NixBSD Alternatives

NixBSD is described as 'Attempt to make a reproducible and declarable BSD, based on NixOS. Although theoretically much of this work could be copied to build other BSDs, all work thus far has been focused on building a FreeBSD distribution' and is a operating system in the os & utilities category. There are more than 25 alternatives to NixBSD for a variety of platforms, including Linux, BSD, Self-Hosted, Windows and Mac apps. The best NixBSD alternative is Linux Mint, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like NixBSD are Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora and Arch Linux.

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  1. Pop!_OS icon
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    Pop!_OS is an operating system for STEM and creative professionals who use their computer as a tool to discover and create. Unleash your potential on secure, reliable open source software. Based on your exceptional curiosity, we sense you have a lot of it.

    189 Pop!_OS alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
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  2. ReactOS icon
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    ReactOS™ is a FOSS effort to develop a quality operating system based on the architecture of Microsoft® Windows™ NT family of operating systems, that is compatible with applications and drivers written for it (NT4, 2000, XP, 2003, Vista, 7).

    207 ReactOS alternatives

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    • Windows
    • ReactOS
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  3. NixOS icon
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    NixOS is a GNU/Linux distribution that aims to improve the state of the art in system configuration management. In existing distributions, actions such as upgrades are dangerous: upgrading a package can cause other packages to break, upgrading an entire system is much less...

    201 NixOS alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Self-Hosted
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  4. FreeBSD icon
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    FreeBSD is an operating system used to power modern servers, desktops, and embedded platforms. A large community has continually developed it for more than thirty years. Its advanced networking, security, and storage features have made FreeBSD the platform of choice for many of...

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
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  5. Qubes OS icon
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    Qubes is an open source operating system designed to provide strong security for desktop computing.

    204 Qubes OS alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
    • Fedora
    • Xen
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  6. Gentoo icon
     174 likes

    Gentoo Linux is a versatile, fast, highly configurable and completely free Linux and FreeBSD distribution geared towards developers and network professionals.

    203 Gentoo alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
    • BSD
    • FreeBSD
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  7. Raspberry Pi OS icon
     113 likes

    Raspberry Pi OS (previously called Raspbian) is the Foundation’s official supported operating system. You can install it with NOOBS or download the image below and follow our installation guide.

    202 Raspberry Pi OS alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
    • Raspberry Pi
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  8. Nobara Linux icon
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    The Nobara Project, to put it simply, is a modified version of Fedora Linux with user-friendly fixes added to it. Fedora is a very good workstation OS, however, anything involving any kind of 3rd party or proprietary packages is usually...

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
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  9. Haiku icon
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    Haiku is an open-source operating system that specifically targets personal computing. Inspired by the BeOS, Haiku is fast, simple to use, easy to learn and yet very powerful.

    237 Haiku alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Haiku
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  10. Red Hat is the leader in development, deployment, and management of Linux and open source solutions for Internet infrastructure - ranging from embedded devices to secure Web servers. Red Hat was founded in 1994 by visionary entrepreneurs Bob Young and Marc Ewing.

    196 Red Hat Enterprise Linux alternatives

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    • Proprietary

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    • Linux
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  11. OpenBSD icon
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    The OpenBSD project produces a FREE, multi-platform 4.4BSD-based UNIX-like operating system. Our efforts emphasize portability, standardization, correctness, proactive security and integrated cryptography.

    202 OpenBSD alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • BSD
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