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Alpine Linux

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

Top 12 Open-Source Alternatives to Alpine Linux

Ubuntu Arch Linux Tails Quarkslab Linux Mint OpenBSD Photon OS EuroLinux Rocky Linux Gentoo

Summary

The top open-source alternatives to Alpine Linux are Ubuntu, Arch Linux, and Tails. One of the criteria for ordering this list is the number of mentions that products have on reliable external sources. You can suggest additional sources through the form here.
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    Ubuntu is a Debian Linux-based open source operating system for desktop computers.
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    • Open Source

    #Linux #Operating Systems #Linux Distribution 229 social mentions

  2. You've reached the website for Arch Linux, a lightweight and flexible Linux® distribution that tries to Keep It Simple. Currently we have official packages optimized for the x86-64 architecture.
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    • Open Source

    #Linux #Linux Distribution #Operating Systems 256 social mentions

  3. 3
    Tails is a Debian based live CD/USB with the goal of providing complete Internet anonymity for the...
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    • Open Source

    #Linux #Operating Systems #Linux Distribution 385 social mentions

  4. Quarkslab is a security platform that makes applications and data safe with its skilled vulnerability search tools and design of security solutions.
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    • Open Source

    #Security & Privacy #Monitoring Tools #Identity And Access Management

  5. Linux Mint is one of the most popular desktop Linux distributions and used by millions of people.
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    • Open Source

    #Linux Distribution #Linux #Operating Systems 423 social mentions

  6. FREE, multi-platform 4.4BSD-based UNIX-like operating system
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    • Open Source

    #Security & Privacy #Linux #Monitoring Tools 13 social mentions

  7. Photon OS™ is an open source, minimal Linux container host that is optimized for cloud-native...
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    • Open Source

    #Linux #Operating Systems #Linux Distribution

  8. EuroLinux is an enterprise-class Linux distribution compatible with AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux, Oracle Linux and RHEL, EuroLinux is available as free for use and can be provided with producer (paid) support including migration and lifecycle extensions.
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    • Open Source

    #Linux #Operating Systems #Linux Distribution 1 social mentions

  9. A new enterprise ready OS to carry the torch after the recent CentOS announcement.
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    • Open Source

    #Linux #Linux Distribution #Operating Systems 48 social mentions

  10. 10
    The website of Gentoo, a flexible Linux or BSD distribution.
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    • Open Source

    #Linux #Operating Systems #Linux Distribution 27 social mentions

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    Dietpi is a debian based operative system made to install new apps easyer.
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    • Open Source

    #Linux #OS & Utilities #Linux Distribution 151 social mentions

  12. We are delighted to provide a ready-to-run image for the Raspberry Pi 2 and Raspberry Pi 3.
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    • Open Source

    #Linux #Operating Systems #Linux Distribution 43 social mentions

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