CentOS Alternatives

CentOS is described as 'Community-supported, free and open source operating system based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux. It exists to provide a free enterprise class computing platform and strives to maintain 100% binary compatibility with its upstream distribution' and is a very popular Linux Distro in the os & utilities category. There are more than 100 alternatives to CentOS for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Self-Hosted, Windows, Mac and Raspberry Pi apps. The best CentOS alternative is Linux Mint, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like CentOS are Ubuntu, Arch Linux, CachyOS and Zorin OS.

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  1. Mageia icon
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    Mageia is a fork of Mandriva Linux formed in September 2010 by former employees and contributors to the popular French Linux distribution. Unlike Mandriva, which is a commercial entity, the Mageia project is a community project and a...

    210 Mageia alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
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  2. A privacy-focused, AI-ready Debian system featuring the shadow and gold Umbra theme, KDE Plasma 6, preinstalled creative, audio, and 3D tools, agent workspaces for secure local AI, robust updates and recovery controls, browser migration, and strong local-first security.

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    • Linux
    • KDE Plasma
    • Debian
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  3. Oracle Linux icon
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    Oracle Linux is a 100% binary compatible RHEL rebuild (just like CentOS) with many advantages: less delays between updates and security fixes to be available and BTRFS support.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
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  4. Trisquel icon
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    Trisquel is a computer operating system, a GNU + Linux distribution, derived from another distribution, Ubuntu, which is derived from Debian.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
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  5. 100% Fedora-compatible Linux distribution with stable updates, open-source packages, out-of-the-box tweaks, and enhanced setup for developers and everyday users, streamlining software creation, packaging, and immediate usability across all experience levels.

    169 Ultramarine Linux alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
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  6. GNU Guix icon
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    A purely functional package manager and an advanced distribution of the GNU operating system developed by the GNU Project—which respects the freedom of computer users.

    211 GNU Guix alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • GNU Hurd
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  7. KaOS icon
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    KaOS is a desktop Linux distribution that features the latest version of the KDE desktop environment, the Calligra office suite, and other popular software applications that use the Qt toolkit. It was inspired by Arch Linux, but the developers build their own packages which are...

    123 KaOS alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
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  8. Kaisen Linux icon
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    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...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
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  9. Vinix icon
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    Vinix is an effort to write a modern, fast, and useful operating system in the V programming language.

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    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Alpine Linux
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  10. SparkyLinux icon
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    SparkyLinux is a Debian-based Linux distribution which provides ready to use, out of the box operating system with a set of slightly customized lightweight desktops.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
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  11. GLF OS icon
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    GLF OS is a gaming-oriented live Linux distribution based on NixOS. Developed by a French-speaking community called Gaming Linux France (GLF), the distribution includes everything one would need for gaming on Linux, including Steam, Lutris, Heroic Games Launcher, as well as...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Linux
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