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- BSD
Canada
Windows 11 Alternatives
Windows 11 is described as 'The latest Windows update with a redesigned Start menu, Widgets integration, Xbox gaming features, and tighter security requirements, built with modern hardware in mind' and is a operating system in the os & utilities category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Windows 11 for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Self-Hosted, Windows, Mac and BSD apps. The best Windows 11 alternative is Linux Mint, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Windows 11 are Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora and Arch Linux.
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185 OpenMandriva Lx alternativesThe OpenMandriva distribution is a full-featured Linux desktop and server, sponsored by the OpenMandriva Association, and is based on ROSA, a Russian Linux distribution project which forked Mandriva Linux in 2012.
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- Free
- Open Source
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- Linux
France
EU
172 Peppermint OS alternativesPeppermint OS is a user-friendly operating system that prioritizes mobility, efficiency, and ease of use, allowing users to quickly connect, communicate, and complete tasks without the need for extensive setup or customization.
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- Free
- Open Source
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- Linux
United States
+2
129 AlmaLinux alternativesLaunched with the code-name Project Lenix, AlmaLinux OS is an open-source, community-driven project that intends to fill the gap left by the demise of the CentOS stable release. AlmaLinux OS is a 1:1 binary compatible fork of RHEL® 8 and it is built by the creators of the...
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- Free
- Open Source
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- Linux
- United States
218 Void Linux alternativesVoid is a general purpose operating system, based on the monolithic Linux kernel. Its package system allows you to quickly install, update and remove software; software is provided in binary packages or can be built directly from sources with the help of the XBPS source packages...
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- Free
- Open Source
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- Linux
- Global
210 Mageia alternativesMageia is a fork of Mandriva Linux formed in September 2010 by former employees and contributors to the popular French Linux distribution. Unlike Mandriva, which is a commercial entity, the Mageia project is a community project and a...
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- Free
- Open Source
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- Linux
- France
- EU
136 DietPi alternativesDietPi is a lightweight and optimized operating system mostly targeted against IoT devices. With DietPi you can install specially optimized software with a few clicks. It has an easy-to-use whiptail GUI for its many configuration and system management options and a helpful...
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- Free
- Open Source (GPL-2.0)
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- Linux
- Self-Hosted
United Kingdom
+1
Trisquel is a computer operating system, a GNU + Linux distribution, derived from another distribution, Ubuntu, which is derived from Debian.
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- Free
- Open Source
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- Linux
- Global
+9
SparkyLinux is a Debian-based Linux distribution which provides ready to use, out of the box operating system with a set of slightly customized lightweight desktops.
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- Free
- Open Source
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- Linux
+3
149 SUSE Linux Enterprise alternativesSUSE is the original provider of the enterprise Linux distribution and the most interoperable platform for mission-critical computing. It's the only Linux recommended by VMware, Microsoft and SAP. And it's supported on more hardware and software than any other enterprise...
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- Free
- Open Source
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- Linux
Germany- EU
+9
Ubuntu Budgie (previously budgie-remix) is an Ubuntu-based distribution featuring the Budgie desktop, originally developed by the Solus project. Written from scratch and integrating tightly with GNOME stack, Budgie focuses on simplicity and...
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- Free
- Open Source
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- Linux
- Global
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- Free
- Open Source (Unlicense)
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- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
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