Zorin OS Alternatives

Alternatives list

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   BITS-PyOS

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   BIOS-Implementation-Test-Suite-Based Python Operating System.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application type

   • Operating System

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • Chrome OS

   

   

   

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   BlackBerry QNX

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   Based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, BlackBerry QNX has provided foundational software for many of the world’s mission-critical embedded systems since 1982. From nuclear power plants, surgical robots and class III life-critical medical devices to autonomous vehicles and brands like...

   Cost / License

   • Freemium
   • Proprietary

   Application type

   • Operating System

   Origin

   • Canada

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • BSD
   • Self-Hosted

   

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   eComStation

    1 like

   eComStation is an operating system based on IBM OS/2 that runs on current hardware.

   Cost / License

   • Paid
   • Proprietary

   Application type

   • Operating System

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Self-Hosted

   

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5. 

   

   Springdale Linux

    1 like

   Springdale Linux (SDL) / Formerly known as PUIAS Linux is a RHEL-based Distribution and Mirror. A project of members of the computing staff of ?Princeton University and the ?Institute for Advanced...

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application typeApplication types

   • Linux Distro
   • Operating System

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Linux

   

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   Project Trident

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   Project Trident is a desktop-focused operating system based on Void Linux.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application type

   • Linux Distro

   Platforms

   • Linux

   

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   miniBSD

    1 like

   miniBSD is a project to develop a set of scripts that shrinks a running FreeBSD system to a small sized miniBSD distribution suited for small media like USB pens and CF cards.

   135 miniBSD alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application type

   • Operating System

   Platforms

   • BSD

   

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   Spaced Linux

    1 like

   Spaced Linux is a polished desktop distribution built on Devuan Ceres, using sysvinit, MATE, and Compiz. It welcomes first-time Linux users without hiding the system from experienced users who want to inspect, customize, automate, and rebuild it.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application type

   • Linux Distro

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Linux

   • United States

   

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    ONU

     1 like

    An OS based on Debian 12 for development with an Xfce-like desktop.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    • Linux Distro

    Platforms

    • Linux

    

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    VitruvianOS

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    Vitruvian is an operating system based on Linux, heavily inspired by BeOS, bringing the elegance and simplicity of a classic operating system to modern hardware. It leverages Linux's hardware support while maintaining the responsive, user-friendly nature of BeOS.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (GPL-2.0)

    Application typeApplication types

    • Linux Distro
    • Operating System

    Platforms

    • Linux

    

    

    

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    Astral OS

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    Astral is a 64 bit operating system with its own kernel written in C for the x86-64 architecture.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    • Operating System

    Origin

    • Brazil

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted

    • Brazil

    

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    Linux PataOS

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    A robust Linux distribution based on Debian 13 and Cinnamon, optimized out-of-the-box for CAD, 3D design, and engineering workflows.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (GPL-3.0)

    Origin

    • Germany
    • EU

    Platforms

    • Linux

    

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    ObsidianOS

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    ObsidianOS is an Arch-based Linux distro with an A/B partition style so if a package has a breaking change that causes some issues, you can just reboot into the other partition and restore the other one, while relying on the robustness of EXT4.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application typeApplication types

    • Linux Distro
    • Operating System

    Origin

    • International

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Arch Linux

    • Global

    

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