Top 15 Linux kernel Alternative and Similar Softwares | Dec 2024

The Linux kernel is the operating system kernel used by the Linux family of Unix-like operating systems.

1. Sabayon

Sabayon Sabayon is a Gentoo-based GNU/Linux Operating System designed for speed and ease of use. With the ability to use Gentoos Portage or Sabayons own Entropy system, the ability to compile a program for your needs or simply install a pre-built binary has never been easier. Sabayon, like Gentoo, is a......

2. GNU Hurd

GNU Hurd GNU Hurd (usually referred to as the Hurd) is a computer operating system kernel designed as a replacement for Unix, released as free software under the GNU General Public License. It has been under development since 1990 by the GNU Project of the Free Software Foundation.......

3. Cr OS Linux

Cr OS Linux Cr OS Linux (pronounced like Cros Linux) is the free OS built around the revolutionary Chromium browser - a foundation for Google Chrome. We call it the chrome plated OS, because it is stable and shiny. It includes GNOME desktop environment, Google Music Manager, Picasa, LibreOffice, GIMP, Pidgin,......

4. SliTaz

SliTaz SliTaz GNU/Linux LiveCD operating system. "SliTaz is a free operating system, working completely in RAM and booting from removable media such as a cdrom or USB key. SliTaz is distributed as a LiveCD, and weighs less than 30MB. The system is quick and responsive, clean and robust. SliTaz is simple......

5. Haiku

Haiku Haiku is a new 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.......

6. ReactOS

ReactOS ReactOS is a free, modern operating system in alpha stage, based on the design of Windows XP/2003. Written completely from scratch, it aims to follow the Windows architecture designed by Microsoft from the hardware level right through to the application level. This is not a Linux based system, and shares......

7. MIMEView

MIMEView This utility displays the list of all MIME types defined in your system. For each MIME type, information about the associated file extension and installed plugin is also displayed.......

8. Bodhi Linux

Bodhi Linux A minimalistic Linux distribution based on Ubuntu and the Enlightenment desktop environment.Bodhi Linux is a Linux Distribution leveraging the fast, customizable, and beautiful Enlightenment Desktop. Enlightenment coupled with a minimal set of utilities such as a browser, text editor, and package management......

9. Pardus

Pardus Pardus is a GNU/Linux distribution funded and developed by the Scientific & Technological Research Council of Turkey. Pardus has a range of unique features, such as Mudur, a start-up framework of Pardus to speed up the boot process, and PiSi, an efficient package management system with a user-friendly graphical interface.......

10. Win7PE SE

Win7PE SE Live CD/DVD that can be built from either Windows 7 or Windows Vista sources.......

11. LinuxCBT

LinuxCBT LinuxCBT.com provides comprehensive and cost-effective training focused exclusively on Linux, Unix and Open Source technologies.......

12. Knoppix

Knoppix Knoppix is an operating system based on Debian designed to be run directly from a CD / DVD (Live CD) or a USB key (Live USB), one of the first of its kind for any operating system. When starting a program, it is loaded from the removable medium and decompressed......

13. Musix

Musix Musix, a GNU+Linux distribution based on Knoppix, with special emphasis on audio production.......

14. Linux man-pages

Linux man-pages The Linux man-pages project documents the Linux kernel and C library interfaces that are employed by user-space programs. This package contains over 1,900 man pages.......

15. Webconverger

Webconverger Webconverger is a Linux-based operating system designed by Kai Hendry to be used solely for accessing web applications, first released in 2007. It is based on the Debian distro and is live, being able to boot from various media like a CD-ROM and a USB flash drive, and can be......