MATE meets the FreeBSD operating system, available now as the GhostBSD MATE project
The next-generation enterprise Linux operating system developed and publish by Red Hat
siduction Cinnamon is a free, open source and beautifully designed GNU/Linux operating system derived from the siduction Linux distribution, which in turn is derived from the award-winning Debian distro. As its name suggests, the distribution uses the Cinnamon desktop environment for its graphical sessions, both 3D and 2D software rendering modes are available. Forked from
Linux Minx 18.3 “Sylvia” is based on the Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS (Xenial Xerus) operating system and uses the Linux 4.10 kernel series by default. While the Cinnamon edition ships with the latest and greatest Cinnamon 3.6 desktop environment, the MATE edition is using the MATE 1.18 desktop. The Software Manager is now also much lighter
Linux Mint 18.2 “Sonya” has been released at Sunday 02 July 2017. This including Cinnamon, MATE, XFCE, and KDE editions. The new release brings updates to several of the desktop environments. Cinnamon has been upgraded to version 3.4, MATE has been bumped to version 1.18, and Xfce has been upgraded to version 1.7.2. Meanwhile, the
Linux Mint 18 is a long term support release which will be supported until 2021. It comes with updated software and brings refinements and many new features to make your desktop even more comfortable to use. The best way to describe the Linux Mint operating system is to image a virtual container where we can
Linux Mint is an open source project that provides users with a completely free and easy to use operating system based on one of the most popular free distributions of Linux, Ubuntu. The Mint project has released 32-bit and 64-bit versions for both MATE and Cinnamon editions of the Linux Mint 18 Beta. The default
Skolelinux (also known as Debian Edu) is an open source, free (libre) operating system based on the award winning Debian GNU/Linux distribution and specifically designed to be used on various educational institutions around the world. Skolelinux is the Debian-edu project’s Custom Debian Distribution (CDD) in development. It is aiming to provide an out-of-the-box localised environment
Zenwalk Linux (formerly Minislack) is a Slackware-based GNU/Linux operating system with a goal of being slim and fast by using only one application per task and with focus on graphical desktop and multimedia usage. Zenwalk is based on Slackware, but from the first moment, it is clearly very different from the mother distribution. It includes
Qimo 4 Kids is an open source and freely distributed operating system based on the world’s most popular free Linux distribution, Ubuntu, and designed from the ground up to be used by children aged 3 or over. Qimo for Kids is a kid-friendly desktop environment built entirely with free software. Qimo comes pre-installed with educational
Tiny Core Linux is a 12 MB graphical Linux desktop. It is based on a recent Linux kernel, BusyBox, Tiny X, Fltk, and Flwm. The project comprises of three main editions, Core, Tiny Core, and Tiny Core Plus. While the first one is the most tiny of them all and has no graphical interface, the
Ubuntu GNOME is an open source Linux distribution that combines the solid base of Ubuntu Linux with the usability and accessibility of the GNOME desktop environment. As expected, the distribution uses GNOME as its default and only graphical desktop environment. Its main goal is to provide Ubuntu fans who love the GNOME desktop with a
Welcome to the Xenial Xerus edition of the Ubuntu Linux operating system, an open-source and free GNU/Linux distribution derived from the award-winning Debian GNU/Linux project. The Ubuntu OS is currently still powered by the Unity 7 user interface, which provides users with a decent and modern graphical desktop environment. By default, Unity Launcher continues to
Mythbuntu is an official Ubuntu flavor focused upon setting up a standalone MythTV based Digital Video Recorder (DVR) system. Mythbuntu uses Xfce as its default desktop and provides a graphical Control Centre to configure the system. Default applications include the Thunar file manager, Bulk Rename file renaming utility, Chromium web browser, VLC Media Player, HDHomeRun
Super OS is a remastered version of Ubuntu, with codecs and extra software, with focus on offline usability. Unity is the default graphical desktop environment of Super OS, so no surprises here. On the other hand, the distro includes a plethora of open-source applications that are not included by default in the upstream Ubuntu release.
ubuntuBSD is an open source project, a derivative of the popular Ubuntu Linux operating system that replaces the regular Linux kernel with a BSD one from the well-known FreeBSD UNIX OS. The ease and familiarity of Ubuntu with the rock-solid stability and performance of the FreeBSD kernel. ubuntuBSD provides users a text-based installer, the powerful ZFS file system, and all
Mageia is an open source GNU/Linux operating system based on the deprecated Mandriva Linux distribution and built around the KDE and GNOME desktop environments. It can be installed in several ways, with the Live or Classical ISOs being the most popular methods. Mageia 5 includes several desktop managers including KDE, Gnome, XFCE, Mate, and Cinnamon.
NixOS is a GNU/Linux distribution that aims to improve the state of the art in system configuration management. It is called NixOS because it’s based on Nix, a purely functional package management system. In NixOS, the entire operating system — the kernel, applications, system packages, configuration files, and so on — is built by the
Unity Dark or Unity Dark 2 is a freely distributed, open-source distribution of Linux derived from the world’s most popular free operating system, Ubuntu, and built around the modern and intuitive Unity graphical desktop environment. Among the pre-installed applications, we can mentioned the Skype VoIP client, GIMP image editor, Google Chrome and Opera web browser,
The Play edition of the Linux Webstartup operating system
An official edition of the Calculate Linux distribution
Tails is a Linux distribution to browse the Internet without compromising or jeopardizing the user’s privacy. Tails connects to the Internet through TOR. Tails is a live-only Linux operating system that provides users with a perfect computing environment for surfing the Internet anonymously. Tails comes in Live-DVD format that can be launched from the DVD
ROSA Desktop Fresh GNOME is a distribution of Linux, a special edition of the ROSA Desktop Fresh operating system that uses the modern GNOME desktop environment and a collection of free and open source applications. ROSA is a Russian company developing a variety of Linux-based solutions. Its flagship product, ROSA Desktop, is a Linux distribution
Descent OS is a Linux distribution designed around usability and resources. Descent OS utilizes the MATE Desktop Environment for functionality, and is prettied up and utilized for everyone’s needs. Default applications include the Guake Terminal terminal emulator, F-Spot image viewer and organizer, GIMP image editor, Simple Scan image scanner, Gwibber social networking client, Icedove email
Ubuntu Core is the minimal Ubuntu installation ideally for small environments. It contains just the basic OS layer that supports any other software to run over it. This is Trusty Tahr edition of the Ubuntu Core project that provides Linux OS developers with a minimal root file system. It is basically a 200MB Linux rootfs that contains
Welcome to the Vivid Vervet edition of the Ubuntu Cloud Server, a completely free and open source server-oriented operating system based on the latest Linux kernel technologies and built on top of the Ubuntu Linux operating system. Ubuntu Cloud Server is an open source Linux operating system designed to be used as a personal cloud
Ubuntu Server is an open source distribution of Linux that provides users with a sophisticated server operating system based on the world’s most popular free OS, Ubuntu Linux. Ubuntu Server 15.10 is changing the server market for businesses by delivering the best of free software on a stable, fully supported and secure platform. The system
A Linux operating system with the ultimate goal of being simple
OpenWrt is an open source Linux-based operating system designed from the ground up as a drop-in replacement for the single, static firmware provided on almost all routers. OpenWrt defines itself as an operating system based on the Linux kernel developed to be used on embedded devices that have to route network traffic. The project is
Vinux is an Ubuntu-derived distribution optimised for the needs of blind and partially sighted users. Being based on Ubuntu, both the Live CD and Live DVD versions come with the same boot screen the one used on the main Ubuntu OS, designed to allow the user to choose a language from the get-go. Vinux comes
Sabayon Linux GNOME is an open source Linux distribution based on the Gentoo Linux operating system and built around the powerful GNOME desktop environment. The Sabayon project also provides separate editions with the KDE, Xfce and Openbox desktop environments. Sabayon offers the user an easy-to-use workspace with a captivating look, good hardware detection and a
