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Winux Operating System
The definitive successor for Windows 10 users
Break free from hardware restrictions and forced upgrades. Winux is the definitive successor for Windows 10 users seeking performance and reliability. Featuring an Intuitive Familiar Interface and Native Compatibility for your essential software. -
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Windows 95 in Electron
Windows 95 in Electron. Runs on macOS, Linux, and Windows
windows95 in Electron is a quirky, nostalgia-driven project that ports a complete emulation of Microsoft Windows 95 into a desktop application that runs on modern operating systems like Windows, macOS, and Linux. It essentially wraps an emulator — preconfigured to boot Windows 95 — inside a user-friendly app built with web technologies so developers and hobbyists can explore the look and feel of that classic OS without needing legacy hardware or complicated setup. ... -
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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. Known for its user-friendly design, Cinnamon offers a polished interface, easy navigation, and productivity-focused features, such as the Nemo file manager,... -
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Talos Linux
Talos Linux is a modern Linux distribution built for Kubernetes
Talos Linux is Linux designed for Kubernetes – secure, immutable, and minimal. Supports cloud platforms, bare metal, and virtualization platforms. All system management is done via an API. No SSH, shell or console. Production-ready supports some of the largest Kubernetes clusters in the world. Open source project from the team at Sidero Labs. It only takes 3 minutes to launch a Talos cluster on your laptop inside Docker. Talos reduces your attack surface. It's minimal, hardened and... -
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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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joborun linux
Like Arch built from ground up with runit
Arch as it was meant to be, simple, fast, secure, cutting edge - without the systemd labyrinth to choke it Utilizing runit (default) init and service supervision - alternatives offered Abiding to Arch goals and principles more than Arch-Linux itself Build from source in the complete absence of systemd and libraries using eudev, consolekit2, seatd, libudev-zero and other alternatives. Maintaining as much compatibility to pacman/Arch-Linux based packages as... -
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Puter
The Internet OS! Free, Open-Source, and Self-Hostable
Puter is a browser-based personal operating system and file explorer built entirely with web technologies. It mimics the experience of a traditional desktop OS, allowing users to manage files, launch apps, and interact with a graphical interface—all within a web browser. The project is designed to be both functional and nostalgic, combining the aesthetic of retro operating systems with modern development tools like React and Tailwind CSS. Puter offers a self-hostable, customizable... -
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WANIX
A virtual environment kit for the local-first web
wanix is a hobbyist Unix-like operating system written from scratch in C, aiming to implement core features of a traditional OS in an educational and modular way. The project walks through kernel development starting from bootloading, memory management, system calls, and eventually to user programs. With support for x86_64 and simple tools like a shell and basic file I/O, wanix serves as both a learning platform and a launching point for more advanced kernel features. -
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SerenityOS
The Serenity Operating System
SerenityOS is an open source Unix-like operating system project with its own custom kernel, graphical user interface, system libraries, and userland tools. It combines a nostalgic “90s UI aesthetic” with modern system capabilities: a preemptive, multi-threaded kernel, own browsers, network stack, file systems, IPC, security features, and a suite of graphical / developer applications. The project is both a hobbyist OS and a polished engineering sandbox. -
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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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MentOS
An educational 32-bit linux-like Operating System
MentOS is an educational operating system developed for academic use, particularly in university settings, to help students understand low-level system concepts such as process management, memory handling, and scheduling. Written in C, MentOS closely mimics a simplified Unix-like OS and includes hands-on implementations of key kernel features. Designed to be highly readable and modular, it offers a practical approach to learning systems programming through real-world kernel components,... -
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Linux Q83
LinuxQ83 AMD64 and ARM64 (Raspberry Pi 4) (Radxa Orion O6)
...LinuxQ83 also uses Nushell as its default shell, also written in Rust, enabling modern, structured data handling. Additionally, it can support Cinnamon, a traditional and user-friendly desktop environment similar to classic Windows layouts. -
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StartOS
Linux server OS optimized for self-hosting
StartOS is a sovereign, self-hosted operating system built by Start9 Labs to empower individuals with digital independence. Designed to run on personal servers, it provides a privacy-first interface for installing, managing, and running decentralized applications without needing technical expertise. StartOS includes services like Bitcoin nodes, messaging platforms, file hosting, and password managers, all running locally and without third-party control. With a user-friendly UI and strong... -
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Fiwix
A UNIX-like kernel for the i386 architecture
Fiwix is a Unix-like operating system kernel designed for educational purposes and hobbyist development, targeting the i386 architecture. It implements many classic UNIX principles and aims to provide a clean, well-documented codebase that is both readable and easy to study. Fiwix offers a functional kernel that supports ELF binaries, a virtual file system, and standard system calls, making it a great platform for learning OS internals or experimenting with system-level programming. Its... -
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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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AnduinOS
AnduinOS is a custom Ubuntu-based Linux distribution
AnduinOS is a personal/experimental operating system–style project and collection of components built to explore how a desktop-like environment and tooling could be organized under one coherent repo. It combines configuration, scripts, and UI elements to form a workstation experience that is more opinionated and automation-friendly than a vanilla setup. The project leans toward developer productivity: quick access to tools, reproducible configuration, and a unified place to evolve the... -
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Vinix
An effort to write a modern, fast, and useful operating system
Vinix is an experimental Unix-like operating system written in V, a statically typed compiled programming language known for its simplicity and performance. The project aims to create a minimalistic and efficient OS that adheres to Unix principles while leveraging the modern features of the V language. Vinix serves as both a proof of concept for system programming in V and a platform for exploring OS design concepts. -
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Pop!_OS
A project for managing all Pop!_OS sources
...Pop!_OS is known for its out-of-the-box support for both AMD and NVIDIA GPUs, as well as features like disk encryption, power management profiles, and streamlined workspace navigation. The repository also plays a key role in coordinating updates, managing dependencies, and maintaining compatibility across the system. -
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S.U.P.E.R.M.A.N.
S.U.P.E.R.M.A.N. optimizes the macOS software update experience
super is a compact, high-performance tiling window manager for macOS that offers keyboard-driven workflow efficiency similar to tiling window managers found in Linux environments like i3 or dwm. Written in Swift, super leverages macOS APIs to allow users to manage windows in grid-like patterns, enabling rapid arrangement, resizing, and navigation without reaching for the mouse. It’s ideal for developers, power users, and keyboard-centric users who want to boost productivity within macOS’s graphical interface. -
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A security-focused, desktop-ready Arch Linux derivative. Hardened by default with XFCE, firewall, IDS, and VPN tooling preconfigured.
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Community Linux 64
Community Linux Distro
Boot from USB, stay on the USB with overlay file system that is automatically added from free space. Result: an installation less 64 bit Linux Distro. See quick boot: https://sourceforge.net/projects/community-linux-64/files/video_20250404_013524.mp4 Update: 32G_1.0.0.img.gz uploaded, suitable for direct 'dd' operation on a 32 Gig USB drive. (Remember to decompress the image first with gunzip) Windows users may create this USB with Rufus in 'dd' mode. Target audience: All PCs, especially Mini PCs, Embedded PCs, Kiosks, Info Terminals, Cash registers ... etc. -
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Soplos Linux Tyron
Soplos Linux is a Debian Testing-based distribution with the XFCE
...Give Soplos Linux a try and experience a new way to use your PC! 🚀🐧 -
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Rhino Linux
Ubuntu-Based, Rolling Release w/ Pacstall & XFCE at its core
PLEASE NOTE: this is a mirror repository of our builder for hosting our images. For the full project page, visit https://github.com/rhino-linux --------------- Rhino Linux re-invents the Ubuntu experience as a rolling-release distribution built on a stable desktop environment. Pacstall is at the very heart of the distribution, providing essential packages such as the Linux kernel, Firefox, and distinctive Rhino Linux applications and theming. We use sane defaults. The XFCE Desktop... -
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Ufficio Zero Linux OS
Linux Desktop OS for professionals
Ufficio Zero Linux OS is a desktop operating system offered in many versions based on PCLinuxOS, Linux Mint and Devuan. We also have created Duplica, a Bare Metal Restore Solution. This distro has many packages for professional use. The project is managed by the Italian company SIITE SRLS and promoted by the Italian Association Boost Media APS. Ufficio Zero Linux OS is trademarked through the Linux Mark Institute. All rights reserved. Linux® is the registered trademark of Linus... -
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Horust
Horust is a supervisor / init system written in rust
Horust is a Rust-based init system for Linux, designed to be fast, simple, and secure. Unlike traditional init systems, Horust focuses on stateless configuration using TOML files and aims to bring predictability and ease of use to system boot and service management. Written with Rust’s safety guarantees, Horust provides features like dependency handling, parallel service startup, and logging, making it suitable for containers, embedded systems, or minimal Linux environments where systemd is too complex or heavy.
