OpenIndiana Alternatives

OpenIndiana is described as 'Robust enterprise operating system, based on the illumos kernel. It is open source, free to use, community developed, and suitable for servers and desktops' and is a operating system in the os & utilities category. There are more than 50 alternatives to OpenIndiana for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Self-Hosted, BSD, Windows and Mac apps. The best OpenIndiana alternative is Linux Mint, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like OpenIndiana are Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora and Arch Linux.

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  1. PureDarwin icon
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    Darwin is the Open Source operating system from Apple that forms the basis for Mac OS X, and PureDarwin is a community project to make Darwin more usable (some people think of it as the informal successor to OpenDarwin.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
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  2. Ubuntu Cloud icon
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    Ubuntu Cloud is an open source Linux operating system designed to be used as a personal cloud server. It is based on the well known Ubuntu Linux distribution and recognized as an official Ubuntu flavor, distributed by Canonical.

    143 Ubuntu Cloud alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
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  3. GNU-Darwin icon
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    GNU-Darwin aims to be the most free software distribution. Our mission is two-fold: Focus on projects that leverage our unique combination of Darwin and GNU, and help users to enjoy the benefits of software freedom.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
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  4. NuTyX icon
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    Simple Linux (based on LFS).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
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  5. Black Lab Linux is a custom Linux distribution that focuses on bringing stability to desktop Linux. This system provides high performance and enhanced multimedia capabilities to home, business, and professional desktop Linux users.

    118 Black Lab Linux alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
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  6. Bluestar Linux is an Arch Linux-based distribution, built with an understanding that people want and need a solid Operating System that provides a breadth of functionality and ease of use without sacrificing aesthetics.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
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  7. AcademiX GNU/Linux is a Debian-based Linux distribution developed specifically for education. The distribution was built on the Debian Linux (Stretch / Buster) distribution and contains free software for education.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  8. HP-UX icon
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    HP-UX is Hewlett Packard Enterprise's proprietary implementation of the Unix operating system, based on UNIX System V (initially System III) and first released in 1984. Recent versions support the HP 9000 series of computer systems, based on the PA-RISC instruction set...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
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  9. MirOS icon
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    MirOS BSD is a secure operating system from the BSD family for 32-bit i386 and sparc systems. It is based on 4.4BSD-Lite (mostly OpenBSD, some NetBSD®).

    115 MirOS alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • BSD
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