Porteus Alternatives

Porteus is described as 'Complete linux operating system that is optimized to run from CD, USB flash drive, hard drive, or other bootable storage media. It's small (under 300Mb) and insanely fast which allows you to start up and get online while most other operating systems are left' and is a Linux Distro in the os & utilities category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Porteus for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Self-Hosted, Windows, Mac and Chrome OS apps. The best Porteus alternative is Fedora, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Porteus are Arch Linux, Haiku, Puppy Linux and Alpine Linux.

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  1. Chromium OS icon
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    Chromium OS is an open-source project, used primarily by developers, that aims to build an operating system that provides a fast, simple, and more secure computing experience for people who spend most of their time on the web.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  2. Slax icon
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    Slax is a minimalist desktop live CD based on Debian's "stable" branch, it boots into a simple desktop using the Fluxbox window manager which offers a small collection of applications.

    49 Slax alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  3. EasyOS icon
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    EasyOS is an experimental Linux distribution that uses many technologies and package formats pioneered by Puppy Linux .

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  4. Macpup icon
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    Macpup is a minimalist desktop Linux distribution based on Puppy Linux . It uses Enlightenment as the default window manager and provides a user interface resembling that of Apple's macOS .

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  5. OpenKiosk icon
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    OpenKiosk is a cross platform kiosk web browser based on Mozilla Firefox that can be easily installed and used to secure a computer for use as a public terminal.

    5 OpenKiosk alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  6. Legacy OS icon
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    Legacy OS (formerly TEENpup Linux) is a distribution based on Puppy Linux.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  7. Mezzano icon
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    An operating system written in Common Lisp. Contribute to froggey/Mezzano development by creating an account on GitHub.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
     
  8. Pearl OS icon
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    Pearl Linux OS has been available for free download since 12/2014 with our first release simply titled Pearl Linux. It was based on the 14.04 released version of Ubuntu. That release was using the XFCE desktop environment.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  9. JustBrowsing icon
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    JustBrowsing is a bootable Linux "Live CD" that does not make any changes to the existing operating system on the computer. Enjoy a simple computing experience with only a web browser (your choice of Mozilla Firefox or Google Chrome).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Arch Linux
     
  10. Absolute is a 64-bit Lightweight Linux distribution based upon Slackware; It concentrates on "desktop" use so that it is ready for internet, multimedia, document and general home use out of the box.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  11. Minimal Linux Live is a tiny Linux distribution which is designed to be built from scratch using a collection of automated shell scripts.

    Cost / License

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    • Linux
     
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