RetroBSD Alternatives

RetroBSD is described as 'Port of 2.11BSD Unix intended for embedded systems with fixed memory mapping. The current target is Microchip PIC32 microcontroller with 128 kbytes of RAM and 512 kbytes of Flash' and is a operating system in the os & utilities category. There are more than 100 alternatives to RetroBSD for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Self-Hosted, BSD, Windows and Mac apps. The best RetroBSD alternative is Linux Mint, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like RetroBSD are Debian, Fedora, Arch Linux and Zorin OS.

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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
     276 likes

    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. Xubuntu icon
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    Xubuntu is an elegant and easy-to-use operating system. Xubuntu comes with Xfce, which is a stable, light and configurable desktop environment. It is based on Ubuntu Debian Linux.

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
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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. Windows 11 icon
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    Experience the latest Windows OS with a new Start menu, integrated Teams, and gaming technologies like Auto HDR. Improved security with stricter requirements enhances protection, and seamless Microsoft Account integration makes it ideal for modern devices.

    179 Windows 11 alternatives

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    • Windows
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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. Alpine Linux icon
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    Alpine Linux is a security-oriented, lightweight Linux distribution based on musl libc and busybox.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
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  11. 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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    • Linux
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