Best Operating Systems & Updates for Linux

OpenIndiana was conceived during the period of uncertainty following the Oracle takeover of Sun Microsystems, after several months passed with no binary updates made available to the public. The formation proved timely, as Oracle discontinued...

MOSIX is a management system that allows a Linux cluster or a Grid of clusters to perform like a single computer with multiple processors. MOSIX is particularly suitable to run intensive computing and applications with moderate amounts of I/O.Its main...

HeavenOS is an original, alternative 32-bit operating system for Intel 80386 compatible processors.It is made with NASM (The Netwide Assembler), and is not intended to compare to modern operating systems, but to try to get the best features and discover...

MidnightBSD is a free BSD distribution forked from the FreeBSD operating system and built around the GNUstep graphical desktop environment. It aims to deliver an easy-to-use desktop-oriented OS for the masses. It is distributed under both BSD and GPL...

m0n0wall is a freely distributed, powerful, minimal and full-featured open source operating system that has been designed from the ground up to act as a complete firewall solution for embedded systems or personal computers. It is derived from the...

MenuetOS is an open source operating system that supports 32-bit and 64-bit architectures and it is written entirely in the assembly programming language, aiming to be faster, smaller and less resource hungry.MenuetOS features pre-emptive multitasking...

FreeBSD for Raspberry Pi is a BSD distribution for the ARM architecture, especially designed for the Raspberry Pi device.FreeBSD for Raspberry Pi is an operating system distributed free of charge to all Raspberry Pi users.Username: rootPassword:...

LiveCD-OpenBSD is an open source project that tries to deliver a Live CD/DVD media that empowers users to to easily use and/or install the powerful and savvy OpenBSD operating system.LiveCD-OpenBSD contains a pre-built and configured OpenBSD operating...

RISC OS for Raspberry Pi is an operating system for the ARM architecture, especially designed for the Raspberry Pi device, and based on RISC OS.RISC OS for Raspberry Pi is an operating system distributed free of charge to all Raspberry Pi...

BackDroid is a free Android operating system, a custom ROM that includes lots of applications designed to help network administrator in penetration testing tasks. It's based on CyanagenMod CM7, Android 2.3.3, and Linux kernel 2.6.35.14.With BackDroid, the...