Puppy Linux Alternatives

Puppy Linux is described as 'Unique family of Linux distributions meant for the home-user computers. It was originally created by Barry Kauler in 2003' and is a very popular Linux Distro in the os & utilities category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Puppy Linux for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Self-Hosted, BSD, Mac and Windows apps. The best Puppy Linux alternative is Linux Mint, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Puppy Linux are Ubuntu, Debian, Arch Linux and CachyOS.

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  1. Tiny Core Linux icon
     22 likes

    Tiny Core Linux (TCL) is a minimal Linux operating system that manifests the Core Project's philosophy and focuses on providing a base system using BusyBox and flwm.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Linux
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  2. Ubuntu Server icon
     42 likes

    The leading platform for scale-out computing, Ubuntu Server helps you make the most of your infrastructure. Whether you want to deploy an OpenStack cloud, a Hadoop cluster or a 50,000-node render farm, Ubuntu Server delivers the best value scale-out performance available.

    190 Ubuntu Server alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Linux
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  3. SnowflakeOS icon
     6 likes

    SnowflakeOS is a NixOS based Linux distribution focused on beginner friendliness and ease of use.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  4. ChromeOS Flex icon
     5 likes

    Cloud-first, fast, easy-to-manage, and secure operating system for PCs and Macs. ChromeOS Flex is a sustainable way to modernize devices you already own. It’s easy to deploy across your fleet or simply try it to see what a cloud-first OS has to offer.

    62 ChromeOS Flex alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Chrome OS
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  5. NomadBSD icon
     11 likes

    NomadBSD is a persistent live system for USB flash drives, based on FreeBSD. Together with automatic hardware detection and setup, it is configured to be used as a desktop system that works out of the box, but can also be used for data...

    163 NomadBSD alternatives

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    • BSD
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  6. BunsenLabs icon
     16 likes

    BunsenLabs Linux is a distribution offering a light-weight and easily customizable Openbox desktop. The current release is Helium, built on top of Debian (stable). The project is a community continuation of CrunchBang Linux.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Linux
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  7. Dynebolic icon
     8 likes

    Free software operating system for media activists, artists and creatives. Dynebolic is as a practical tool for multimedia production: you can manipulate and broadcast both sound and video with tools to record, edit, encode and stream, having automatically recognised most...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  8. EU OS icon
     5 likes

    Community-led Proof-of-Concept for a common free Operating System for the EU public sector.

    56 EU OS alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Linux
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  9. UCS is an open platform for central identity & access management, IT management, and active directory, with a web portal for easy access to applications.

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    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Self-Hosted
    • Kubernetes
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  10. EasyOS icon
     3 likes

    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
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  11. Elive icon
     7 likes

    Elive provides a dynamic and clean interface without saturating the look. Nothing in the desktop is static. Simplicity and intuitive is one of its best points.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  12. PCLinuxOS icon
     28 likes

    PCLinuxOS is a free easy to use Linux-based Operating System for desktops or laptops.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
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