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    OpenWrt

    OpenWrt

    A Linux operating system targeting embedded devices

    OpenWrt Project is a Linux operating system targeting embedded devices. Instead of trying to create a single, static firmware, OpenWrt provides a fully writable filesystem with package management. This frees you from the application selection and configuration provided by the vendor and allows you to customize the device through the use of packages to suit any application.
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    Berry Linux

    Berry Linux

    A lightweight flavor of Linux based on Fedora

    Berry Linux is a bootable CD Linux, automatic hardware detection. Berry Linux can be used as a Linux demo, educational CD, rescue system. It is not necessary to install anything on a hard disk.
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    AROS Research Operating System
    The AROS Research Operating System is an effort to implement an Open Source and portable operating system that is compatible with AmigaOS(TM). Originally, it was meant as a direct reimplementation, but already has features not existing in AmigaOS.
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    MentOS

    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, making it a valuable tool for operating system courses and personal exploration.
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    DreamShell

    DreamShell

    Operating system for the Sega Dreamcast

    The Dreamshell is the operating system for the Sega Dreamcast based on the KallistiOS kernel. It has a dynamic loadable modular system and interface for creating applications with XML UI and both C/C++ and Lua scripts on. You can see examples in ready-made applications and modules, drivers for various devices, formats and interfaces. Examples for audio and video decoding, compression, packaging, binding, network, emulation, scripts and more. From hardcore low-level assembler to high-level...
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    ALG

    ALG

    A Fast, Offline, Graphical distribution based on Arch Linux

    October 2025 ISOs have been released! 3 new ISOs - PLASMA, GNOME, XFCE have been released. Thank you to all the members in the ALG community for their support.
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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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    Nightingale OS

    Nightingale OS

    A small operating system where I experiment and learn osdev

    nightingale is a modern hobby operating system developed in Rust, focusing on safety, simplicity, and minimalism. It aims to be a clean platform for experimentation and learning, implementing a small kernel with core features like multitasking, memory protection, and a minimal filesystem. Its use of Rust provides strong guarantees around memory safety and eliminates common bugs found in low-level C-based systems. nightingale is ideal for those seeking to study OS development using a modern language with a strong safety model.
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    SkiffOS

    SkiffOS

    Any Linux distribution, anywhere

    SkiffOS is a lightweight, containerized operating system optimized for embedded systems, edge devices, and single-board computers like the Raspberry Pi. It integrates Buildroot and Docker to create minimal, reproducible OS images that boot directly into a containerized user environment. SkiffOS supports running full Linux distros or custom applications in containers, providing both performance and modularity.
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    Sandboxie

    Sandboxie

    Sandboxie Plus & Classic

    Sandboxie (and its enhanced fork Sandboxie Plus) is an open-source sandboxing tool for Windows NT-based systems. It creates isolated virtual environments in which applications can run safely without permanently modifying the system, ideal for testing untrusted software. Sandboxie Classic has the old no longer developed MFC-based UI, hence it lacks native interface support for Plus features. Although some of the missing features can be configured manually in the Sandboxie.ini configuration...
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    Entropy Linux

    Entropy Linux

    Arch based, Modern, Midweight, Practical, Experimental, AMD, Szmelc

    Based on Arch. Built for Power Users and Sysadmins. Built for those who demand control over their system. Optimized for AMD™, it features a global dark theme and a suite of powerful tools for advanced users. Developed by two lead devs and their squad, it’s raw, unpolished, and built for those who love to tinker, learn, and push boundaries. Why Entropy? Power & Flexibility: Designed for power users, sysadmins, and DevOps pros. Advanced Toolset: Custom utilities to boost...
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    CoolPotOS

    CoolPotOS

    CoolPotOS for ia32 / amd64

    CoolPotOS is a small, hobbyist operating system designed to be minimal and educational, offering the most basic kernel capabilities while remaining accessible to beginners. Written in C and Assembly, it focuses on bootstrapping, kernel entry, and simple console output. Though in early stages, CoolPotOS showcases the boot process, memory segmentation, and essential CPU features, serving as a great learning resource for those new to operating system internals.
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    egos-2000

    egos-2000

    Helping students read all the code of a teaching operating system

    egos-2000 is a minimalist operating system built for educational and research purposes, offering a simplified kernel and runtime environment for exploring OS concepts. It runs on QEMU and is written in C/C++ with a focus on clarity and modularity. The system includes a basic filesystem, process management, and syscall interface, making it ideal for understanding core OS principles. egos-2000 is particularly well-suited for students learning about kernels, user-space interaction, and...
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    DiscoBSD

    DiscoBSD

    2.11BSD-based Unix-like OS for STM32 and PIC32 Microcontrollers

    ...It is valuable for those interested in historical BSD systems, teaching OS design, or creating minimal POSIX environments.
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    LMSFM Linux

    LMSFM Linux

    Musician-oriented Linux distro

    Let's Make Some F*&^in' Music is a USB-based live Linux distro based on Slackware with the intent of providing a comprehensive music recording and production studio using only FOSS.
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    ZealOS

    ZealOS

    Fork of the 64-bit Temple Operating System, TempleOS

    ZealOS is a modernized fork of the 64-bit Temple Operating System (TempleOS), aiming to enhance and extend the original project while preserving its unique characteristics. ZealOS focuses on transparency, user control, and simplicity, striving to create an accessible and comprehensible operating system. It serves as both a functional OS and a platform for learning about system design and development.
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    Fiwix

    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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    <<Hack|Track GNU/Linux

    <<Hack|Track GNU/Linux

    Distro Penetrasing Live System Burn to USB Flash Disk & Run.

    <<Hack|Track GNU/Linux is an open source operating system developed by the HTGL Project from Indonesia which provides penetration testing.
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    LEAF Linux Embedded Appliance Framework

    LEAF Linux Embedded Appliance Framework

    A secure, feature-rich, customizable embedded Linux network appliance

    A secure, feature-rich, customizable embedded Linux network appliance for use in a variety of network topologies. Although it can be used in other ways; its primarily used as a Internet gateway, router, firewall, and wireless access point. LEAF documentation wiki http://bering-uclibc.zetam.org
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    ReactOS

    ReactOS

    An operating system based on the best Windows NT design principles

    ReactOS is an open source effort to develop a quality operating system that is compatible with applications and drivers written for the Microsoft Windows NT family of operating systems (NT4, 2000, XP, 2003).
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    deepin
    deepin is a Debian-based distribution that aims to provide an elegant, user-friendly and reliable operating system. It does not only include the best the open source world has to offer, but it has also created its own desktop environment called DDE or Deepin Desktop Environment which is based on the Qt 5 toolkit. Deepin focuses much of its attention on intuitive design. Its home-grown applications, like Deepin Software Centre, DMusic and DPlayer are tailored to the average user. Being easy...
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    Arrow OS

    Arrow OS

    It is an AOSP based project with an aim of keeping things clean!

    ArrowOS is an AOSP based open source project started with the aim of keeping things simple, clean and neat, both for the Android system and users. We understand the pain of unnecessary and sometimes rarely used mods/features being shipped with custom roms nowadays which may end up causing battery drains and/or memory leaks. This is being strictly avoided on our side keeping everything to a bare minimum, delivering the stable performance all the time without destroying the AOSP interface....
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    CachyOS

    CachyOS

    Blazingly Fast & Customizable Linux distribution

    CachyOS - Arch Linux Based Distribution With Heavy Optimizations & Multi-Architectures For Ultimate Desktop Experience Filesystems: - btrfs - zfs - ext4 - xfs - f2fs Our installer will auto detect which micro architecture your machine got, if x86-64-v3 or x86-64-v4 is detected it will automatically use the optimized packages, which is around a 10 % performance improvement. Desktop Environments: - KDE - CuteFish - i3 - Gnome - Openbox - Wayfire - Xfce - LXQT -...
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    Lingmo OS
    Lingmo GNU/Linux (Lingmo OS) is a desktop based Linux operating system developed based on the open-source Debian kernel and adapted to the amd64 architecture. It has a beautiful desktop environment, software that is compatible with the desktop environment, and a unified UI style. The goal of Lingmo GNU/Linux is to provide users with a luxurious and practical desktop environment as well as a smooth experience on low performance hardware.
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    Downloads: 540 This Week
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    RichARCH

    RichARCH

    Your concierge creating a Rich experience to Arch

    RichARCH is designed to be a Quick Simpler Path to Arch with automation and ricing options. * Just one command line to start the latest complete installer for Arch. One goal is to only use packages in the basic Arch Linux repos by default with the option to install some non-standard packages. Our hope is that this will help to make Arch Linux more approachable to individual and corporate users. GUIs:...
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