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Freeloader is a live Linux distribution to reclaim your PC and privacy. No hard disk required (boot from DVD/USB)

Vanilla OS Live ISO provides the official live environment and installer for Vanilla OS, a Linux distribution that blends immutability, security, and user-friendliness. Built on Ubuntu with an immutable root file system, Vanilla OS uses ABRoot and Distrobox to offer transactional updates and containerized app environments. The live ISO project enables users to boot and test the OS without installation, and includes the Calamares installer to simplify the setup process. It ensures users can...

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. The project builds on Chromium OS's open-source base while...

darch (Docker Arch) is a container-based Linux image building and booting system that leverages Docker for building root filesystems and bootable images. It allows users to define system images as Dockerfiles, making Linux operating system builds reproducible, modular, and easily maintainable. darch images are booted via a custom initramfs and are ideal for creating immutable systems or quickly spinning up specialized environments without traditional installation steps.

A practical guide and GitHub-hosted project by Samy Pesse that walks you through building a very simple UNIX-based operating system in C++, designed to boot, launch a userland shell, and remain extensible. It’s more than a proof of concept—it’s meant to be functional and educational. All the system source code will be stored in the src directory. Each step will contain links to the different related files. This course is open to contributions, feel free to signal errors with issues or...

CULT is an Open Source software-only network bootable thin client Operating System that provides a complete solution for thin clients, PCs or virtualized hardware.