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Top 12 Open-Source Alternatives to Haiku

Ubuntu Arch Linux Linux Mint Photon OS NetBSD TempleOS OpenMandriva Lx Illumos FreeBSD Gallium OS

Summary

The top open-source alternatives to Haiku are Ubuntu, Arch Linux, and Linux Mint. 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.
  1. 1
    Ubuntu is a Debian Linux-based open source operating system for desktop computers.
    Pricing:
    • 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.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Linux #Linux Distribution #Operating Systems 256 social mentions

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

    #Linux Distribution #Linux #Operating Systems 423 social mentions

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

    #Linux #Operating Systems #Linux Distribution

  5. 5
    PowerPC, Alpha, SPARC, MIPS, SH3, ARM, amd64, i386, m68k, VAX: Of course it runs NetBSD.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Operating Systems #Linux #Linux Distribution 3 social mentions

  6. Free and open source, multi-task operating system for x86_64 PCs.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Linux #Operating Systems #Linux Distribution 26 social mentions

  7. OpenMandriva Lx is the most recent version of OpenMandriva, a desktop Linux appropriation got from Mandriva Linux.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Linux #Linux Distribution #Operating Systems 1 social mentions

  8. Illumos is a derivative of OS/Net (aka ON), which basically is a Solaris/ https://alternativeto.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Linux #Linux Distribution #Operating Systems 10 social mentions

  9. FreeBSD is an advanced operating system for x86 compatible (including Pentium® and Athlon™)...
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Linux #Operating Systems #Linux Distribution 21 social mentions

  10. A fast and lightweight Linux distribution for ChromeOS devices https://t.co/5SZlY9F1PI Tweets and such by @coltondrg and @dvdmuckle
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Linux #Operating Systems #Linux Distribution 63 social mentions

  11. A fast and open replacement for Windows and macOS. Pay what you want or download for free.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Linux #Operating Systems #Linux Distribution 143 social mentions

  12. 12
    FREE, multi-platform 4.4BSD-based UNIX-like operating system
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

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

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