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    Atlas OS

    Atlas OS

    An open and lightweight modification to Windows

    Atlas is an open-source, script-based modification for Windows that enhances usability, privacy, and performance. It strips unnecessary background services, disables telemetry, and includes gaming and latency optimizations to make Windows feel lean and fast for enthusiasts.
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    Lightweight' GAN

    Lightweight' GAN

    Implementation of 'lightweight' GAN, proposed in ICLR 2021

    Implementation of 'lightweight' GAN proposed in ICLR 2021, in Pytorch. The main contribution of the paper is a skip-layer excitation in the generator, paired with autoencoding self-supervised learning in the discriminator. Quoting the one-line summary "converge on single gpu with few hours' training, on 1024 resolution sub-hundred images". Augmentation is essential for Lightweight GAN to work effectively in a low data setting. You can test and see how your images will be augmented before...
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    Pony OS

    Pony OS

    My Little Unix: Kernels are Magic

    ponyos is a lightweight, UNIX-like operating system developed as a personal hobby project by the creator of ToaruOS. It features a monolithic kernel written in C and aims for a POSIX-compliant environment with a built-from-scratch userland. ponyos includes a graphical interface, dynamic linker, shared libraries, and a package manager. It’s designed for fun, experimentation, and as a platform to learn and play with operating system internals, with surprisingly advanced features given its...
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    Linux Mint 22 Cinnamon

    Linux Mint 22 Cinnamon

    A refined, friendly, & modern desktop experience with longterm support

    Linux Mint Cinnamon (Linux Mint 22) is the flagship edition of the Linux Mint operating system, designed to deliver a sleek, intuitive, and modern desktop experience. Built on the robust Ubuntu and Debian foundations, it features the Cinnamon desktop environment, which combines a traditional layout with advanced customization options.
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    Azure Linux

    Azure Linux

    General purpose Linux OS for Azure

    Azure Linux is Microsoft’s open-source Linux distribution built and optimized for Azure environments. It is designed to provide a secure and reliable operating system for virtual machines, containers, and bare-metal platforms. The distribution is derived from Fedora Linux sources while adding Azure-specific engineering for cloud operations. It uses the RPM package ecosystem, which makes it familiar to administrators and developers who already work with RPM-based Linux systems. Azure Linux...
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    linux-wasm

    linux-wasm

    WebAssembly (Wasm) arch support for the Linux kernel

    linux-wasm is an experimental project that ports the Linux kernel to run directly as a WebAssembly module, enabling a full Linux environment to boot and operate entirely inside a web browser without virtualization or cloud infrastructure. Instead of emulating Linux through a virtual machine, this project compiles the actual kernel for a WebAssembly target, allowing it to execute natively within a Wasm runtime.
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    Lightweight ring buffer manager

    Lightweight ring buffer manager

    Lightweight generic ring buffer manager library

    The library provides generic FIFO ring buffer implementation.
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    DESERT OS Linux

    Beautiful XFCE distribution

    DESERT OS Linux is a fast, elegant Ubuntu-based Linux from Ukraine. It offers a refined XFCE experience optimized for both modern and legacy hardware. Key Features: - Lightweight: Fast performance with low resource usage. - Beautiful UI: Polished, modern look right out of the box. - Tiling Support: Integrated Cortile for easy window management
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    Archman Linux

    Archman Linux

    Archman GNU/Linux / Arch Linux based linux distribution

    Archman Linux Arch Linux based linux distribution
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    os-tutorial

    os-tutorial

    How to create an OS from scratch

    os-tutorial is an open source educational project by cfenollosa that teaches the basics of building an operating system from scratch. The repository provides step-by-step lessons starting with bootloaders and moving through kernel development, interrupts, memory management, and system calls. Each tutorial is accompanied by clear explanations, code examples, and references to deepen understanding. The project uses x86 assembly and C to illustrate concepts, making it accessible to students and...
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    Glow OS

    Glow OS

    System Analysis Software

    Glow is an educational, hobbyist operating system written in C and Assembly, developed to help learners understand the internals of OS design and kernel development. Targeting x86_64 systems, Glow features its own kernel, bootloader, and minimal userland. With clear code structure and a simple design, it serves as a playground for experimenting with low-level systems programming, boot sequences, interrupt handling, and basic UI components like shells and text rendering.
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    Bottlerocket OS

    Bottlerocket OS

    An operating system designed for hosting containers

    Bottlerocket is a free and open-source Linux-based operating system meant for hosting containers. Bottlerocket focuses on security and maintainability, providing a reliable, consistent, and safe platform for container-based workloads. This is a reflection of what we've learned building operating systems and services at Amazon. The base operating system has just what you need to run containers reliably, and is built with standard open-source components. Bottlerocket-specific additions focus...
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    EVE OS

    EVE OS

    EVE is Edge Virtualization Engine

    EVE is an open-source, secure, and container-optimized operating system for edge computing, developed by the LF Edge foundation. It enables enterprises to deploy and manage edge applications on heterogeneous hardware platforms using a zero-trust architecture. EVE supports virtual machines, containers, and unikernels while being hardware-agnostic, making it suitable for industrial gateways, edge clusters, and IoT devices. With its remote provisioning, lifecycle management, and built-in...
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    FarmBot OS

    FarmBot OS

    The operating system and all related software

    The operating system and all related software that runs on FarmBot's Raspberry Pi. The FarmBot OS release page has moved to my.farm.bot/os. Old versions of FarmBot OS can still be found. Get configured over WiFi, mitigating the need to plug in a mouse, keyboard, or screen. Communicate with the web application over WiFi or ethernet so that it can synchronize (download) sequences, regimens, farm designs, events, and more; upload logs and sensor data; and accept real-time commands. Communicate...
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    Tock OS

    Tock OS

    A secure embedded operating system for microcontrollers

    Tock is a secure, embedded operating system designed for microcontrollers and low-power hardware platforms. Written in Rust, it uses a novel kernel architecture where the OS runs a minimal trusted core and all userland code, including device drivers, is sandboxed and isolated. Tock is ideal for IoT devices, wearables, and embedded research projects where reliability and safety are critical. Its capability-based security model and preemptive multitasking allow developers to safely run...
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    Ufficio Zero Linux OS

    Ufficio Zero Linux OS

    Linux Desktop OS for professionals

    Ufficio Zero Linux OS is trademarked through the Linux Mark Institute. All rights reserved. Linux® is the registered trademark of Linus Torvalds in the U.S. and other countries. website https://ufficiozero.org forum https://citiverse.it/category/211/ufficio-zero-linux-forum-di-supporto wiki https://wiki.ufficiozero.org Follow us on our socials https://littlelink.boostmedia.it/ufficiozero/ Boost Media APS https://boostmedia.it
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    Design OS

    Design OS

    The missing design process between your product idea and your codebase

    Design OS is an open-source product planning and UI design framework that sits at the intersection of design thinking and generative AI, guiding creators through a repeatable process from product idea to structured design deliverables. It fills what the maintainers describe as the “missing design process” in AI-first development, helping users define product visions, model data, map user flows, and lay out interfaces before a coding agent begins implementation. The tool is poised to produce...
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    ThoriumOS

    ThoriumOS

    ChromiumOS fork with Thorium Browser, x264/x265 codecs

    ThoriumOS is an experimental Chromium OS fork maintained by the creator of the Thorium web browser. It is focused on optimizing Chrome OS for performance, developer control, and flexibility, especially on legacy or non-Google hardware. ThoriumOS provides a fast and lightweight desktop environment centered around the Chromium browser, aiming to give users a secure, privacy-respecting, and efficient alternative operating system.
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    NVIDIA Linux Open GPU Kernel Module

    NVIDIA Linux Open GPU Kernel Module

    NVIDIA Linux open GPU kernel module source

    ...This code base is shared with NVIDIA's proprietary drivers, and various processing is performed on the shared code to produce the source code that is published here. When packaged in the NVIDIA .run installation package, the OS-agnostic component is provided as a binary.
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    nsjail

    nsjail

    A lightweight process isolation tool that utilizes Linux namespaces

    A lightweight process isolation tool that utilizes Linux namespaces, cgroups, rlimits and seccomp-bpf syscall filters, leveraging the Kafel BPF language for enhanced security. It utilizes Linux namespace subsystem, resource limits, and the seccomp-bpf syscall filters of the Linux kernel.
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    antiX-Linux
    antiX is a fast, lightweight and easy to install linux live CD distribution based on Debian Stable for Intel-AMD x86 compatible systems.
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    Armbian Linux Build Framework

    Armbian Linux Build Framework

    Armbian Linux Build Framework

    Powerful menu-driven configuration tool along with stock Debian utilities. BASH shell and lightweight XFCE-based desktop. Standard boot, config, and update methods with minimal user-space footprint. Special config utilities are optional. A distributed image is compressed to its real data size which starts below 1G. Login is possible via serial, HDMI/VGA or SSH. Boot loader and kernel optimizations, memory caching, ZRAM swap, and video acceleration where applicable. Images are made fully...
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    Nemesis Linux

    Nemesis Linux

    A Porteus Linux derivative using Artix Linux package base.

    The Nemesis project is a derivative of Porteus Linux using Artix Linux openrc as a base. Porteus ( http://porteus.org ) is a lightweight, portable, modular linux designed to be frugally installed. Artix ( https://artixlinux.org/ ) is an ArchLinux fork showcasing various init systems.
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    Mabox Linux

    Mabox Linux

    Lightweight ready to use OpenBox Desktop Rolling-release Manjaro based

    Mabox is a Manjaro based, desktop Linux distribution. The project ships with Openbox as the default desktop with pinch of customistations and home-brewed tools, like improved menu, side-panels and Mabox Control Center. Works great even on weaker computers.
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