC
KolibriOS est un système d'exploitation, tout petit mais incroyablement optimisé. Du fait de cette optimisation, il ne nécessite que quelques megaoctets d'espace disque et seulement 8Mo de mémoire vive. Le système démarre en moins de 10 secondes sur un PC à 100€, de l'allumage à l'affichage de l'interface graphique. Les applications se lancent instantanément, sans avoir à supporter de pointeur en forme de sablier.
NayuOS is an ongoing project at Nexedi: since we mainly use Chromebooks as part of our development tools, we want to have more customizable, secure and privacy-compliant devices. We also love Free Software so we do want a Free alternative for Chrome OS that fits our needs.
Apache Mesos abstracts CPU, memory, storage, and other compute resources away from machines (physical or virtual), enabling fault-tolerant and elastic distributed systems to easily be built and run effectively. Mesos is built using the same principles as the Linux kernel, only at a different level of abstraction. The Mesos kernel runs on every machine and provides applications (e.g., Hadoop, Spark, Kafka, Elastic Search) with API’s for resource management and scheduling across entire datacenter and cloud environments.
Sandstorm is an open source operating system for personal and private clouds. Sandstorm is an open source platform for self-hosting web apps.
Sandstorm is a self-hostable web productivity suite. It's implemented as a security-hardened web app package manager.
Solus is a Linux-based operating system built from scratch for the modern desktop and targeting the x86_64 architecture.
XINU stands for Xinu Is Not Unix -- although it shares concepts and even names with Unix, the internal design differs completely. Xinu is a small, elegant operating system that supports dynamic process creation, dynamic memory allocation, network communication, local and remote file systems, a shell, and device-independent I/O functions. The small size makes Xinu suitable for embedded environments.
KnightOS is a third-party operating system for TI calculators. It provides a passable Unix-like system for calculators. KnightOS is built on top of the KnightOS kernel - this repository is the official userspace. KnightOS runs on the following calculators.