List of Linux distributions#Unofficial distributions

| A comparatively lightweight distribution suitable for older computers, while also providing kernel and applications, as well as updates and additions via the Aptitude and Debian-compatible repositories.

| A Russian distribution developed to meet the needs of the Russian army and other armed forces and intelligence agencies.{{cite web |title=архив |url=https://old.computerra.ru/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241010054054/https://old.computerra.ru/ |archive-date=2024-10-10 |access-date=2019-11-21 |website=old.computerra.ru |language=ru}} It provides data protection up to the level of "top secret" in Russian classified information grade. It has been officially certified by Russian Defense Ministry, Federal Service for Technical and Export Control{{cite web|url=https://fstec.ru/en/|title=Home - FSTEC Russia|website=fstec.ru|access-date=2019-11-21|archive-date=2013-02-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130218054319/https://fstec.ru/en/|url-status=live}} and Federal Security Service.{{cite web|url=http://www.astra-linux.com/sertifikat.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180304231836/http://www.astra-linux.com/sertifikat.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2018-03-04|title=Сертификаты соответствия|date=2018-03-04|access-date=2019-11-21}}

| An Indian Linux distribution{{cite web |date=16 September 2015 |title=Indian Government's BOSS Operating System Set To Replace Windows, Ward Off Hackers |url=https://www.ibtimes.com/indian-governments-boss-operating-system-set-replace-windows-ward-hackers-2099282 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231211170125/https://www.ibtimes.com/indian-governments-boss-operating-system-set-replace-windows-ward-hackers-2099282 |archive-date=2023-12-11 |access-date=2019-07-22 |website=www.ibtimes.com}}

| A Venezuelan Linux distribution.{{cite web |url=http://canaima.softwarelibre.gob.ve/ |title=Canaima website |access-date=2012-11-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121130100717/http://canaima.softwarelibre.gob.ve/ |archive-date=2012-11-30 |url-status=dead }}

| Short-lived commercial desktop Linux distribution, bought by Xandros Linux.{{cite web |title=The story of a failure (Corel) - OpenLife.cc |url=https://openlife.cc/onlinebook/story-failure-corel |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120103110136/https://openlife.cc/onlinebook/story-failure-corel |archive-date=2012-01-03 |access-date=2012-11-29 |website=openlife.cc}}

| A small distribution and Live CD based on Debian Stable, featuring the Openbox window manager and tint2 panel with GTK+ applications.[https://www.crunchbang.org/ CrunchBang Linux website] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121126092058/http://crunchbang.org/|date=2012-11-26}} Development has ended for CrunchBang as of February, 2015.{{cite web|url=http://crunchbang.org/forums/viewtopic.php?id=38916|title=The end. / News & Announcements / CrunchBang Linux Forums|website=CrunchBang Linux Forums|access-date=2015-04-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150216210207/http://crunchbang.org/forums/viewtopic.php?id=38916|archive-date=2015-02-16|url-status=live}}

| A Chinese Linux Distribution developed by Wuhan Deepin Technology Co.

| A fork of Debian begun in 2014 with the primary goal of allowing user choice in init systems, by decoupling software packages from systemd.{{cite web | url=http://news.softpedia.com/news/Fork-Debian-Project-Announces-the-Systemd-less-OS-Devuan-466178.shtml | title=Fork Debian Project Announces the Systemd-less OS Devuan | work=Softpedia | date=28 November 2014 | access-date=30 November 2014 | author=Stahie, Silviu | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141130142144/http://news.softpedia.com/news/Fork-Debian-Project-Announces-the-Systemd-less-OS-Devuan-466178.shtml | archive-date=30 November 2014 | url-status=live }}

| A discontinued distribution intended for children.

| A discontinued Brazilian distribution.

| A light-weight Linux distribution featuring the Enlightenment desktop, designed to be simple and suitable for new Linux users who want a fully functional environment.

| A small-footprint distribution based on and compatible with Debian, intended for use on resource-limited embedded systems.{{cite web |title=Emdebian Grip packages: A smaller Debian-compatible distro |url=https://www.emdebian.org/grip/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131130072443/https://www.emdebian.org/grip/ |archive-date=2013-11-30 |access-date=2014-01-20 |publisher=emdebian.org}}

| A small system-administration Live CD that is available for multiple architectures{{cite web|url=https://www.finnix.org/|title=Finnix|website=www.finnix.org|access-date=2018-12-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181224074057/https://www.finnix.org/|archive-date=2018-12-24|url-status=live}}

|gLinux is a Linux Distro used for Google Employees.

| Originally based on Ubuntu and later upon Debian, and developed with sponsorship from the Free Software Foundation. Its goal is user-friendliness, but with all proprietary (e.g. binary blobs) and non-free software removed.

| Live CD for system recovery{{cite web|url=http://grml.org/|title=grml.org - Debian Live system / CD for sysadmins and texttool-users|website=grml.org|access-date=2012-11-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121206084858/http://grml.org/|archive-date=2012-12-06|url-status=live}}

| Designed for senior citizens running old computers for which Windows have become too slowWiki Debian [https://wiki.debian.org/Derivatives/Census/HandyLinux HandyLinux Debian Derivatives Census] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160103005216/https://wiki.debian.org/Derivatives/Census/HandyLinux |date=2016-01-03 }}

| A completely customizable distribution used for penetration testing. Kali is based on Debian and is used mostly by security experts.{{cite web|url=http://www.kali.org/|title=Our Most Advanced Penetration Testing Distribution, Ever.|website=www.kali.org|access-date=2013-03-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130402210749/http://www.kali.org/|archive-date=2013-04-02|url-status=live}} Originally named BackTrack (named after the homonym class of backtracking algorithms), it is developed by Offensive Security.{{cite web|url=http://www.backtrack-linux.org/|title=BackTrack Linux - Penetration Testing Distribution|website=www.backtrack-linux.org|access-date=2012-11-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121130143122/http://www.backtrack-linux.org/|archive-date=2012-11-30|url-status=live}} In March 2013, the Offensive Security team rebuilt BackTrack on Debian and released it under the name Kali Linux.{{cite web|url=http://www.offensive-security.com/kali-distribution/kali-linux-released/|title=Kali Linux Has Been Released!|date=2013-03-12|access-date=2013-03-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130509043312/http://www.offensive-security.com/kali-distribution/kali-linux-released/|archive-date=2013-05-09|url-status=live}}

| Mobile version of Kali Linux available for rooted and non-rooted devices.

| An installable live DVD/CD for desktop usage using KDE and LXDE, focusing on convenient scripts and GUIs for ease of use.{{cite web|url=http://www.kanotix.com/|title=kanotix.com :: GNU Linux Live system based on Debian, optimized for HD-install and high performance|website=www.kanotix.com|access-date=2012-11-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121127015738/http://www.kanotix.com/|archive-date=2012-11-27|url-status=live}}

| The Linux Embedded Appliance Framework. A tiny primarily floppy-based distribution for routers, firewalls and other appliances.{{cite web|url=http://leaf.sourceforge.net/|title=LEAF — Linux Embedded Appliance Firewall|website=leaf.sourceforge.net|access-date=2012-11-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107015504/http://leaf.sourceforge.net/|archive-date=2012-11-07|url-status=live}}

| A discontinued operating system based on Debian.

| An ISO 9241 industry workplace certified Linux distribution, deployed at the City of Munich, Germany.{{cite web|url=http://lgict.org.za/document/limux-%E2%80%93-free-software-munich|title=LiMux website|access-date=2012-11-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140702032443/http://lgict.org.za/document/limux-%E2%80%93-free-software-munich|archive-date=2014-07-02|url-status=live}}

| A Debian-based version of Linux Mint that does not use any elements of Ubuntu linux, maintained to ensure continuity should Ubuntu stop being maintained or other issue affecting the core Mint distribution.{{cite web|url=https://linuxmint.com/download_lmde.php|title=Linux Mint Debian Edition|access-date=2021-05-20|archive-date=2010-09-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100910004952/https://linuxmint.com/download_lmde.php|url-status=live}}

| A development platform for hand held devices such as the Nokia N800, N810, and Nokia N900 Internet Tablets and other Linux kernel–based devices.{{cite web|url=http://maemo.org/|title=maemo.org - maemo.org: Home of the Maemo community|date=1 December 2006|website=maemo.org|access-date=29 November 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121123114615/http://maemo.org/|archive-date=23 November 2012|url-status=live}}

|A discontinued OS that focused on ease of use. Significant derivatives include antiX and MX Linux.

| For PowerPC computers. Although MintPPC uses some Linux Mint Debian Edition code, it is not Linux Mint.{{cite web|url=http://www.mintppc.org/|title=Home|website=Mint PPC|access-date=2018-12-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101013025534/http://mintppc.org/|archive-date=2010-10-13|url-status=live}}

| Intended for music production, graphic design, audio, video editing, and other tasks. It is built with only free software.[http://www.musix.org.ar/en/ Musix GNU+Linux website] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130401074214/http://www.musix.org.ar/en/ |date=2013-04-01 }}

| A midweight OS based on Debian Stable with core components from antiX and using Xfce, offering simple configuration, high stability, solid performance and medium-sized footprint.{{cite web|url=https://mxlinux.org/|title=MX Linux - MX Community|website=mxlinux.org|access-date=2018-12-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161113040247/https://mxlinux.org/|archive-date=2016-11-13|url-status=live}}

| A Debian- and Morphix-based distribution focused for desktop usage in Nepali language computing.{{cite web|url=http://www.nepalinux.org/|title=nepalinux.org - Home|website=www.nepalinux.org|access-date=2012-11-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110312003906/http://www.nepalinux.org/|archive-date=2011-03-12|url-status=usurped}}

| Debian packages and ROM image for the Sharp Zaurus PDA. Replaced by Ångström distribution.{{cite web|url=http://www.openzaurus.org/|title=Apache2 Debian Default Page: It works|website=www.openzaurus.org|access-date=2012-11-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020330152808/http://www.openzaurus.org/|archive-date=2002-03-30|url-status=dead}}

| Developed by Turkish National Research Institute of Electronics and Cryptology. Prior to 2013 it used PISI as the package manager, with COMAR as the configuration framework. Starting with Pardus 2013, it is Debian-based.

| A Linux distribution based on Debian used by penetration testers.

| Optimized for personal computers and laptops. Built on top of Debian testing branch and comes with security support.{{cite web |url=http://www.parsix.org/ |title=Parsix website |access-date=2012-11-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080907133354/http://parsix.org/ |archive-date=2008-09-07 |url-status=dead }}

| Dedicated to setting up a computer cluster.{{cite web|url=http://pelicanhpc.awict.net/|title=PelcianHPC|website=pelicanhpc.awict.net|access-date=2018-12-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160717090223/http://pelicanhpc.awict.net/|archive-date=2016-07-17|url-status=dead}}

| A Linux distribution based on Debian with a focus on privacy, security, and convenience.{{cite web|url=https://www.gnu.org/distros/free-distros.html|title=GNU.org|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141216063244/http://www.gnu.org/distros/free-distros.html|archive-date=2014-12-16|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.fsf.org/news/fsf-adds-pureos-to-list-of-endorsed-gnu-linux-distributions-1|title=FSF adds PureOS to list of endorsed GNU/Linux distributions — Free Software Foundation — working together for free software|website=www.fsf.org|language=en|access-date=2019-07-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190622014743/https://www.fsf.org/news/fsf-adds-pureos-to-list-of-endorsed-gnu-linux-distributions-1|archive-date=2019-06-22|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=pureos|title=DistroWatch.com: PureOS|website=distrowatch.com|access-date=2019-07-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190406110001/https://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=pureos|archive-date=2019-04-06|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/pureos-one-linux-for-both-pcs-and-smartphones/|title=PureOS: One Linux for both PCs and smartphones|website=ZDNet|language=en|access-date=2019-07-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190325143606/https://www.zdnet.com/article/pureos-one-linux-for-both-pcs-and-smartphones/|archive-date=2019-03-25|url-status=live}}

| A light-weight Linux distribution with Trinity and Plasma desktop environments.{{cite web|url=https://q4os.org/index.html|title=Q4OS|access-date=2021-10-30|archive-date=2014-09-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140912083411/https://q4os.org/index.html|url-status=live}}

|Desktop-oriented distribution, formerly known as Raspbian. Developed by the Raspberry Pi Foundation as the official OS for their family of low-power Raspberry Pi single-board computers.

| Xfce and KDE desktop focused on stability, security and ease of use.{{cite web|url=https://solydxk.com/|title=SolydXK Community — English|website=solydxk.com|access-date=2018-12-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190122092515/https://solydxk.com/|archive-date=2019-01-22|url-status=live}}

| A Debian-based Linux distribution which provides ready to use, out of the box operating system with a set of slightly customized lightweight desktops. Sparky is targeted to all the computer's users who want replace existing, proprietary driven OS to an open-sourced..

| A Chinese Linux distribution[http://www.sw-linux.com/en/scripts/main/index.php Sunwah Linux website] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120911140109/http://www.sw-linux.com/en/scripts/main/index.php |date=2012-09-11 }}

| Tails or The Amnesic Incognito Live System' is aimed at preserving privacy and anonymity, with all outgoing connections forced to go through Tor.{{cite web|url=https://tails.boum.org/|title=Tails - Privacy for anyone anywhere|website=tails.boum.org|access-date=2012-11-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105062508/https://tails.boum.org/|archive-date=2012-11-05|url-status=live}}

| Open source project developing a family of free, Debian-based appliances optimized for ease of use in server-type usage scenarios.{{cite web|url=https://www.turnkeylinux.org/|title=TurnKey Linux: 100+ free ready-to-use system images for virtual machines, the cloud, and bare metal.|website=www.turnkeylinux.org|access-date=2018-12-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181224073936/https://www.turnkeylinux.org/|archive-date=2018-12-24|url-status=live}} Based on Debian since 2012; previously based on Ubuntu.

| Designed for network-attached storage (NAS) and derived from the FreeBSD-based FreeNAS (later known as TrueNAS Core or TrueNAS Legacy).

| Raspberry Pi OS based distribution using Xfce with themes based on other OSes intended for the Raspberry Pi, RK3399 CPU, and x86-64 architecture.

| Enterprise distribution with integrated IT infrastructure and identity management system by the company Univention GmbH, Germany. A full version for up to 5 users for tests and for private use can be downloaded for free.{{cite web|url=https://www.univention.com/products/ucs/|title=UCS Univention Corporate Server: easy-to-use IT operations|access-date=2018-12-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190128215223/https://www.univention.com/products/ucs/|archive-date=2019-01-28|url-status=live}}

| Debian Live-based browser only distribution, similar to ChromeOS. However based on Firefox and dwm, with no user sign-in, no special hardware required and designed for public places.{{cite web|url=https://webconverger.com/|title=OPENSOURCE Web Kiosk software by Webconverger|website=webconverger.com|access-date=2018-12-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190122050502/https://webconverger.com/|archive-date=2019-01-22|url-status=live}}

| Commercial open source network operating system includes routing, firewall, VPN, intrusion prevention and more. Designed to be an open source Cisco replacement.[http://www.vyatta.org/ Vyatta website] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120424205015/http://www.vyatta.org/ |date=2012-04-24 }}

| Free routing platform. Because VyOS is run on standard amd64, i586 and ARM systems, it is able to be used as a router and firewall platform for cloud deployments.

| A complete Linux based operating system that was targeted for primary and secondary education. Outdated versions are freely available with community-based support. The Edubuntu community is built on the ideas enshrined in the Edubuntu Manifesto: that software, especially for education, should be available free of charge and that software tools should be usable by people in their local language and despite any disabilities.{{cite web |title=Edubuntu |url=https://www.edubuntu.org/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240930020906/https://www.edubuntu.org/ |archive-date=2024-09-30 |access-date=2005-10-15 |website=www.edubuntu.org}}

| An official derivative of Ubuntu Linux using KDE instead of the GNOME (or Unity) desktop environment used by default in Ubuntu.{{cite web |title=Kubuntu - Friendly Computing |url=https://www.kubuntu.org/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241008075614/https://www.kubuntu.org/ |archive-date=2024-10-08 |access-date=2018-12-23}}

| An official derivative of the Ubuntu operating system that is "lighter, less resource hungry and more energy-efficient", using the LXQt desktop environment (used LXDE before 18.10).{{cite web|url = http://distrowatch.com/weekly.php?issue=20090511#news|title = Another day, another Ubuntu derivative.|access-date = 2009-05-21|last = Smart|first = Chris|date = May 2009|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120121065012/http://distrowatch.com/weekly.php?issue=20090511#news|archive-date = 2012-01-21|url-status = live}}{{cite web|url = http://blog.lxde.org/?p=208|title = Lubuntu? LXDE Meet up with Mark Shuttleworth in Berlin|access-date = 2009-05-21|last = LXDE|date = February 2009|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120224015352/http://blog.lxde.org/?p=208|archive-date = 2012-02-24|url-status = live}}{{cite web|url=https://lubuntu.net/|title=lubuntu|website=lubuntu|access-date=2018-12-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181221225231/https://lubuntu.net/|archive-date=2018-12-21|url-status=live}}

| An official derivative of Ubuntu using Budgie.

|An official derivative of Ubuntu using the Cinnamon desktop environment.{{Cite web |last=Sneddon |first=Joey |date=2023-03-28 |title=Ubuntu Cinnamon Now Official Ubuntu Flavour |url=https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2023/03/ubuntu-cinnamon-new-official-flavor |access-date=2023-04-04 |website=OMG! Ubuntu! |language=en-GB}}

| An official derivative aimed at the Chinese market.

| An official derivative of Ubuntu using MATE, a desktop environment forked from the now-defunct GNOME 2 code base, with an emphasis on the desktop metaphor.{{cite news|url = http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2015/02/ubuntu-15-04-beta-downloads-now-live-ubuntu-mate-made-an-official-flavor|title = Ubuntu 15.04 Beta Available to Download, Ubuntu MATE Is Now An Official Flavor|access-date = 1 March 2015|last = Sneddon|first = Joey|date = 1 March 2015|work = OMG Ubuntu|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150317051604/http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2015/02/ubuntu-15-04-beta-downloads-now-live-ubuntu-mate-made-an-official-flavor|archive-date = 17 March 2015|url-status = live}}

| An official derivative made for use in servers & IBM mainframes. Ubuntu Server handles mail, controls printers, acts as a fileserver, can host LAMP and more.{{cite web|url=https://www.ubuntu.com/server|title=Ubuntu Server - for scale out workloads - Ubuntu|website=www.ubuntu.com|access-date=2018-12-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181223192409/https://www.ubuntu.com/server|archive-date=2018-12-23|url-status=live}}

| Based on Ubuntu, providing open-source applications for multimedia creation aimed at the audio, video and graphic editors.{{cite web|url=http://ubuntustudio.org/|title=Ubuntu Studio|access-date=2012-11-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130307102013/http://ubuntustudio.org/|archive-date=2013-03-07|url-status=live}}

|An official derivative of Ubuntu using the Unity desktop environment.{{cite web |last=Evangelho |first=Jason |date=12 May 2020 |title=A Surprising New Remix Of Ubuntu 20.04 Brings Unity Back To Life |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/jasonevangelho/2020/05/12/a-surprising-new-remix-of-ubuntu-2004-revives-the-unity-desktop/#1634f35c275b |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200620203216/https://www.forbes.com/sites/jasonevangelho/2020/05/12/a-surprising-new-remix-of-ubuntu-2004-revives-the-unity-desktop/%235fae9b1d275b |archive-date=20 June 2020 |access-date=20 June 2020 |work=Forbes}}{{Cite web |title=Ubuntu Unity Becoming An Official Flavor With 22.10 Release |url=https://www.phoronix.com/news/Ubuntu-Unity-22.10-Official |access-date=2022-10-22 |website=www.phoronix.com |language=en |archive-date=2022-10-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221022000933/https://www.phoronix.com/news/Ubuntu-Unity-22.10-Official |url-status=live }}

| An official derivative of Ubuntu using Xfce. Xubuntu is intended for use on less-powerful computers or those who seek a highly efficient desktop environment on faster systems, and uses mostly GTK applications.{{cite web|url=https://xubuntu.org/|title=Xubuntu|website=xubuntu.org|access-date=2018-12-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181226084929/https://xubuntu.org/|archive-date=2018-12-26|url-status=live}}

| Gobuntu was an official derivative of the Ubuntu operating system, aiming to provide a distribution consisting entirely of free software. It was officially announced by Mark Shuttleworth on July 10, 2007, and daily builds of Gobuntu 7.10 began to be publicly released. The project ended around the release of 8.04 and has since merged into mainline Ubuntu as a 'free software' option.{{cite web|url=https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Gobuntu|title=Gobuntu - Ubuntu Wiki|website=wiki.ubuntu.com|access-date=2012-11-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120728113739/https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Gobuntu|archive-date=2012-07-28|url-status=live}}

| Based on Ubuntu and MythTV, providing applications for recording TV and acting as a media center.{{cite web|url=http://www.mythbuntu.org/|title=Mythbuntu|website=www.mythbuntu.org|access-date=2012-11-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121130183937/http://mythbuntu.org/|archive-date=2012-11-30|url-status=dead}} On 4 November 2016 the development team announced the end of Mythbuntu as a separate distribution, citing insufficient developers.

| Formerly an official Ubuntu variant,{{cite web|url=http://ubuntugnome.org/ubuntu-gnome-approved-as-an-official-flavour/|title=Ubuntu GNOME approved as official flavour - Ubuntu GNOME|last=Tim|date=11 March 2013 |access-date=2013-06-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130602084155/http://ubuntugnome.org/ubuntu-gnome-approved-as-an-official-flavour/|archive-date=2013-06-02|url-status=live}} but since the main Ubuntu 17.10, which uses GNOME Shell as its default desktop and GDM as its display manager, this distro has been merged into mainline releases.{{cite web|url=http://ubuntugnome.org/|title=Ubuntu GNOME - An official flavor of Ubuntu, featuring the GNOME desktop environment.|access-date=2013-06-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130606112502/http://ubuntugnome.org/|archive-date=2013-06-06|url-status=live}}

| "Just Enough OS" – was described as "an efficient variant [...] configured specifically for virtual appliances".{{cite web|url=https://help.ubuntu.com/community/JeOS|title=JeOS - Community Help Wiki|website=help.ubuntu.com|access-date=2012-11-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023003610/https://help.ubuntu.com/community/JeOS|archive-date=2012-10-23|url-status=live}} Since the release of Ubuntu 8.10 it has been included as an option as part of the standard Ubuntu Server Edition.

| An embedded operating system designed for use on mobile devices. The operating system will use Hildon from maemo as its graphical frontend. Ubuntu Touch is a successor to Ubuntu Mobile.

| Netbook Edition was an official derivative of Ubuntu designed for netbooks using the Intel Atom processor. Starting from Ubuntu 11.04, Ubuntu Netbook Edition has been merged into the desktop edition.{{cite web|url=http://news.cnet.com/8301-13580_3-9950552-39.html|title=Ubuntu to announce its mobile Linux in June|access-date=2009-03-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080905053516/http://news.cnet.com/8301-13580_3-9950552-39.html|archive-date=2008-09-05|url-status=live}}

| Designed for use with TVs.[http://www.ubuntu.com/devices/tv Ubuntu TV website] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121127205500/http://www.ubuntu.com/devices/tv |date=2012-11-27 }}

| BackBox is a Linux distribution based on Ubuntu. It has been developed to perform penetration tests and security assessments. Designed to be fast, easy to use and provide a minimal yet complete desktop environment, thanks to its own software repositories, always being updated to the latest stable version of the most used and best known ethical hacking tools.{{cite web|url=https://www.backbox.org/|title=Homepage|website=BackBox.org|access-date=2018-12-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181224074209/https://www.backbox.org/|archive-date=2018-12-24|url-status=live}}

| An Ubuntu-based Linux distribution featuring the Moksha Desktop environment and targeting users who want a minimum of preinstalled software or low system requirements.{{cite web|url=https://www.bodhilinux.com/|title=Welcome|date=10 August 2014|access-date=23 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181215131915/https://www.bodhilinux.com/|archive-date=15 December 2018|url-status=live}}

|Ubuntu-based distribution designed to mimic the desktop appearance and functionality of ChromeOS.{{cite web|url=https://www.linux.com/learn/which-linux-chrome-os-clone-right-you|title=Which Linux Chrome OS Clone is Right For You?|date=17 July 2015|website=Linux.com - The source for Linux information|access-date=16 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180715210632/https://www.linux.com/learn/which-linux-chrome-os-clone-right-you|archive-date=15 July 2018|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.linuxinsider.com/story/82107.html|title=Chromixium Adds Polish to Chrome - Reviews - LinuxInsider|website=www.linuxinsider.com|date=29 May 2015 |access-date=2018-07-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180715235535/https://www.linuxinsider.com/story/82107.html|archive-date=2018-07-15|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.linuxinsider.com/story/83878.html|title=Cub Linux Is a Worthy Chromixium Offspring - Reviews - LinuxInsider|website=www.linuxinsider.com|date=9 September 2016 |access-date=2018-07-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180715210737/https://www.linuxinsider.com/story/83878.html|archive-date=2018-07-15|url-status=live}}

| Live CD geared toward multimedia (audio and video) production, but comes with other non-media specific application (e.g. word processor, desktop publisher){{cite web |url=http://www.dynebolic.org/ |title=dyne:bolic website |access-date=2012-11-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090710002857/http://www.dynebolic.org/ |archive-date=2009-07-10 |url-status=live }}

| Fork of Ubuntu designed for netbooks{{cite web |url=http://www.geteasypeasy.com/ |title=EasyPeasy website |access-date=2012-11-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121126083716/http://www.geteasypeasy.com/ |archive-date=2012-11-26 |url-status=live }}

| Specifically for the Eee PC range of netbooks, based on Debian. Also rebranded as Aurora OS.{{cite web |url=http://auroraos.org/ |title=Aurora website |access-date=2012-11-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100630075322/http://www.auroraos.org/ |archive-date=2010-06-30 |url-status=dead }}

| Based on Xubuntu, made for Home theater PCs[http://www.elementmypc.com/main/index.php Element OS website] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121121042717/http://www.elementmypc.com/main/index.php |date=November 21, 2012 }}

| A distribution focusing mainly on non-technical users, has a pay what you want model.{{cite web|url=https://elementary.io/|title=The fast, open, and privacy-respecting replacement for Windows and macOS ⋅ elementary OS|first=elementary|last=Inc|website=elementary.io|access-date=2018-12-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181224043337/https://elementary.io/|archive-date=2018-12-24|url-status=live}}

| Based on Xubuntu designed to facilitate the repacking of computers donated to Emmaüs Communities.{{cite web|url=https://emmabuntus.sourceforge.io/mediawiki/index.php/Emmabuntus:Community_portal/en|title=Emmabuntus:Community portal/en - Emmabuntus|website=emmabuntus.sourceforge.io|access-date=2018-12-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181224074044/https://emmabuntus.sourceforge.io/mediawiki/index.php/Emmabuntus:Community_portal/en|archive-date=2018-12-24|url-status=live}}

|A Linux distribution for ChromeOS devices by the community-supported GalliumOS project. Gallium is based on Xubuntu and maintains compatibility with the Ubuntu repositories.{{cite web|url=https://www.infoworld.com/article/3004051/galliumos-beta-released-for-chromebooks-and-chromeboxes.html|title=GalliumOS Linux beta released for Chromebooks and Chromeboxes|last=Lynch|first=Jim|date=2015-11-12|website=InfoWorld|language=en|access-date=2020-04-29|archive-date=2019-03-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190323032856/https://www.infoworld.com/article/3004051/galliumos-beta-released-for-chromebooks-and-chromeboxes.html|url-status=live}}

| A version adapted for use by France's National Gendarmerie.

| An Ubuntu-based distribution that was used internally by Google (until changing to non-Ubuntu, Debian-based GLinux); not available outside of Google

| Used the GNOME desktop environment with user interface enhancements to make it work more like Mac OS X, it also featured Google Apps, Picasa, Google Gadgets and other web-based applications, and came with Wine 1.0 pre-installed. Now discontinued.

| Joli OS (formerly named Jolicloud) is in development and Pre-beta testing. Joli OS is built upon Debian and Ubuntu 9.10, but is tweaked to be more suitable for computers that have weaker specifications in terms of disk storage, memory and screen size. It is designed to run on relatively low-powered netbook computers.{{cite web|url=https://www.jolicloud.com/|title=Jolicloud|last=Jolicloud|website=Jolicloud|access-date=2018-12-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110221100048/http://www.jolicloud.com/|archive-date=2011-02-21|url-status=live}}

| A formerly PCLinuxOS-based distribution designed for use in schools.{{cite web|url=https://www.linuxschools.com/forum/index-main.php|title=Linux Schools - Linux Schools|website=www.linuxschools.com|access-date=2018-12-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181208000929/https://www.linuxschools.com/forum/index-main.php|archive-date=2018-12-08|url-status=live}}

| Focused on the development of KDE. The emphasis is on bleeding edge software packages sourced directly from KDE and offers programmers early access to new features, but potentially at the cost of greater susceptibility to software bugs.{{cite web|url=https://www.networkworld.com/article/948000/kdes-new-linux-distro-terrible-idea-or-simply-a-huge-mistake.html|title=KDE's new Linux distro KDE Neon: Terrible idea, or simply a mistake?|first=Bryan|last=Lunduke|date=10 February 2016|access-date=2019-07-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240426190330/https://www.networkworld.com/article/948000/kdes-new-linux-distro-terrible-idea-or-simply-a-huge-mistake.html|archive-date=2024-04-26|url-status=live}}

| A project by the city council of Munich, Germany

|Portuguese Linux distribution.{{Cite web |title=DistroWatch.com: Linux Caixa Mágica |url=https://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=caixamagica |access-date=2023-08-28 |website=distrowatch.com}}

| The purpose of Linux Lite is to introduce Windows users to Linux, and provide them with a comfortable and useful user experience. It is designed to be simple and suitable for new Linux users who want a lightweight, highly responsive, and fully functional environment.{{cite web|url=https://www.linuxliteos.com/|title=Linux Lite Easy to Use Free Linux Operating System|website=www.linuxliteos.com|access-date=2016-03-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160326101458/https://www.linuxliteos.com/|archive-date=2016-03-26|url-status=live}}

| Linux Mint synchronizes its release-cycle with Ubuntu's long-term support, and is tailored to user-friendliness for desktop users.{{cite web|url=http://linuxmint.com/|title=Main Page - Linux Mint|first=Carlos Porto of Design|last=Drifter|website=linuxmint.com|access-date=2012-11-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121130234754/http://www.linuxmint.com/|archive-date=2012-11-30|url-status=live}} Linux Mint Debian Edition (LMDE) is Mint's Debian stable based version. Its purpose is to use Debian base packages/kernel under the hood should Ubuntu ever disappear. It's also used by Mint developers to develop their Cinnamon desktop.

| Linux Media Center Edition, a Kubuntu-based distribution that provides in-depth HTPC functionality as well as home automation.{{cite web|url=http://www.linuxmce.com/|title=Home: LinuxMCE home automation|website=www.linuxmce.com|access-date=2012-11-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121203081628/http://www.linuxmce.com/|archive-date=2012-12-03|url-status=live}}

| A Thai Linux distribution. Not maintained.[http://www.opentle.org/ LinuxTLE website] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050913194804/http://www.opentle.org/ |date=2005-09-13 }}

| A distribution by the Generalitat Valenciana{{cite web |title=Mestre a casa - - LliureX - LliureX |url=https://mestreacasa.gva.es/web/lliurex/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130607101833/http://mestreacasa.gva.es/web/lliurex/ |archive-date=2013-06-07 |access-date=2012-11-30 |website=mestreacasa.gva.es}}

| A light-weight Linux distribution based on Lubuntu, using the LXDE desktop environment.{{cite web|url=https://lxle.net/|title=LXLE website|access-date=2021-10-30|archive-date=2013-03-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130317023400/https://lxle.net/|url-status=live}}

| Stands for MAdrid LinuX. Used in education.{{cite web|url=http://www.educa2.madrid.org/web/max|title=MAX website|access-date=2012-11-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100527003238/http://www.educa2.madrid.org/web/max|archive-date=2010-05-27|url-status=live}}

|A distribution developed by Indian Ministry of Defence.{{Cite news |last=Peri |first=Dinakar |date=2023-08-08 |title=India Defence Ministry to replace Microsoft OS with Maya |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/defence-ministry-to-replace-microsoft-os-with-maya/article67172875.ece |access-date=2024-04-30 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}

| Ubuntu based initiative to introduce the Castile-La Mancha community in Spain to the information society.{{cite web|url=http://www.bilib.es/molinux/|title=Molinux website|access-date=2013-04-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130425113826/http://www.bilib.es/molinux/|archive-date=2013-04-25|url-status=dead}}

| Kubuntu based distribution with complete software and codecs installed, developed by Blue Systems (also sponsoring Kubuntu and LinuxMintKDE).{{cite web|url=https://www.netrunner.com/|title=Netrunner|website=Netrunner|access-date=2018-12-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181127151653/https://www.netrunner.com/|archive-date=2018-11-27|url-status=live}}

| Cuban state-sponsored distribution developed at the University of Information Science, Havana. Formerly based on Gentoo.

| Ubuntu based distribution with Enlightenment window manager, previously known as Geubuntu.{{cite web|url=https://launchpad.net/opengeu|title=OpenGEU in Launchpad|website=launchpad.net|date=19 September 2008 |access-date=2013-04-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130522040602/https://launchpad.net/opengeu|archive-date=2013-05-22|url-status=live}}

| A light-weight LXDE distribution for cloud applications through its own Ice Framework using the Chromium Web Browser. Based on Lubuntu{{cite web|url=http://www.peppermintos.com/release-notes/|title=About Peppermint OS|access-date=2010-09-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101003095716/http://peppermintos.com/release-notes/|archive-date=2010-10-03|url-status=live}}

| An Ubuntu-based distro for people that have never used Linux before or for people that want an out-of-the-box working OS without having to tweak a fresh installation of Ubuntu or other Ubuntu-based distro.{{cite web|url=http://www.pinguyos.com/|title=Pinguy OS - Because using a computer is meant to be easy!|website=www.pinguyos.com|access-date=2011-12-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111216144740/http://www.pinguyos.com/|archive-date=2011-12-16|url-status=usurped}}

| An Ubuntu-based distro developed by System76 predominantly for use on hardware that they manufacture.

| For academic and scientific use. Based on Ubuntu, but enhanced by GIS/maps, numerical modelling, 2D/3D/4D visualization, statistics, tools for creating simple and complex graphics, programming languages.

| Ubuntu based distribution for Muslims (formerly Ubuntu Muslim Edition){{cite web |url=http://www.sabily.org/website/ |title=Sabily website |access-date=2013-04-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180729223804/http://www.sabily.org/website/ |archive-date=2018-07-29 |url-status=dead }} Unmaintained

| A Live DVD distribution focused on gaming formerly based on VectorLinux.

| Fully free-software system without proprietary software or firmware and uses the Linux-libre kernel deblob script, based on Ubuntu LTS Releases{{cite web|url=https://trisquel.info/en|title=Trisquel GNU/Linux - Run free!|website=trisquel.info|access-date=2018-12-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181224074203/https://trisquel.info/en|archive-date=2018-12-24|url-status=live}}

| For higher education and advanced secondary students, those who teach them, and lifelong learners{{cite web|url=http://www.uberstudent.org/|title=UberStudent - Linux for Learners|website=www.uberstudent.org|access-date=2013-04-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130602195451/http://uberstudent.org/|archive-date=2013-06-02|url-status=live}}

| Ututo UL ("Ubuntu-Libre") Distributes Simusol, a system to simulate Solar Energy projects, returned to the heart of the project. Discontinued.{{cite web|url=https://www.ututo.org/en/|title=Ututo–Home|first=Diego|last=Saravia|work=ututo.org|access-date=1 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180831091212/http://ututo.org/en/|archive-date=31 August 2018|url-status=dead}}

| A Linux distribution designed for visually impaired users{{cite web|url=http://vinuxproject.org/|title=Vinux website|access-date=2013-04-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130720120346/http://vinuxproject.org/|archive-date=2013-07-20|url-status=dead}}

| Former LinuxFX. Also known as "Windows Ubuntu". The distribution aims to imitate Microsoft operating system Windows 11.{{Citation | url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/jasonevangelho/2020/07/10/ubuntu-based-linux-os-similar-to-windows-10/?sh=7669938221b9| title=Meet The Unique Linux OS That Looks Shockingly Similar To Windows 10| date= 2020-07-10| accessdate=2024-03-22}}{{cite web|url=https://wubuntu.org/|title=Wubuntu Official Web-site|first=|last=|work=wubuntu.org|access-date=21 July 2024| language=en}}

| Zorin OS is a user-friendly distribution that can emulate the look and feel of Microsoft Windows or macOS. It is meant for users unfamiliar with Linux.{{cite web |title=Zorin OS - About |url=https://zorinos.com/about/ |website=Zorin OS |publisher=Zorin Group |access-date=21 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190413024219/https://zorinos.com/about/ |archive-date=13 April 2019 |url-status=live }}

| A small Linux distro designed to run on older hardware. It is commonly used on virtual machines due to low memory requirements.{{cite web|url=http://www.damnsmalllinux.org/|title=DSL information|website=www.damnsmalllinux.org|access-date=2012-11-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180930162042/http://www.damnsmalllinux.org/|archive-date=2018-09-30|url-status=dead}}

| Boots from either a CD or a USB flash drive. Uses Knoppix-based hardware detection and the Fluxbox window manager.[http://featherlinux.berlios.de/ Feather Linux website] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050703012324/http://featherlinux.berlios.de/ |date=2005-07-03 }}

| Antergos is a discontinued Linux distribution based on Arch Linux.

| Port of Arch Linux for ARM processors.

| Based on Arch Linux, but also provides Live CDs with working system and graphical installation scripts; uses i3 as default window manager.

| ArcoLinux, formerly known as ArchMerge, is a discontinued Linux distribution based on Arch Linux.

| Based on Arch Linux, but using Dinit, OpenRC, Runit, or s6 as init system instead of systemd.

| ArchLabs is a discontinued Linux distribution based on Arch Linux, with a custom installer, offers many choices of desktop environments and window managers.

| A cybersecurity-focused OS based on Arch Linux. It is designed to test security and run penetration tests. It includes window managers preconfigured, but no desktop environment.

| Continuation of Antergos, featuring a graphical installer capable of installing KDE Plasma (default, offline), Budgie, Cinnamon, Deepin, GNOME, i3, Xfce, LXQt, and MATE.

| A distribution based on gaming.{{cite web | url=https://garudalinux.org/index.html | title=Garuda Linux Official website | access-date=2021-11-27 | archive-date=2020-10-30 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201030170622/https://garudalinux.org/index.html | url-status=live }}

| LinHES (Linux Home Entertainment Server) designed for use on home theater PCs (HTPCs), providing applications for recording TV and acting as a sound and video center.

| Based on Arch Linux, using its own repositories and ships with either Xfce, Plasma, GNOME, or the CLI as the default desktop environment. Additional community-driven editions are available that use MATE, Cinnamon, Openbox, Awesome, i3, BSPWM, or Budgie as a base.

| An Arch derivative without any blobs, plus various added packages. Packages are also built for ARMv7 in addition to i686 and x64. MATE and text-mode distributions available.

| Arch-based and gaming-focused distribution developed by Valve and designed for the Steam digital distribution platform and Steam Deck. Before version 3.0, was previously based on Debian.

| Linux System rescue toolkit. Previously based on Gentoo, it has been based on Arch Linux since version 6.0.0

| A minimalist lightweight distro, based on the KDE Plasma desktop, aimed to be both simple to use and powerful.

|Originally derived from Arch Linux, with the latest KDE. For now uses the Pacman utility for package management. Strives to be Qt-only. Discontinued.{{cite web | title=Chakra project shutting down | publisher=DistroWatch | url=https://distrowatch.com/dwres.php?resource=showheadline&story=14141 | access-date=2022-03-01 | archive-date=2020-11-11 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201111210442/https://distrowatch.com/dwres.php?resource=showheadline&story=14141 | url-status=live }}

|A general purpose Linux distribution designed for intermediate users. Has some influences from Slackware, and uses a heavily modified version of pacman, Pacman-G2, a fork of a cvs version of the complete rewrite of Pacman-G1 by Aurelien Foret (the old monolithic Pacman-G1 is written by Judd Vinet). The packages are tar archives compressed using xz.{{cite web | title=About Frugalware | work=Frugalware Stable Documentation | publisher=Frugalware Project | url=http://frugalware.org/docs/stable/about.html | access-date=2011-09-11 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927215050/http://frugalware.org/docs/stable/about.html | archive-date=2011-09-27 | url-status=live }}

|An independent 64-bit only rolling-release Linux distribution inspired by Arch that features the latest KDE Plasma environment and the Qt toolkit.{{Cite web |title=Intro |url=https://kaosx.us/about/ |access-date=2023-01-31 |website=kaosx.us}}

|Originally a free software derivate from Arch with usage of Debian patchsets, Hyperbola is now an independent Linux distribution without any blobs, without systemd support and with OpenRC as its default init system. Packages are built for i686 and x64. Hyperbola uses the long-term support model like Debian and its heading towards being a fully BSD-descendant operating-system named HyperbolaBSD.

|Port of Linux to Apple silicon-powered Macs.

| Amazon Linux 2 is available as an Amazon Machine Image (AMI) for use on Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2). It is also available as a Docker container image and as a virtual machine image for use on Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM), Oracle VM VirtualBox, Microsoft Hyper-V, and VMware ESXi

| A atomic gaming focused distribution developed with [https://universal-blue.org/ Universal Blue]. It is similar to SteamOS.

| A medium-sized Fedora-based distribution that provides support in Japanese and English.

| A completely free software distribution.

|Community-supported Linux distribution designed as a midstream between Fedora and RHEL, and well suited for servers.{{cite web |author= |date=2024-07-01 |title=What is CentOS? |url=https://www.redhat.com/en/topics/linux/what-is-centos |website=RedHat |publisher=RedHat |access-date=2025-03-10}}

| Server-only Linux distribution designed to be secure.{{cite web|url=https://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=engarde|title=DistroWatch.com: EnGarde Secure Linux|website=distrowatch.com|access-date=2018-12-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181224074019/https://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=engarde|archive-date=2018-12-24|url-status=live}}

| Designed to fit in somewhere between Fedora and Ubuntu.

| Designed to cater the needs of Sri Lankan computer users who are unable to access Internet frequently, with many most-wanted applications built in.

| Initially aimed at easy installation of a Gentoo system by using install scripts instead of manual configuration. Now based on Fedora.

| Focused on the Chinese market, along with Linpus Lite focused on the netbook market.

| Fedora-based shareware distribution designed to imitate the Windows environment using GNOME.

| Built by Intel and Nokia, intended for mobile phones (mainly Nokia N9) and tablets. It is based on Moblin together with Maemo.

| Built around the Intel Atom processor; supplanted by Meego when Intel and (temporarily) Nokia combined activities

| A live CD/DVD with security and networking tools to perform routine security and networking diagnostic and monitoring tasks.

| Focused on security for desktop users. Based on an "ancient" Fedora release which is said to be upgraded under YUM.

| A North Korean Linux distribution developed at the Korea Computer Center (KCC). It is offered only in a Korean language edition, localized with North Korean terminology and spelling.

| A remix of Fedora.

| Built by Jolla, Sailfish OS is a 4th generation mobile Linux system ported to a line of Sony Xperia handsets, with community ports available to alternative devices.

| An educational operating system, originally designed for the One-Laptop-Per-Child project.

| For the PowerPC platform.

| A 100% community owned and governed alternative CentOS as a Red Hat Enterprise Linux rebuild. Governed by the AlmaLinux OS Foundation.

| A Linux distribution co-developed between Red Flag Software Co., Ltd., Miracle Linux Corp. and Haansoft, INC., focused on Chinese, Japanese and Korean support.

| A community distribution, 100% functionally compatible with RHEL. Joined Red Hat in 2014.{{cite web|last=Singh|first=Karanbir|date=7 January 2014|title=[CentOS-announce] CentOS Project joins forces with Red Hat|url=https://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos-announce/2014-January/020100.html|access-date=2020-08-09|archive-date=2014-01-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140107225749/https://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos-announce/2014-January/020100.html|url-status=live}} Terminated by Red Hat in 2024 in favor of CentOS Stream, a distribution positioned upstream of RHEL. AlmaLinux and Rocky Linux are two continuations of the CentOS distribution.

| A Linux distribution designed for use in small and medium enterprises.

| Based on Scientific Linux.{{cite web|url=https://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=fermi|title=DistroWatch.com: Fermi Linux|website=distrowatch.com|access-date=2018-12-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181224074145/https://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=fermi|archive-date=2018-12-24|url-status=live}}

| A Linux distribution developed by Cybertrust Japan Co., Ltd., aims to be compatible with Red Hat Enterprise Linux.

| Supported by Oracle. Aims to be fully compatible with Red Hat Enterprise Linux.

| A Linux distribution developed in China and optimized for the Chinese market. Based on Asianux.

| A Linux distribution for building a High-Performance Computing computer cluster, with a recent release supporting Cloud computing. It is based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux but with extensions to support large multi-node heterogeneous systems for clusters (HPC), Cloud, and Data Warehousing (in development).

| A Linux distribution that is currently in development by the CentOS founder, Gregory Kurtzer, aims to be compatible with Red Hat Enterprise Linux.

| A discontinued Linux distribution co-developed by Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory and the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), which aims to be compatible with and based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux.

|A distribution with a focus on polish and out-of-the-box desktop usability. It is available in Static and Rolling versions, based on openSUSE Leap and Tumbleweed.

| Comes in two variations. SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop (previously branded Novell Linux Desktop) is a desktop-oriented Linux distribution supplied by SUSE and targeted at the enterprise market. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server is a server-oriented Linux distribution targeted at the business market.

| A community Linux distribution initially forked from Mandriva Linux in response to the discontinuation of free versions of Mandriva Linux.

| A Russian distribution available in three different editions: ROSA Desktop Fresh, ROSA Enterprise Desktop and ROSA Enterprise Linux Server, with the latter two aiming at commercial users. Its desktop editions come bundled with proprietary software such as Adobe Flash Player, multimedia codecs and Steam.

| A fork of Mandriva Linux by the OpenMandriva Association.

|ALT Linux is a set of RPM-based operating systems built on top of the Linux kernel and Sisyphus packages repository. ALT Linux has been developed collectively by ALT Linux Team developers community and ALT Linux Ltd.

| A Linux distribution originally introduced by Caldera and later developed by its subsidiary Caldera Systems. It was later developed by Caldera International (which bought SCO and was renamed The SCO Group). The distribution is no longer produced. Last release: 3.1.1 – Jan. 30, 2002

|A rolling release Linux Live CD distribution. Originally based on Mandrake 9.2. Later rebased on Mandriva 2007.

| Split into Fedora Core and Red Hat Enterprise Linux. The last official release of the unsplit distribution was Red Hat Linux 9 in March 2003.

| Split into openSUSE and SUSE Linux Enterprise.

| A port of Linux to IBM S/390 (later, zSeries) mainframe computers, done by the Millenux subsidiary of German company Thinking Objects Software GmbH. Discontinued in 2006.

| Originally based on Red Hat Linux.

|A Japanese distribution originally based on Red Hat Linux.

| Calculate Linux is a family of distributions.

| Google's Linux-based operating system used on various Chromebooks, Chromeboxes and tablet computers. It is primarily Internet-based, launching each app within the Chrome browser. The OS features a user interface that looks very similar to Chrome instead of GNOME, Cinnamon, LXQt, Xfce, etc. A version called ChromeOS Flex was released in 2022 to replace Windows and Mac on older devices.

| Free and open-source version of ChromeOS.

| Created by ANSSI, the National Cybersecurity Agency of France and based on hardened Gentoo, it's aimed to secure sensitive information which meets the needs of the French Administration.

| Linux distribution by CoreOS designed for clustered and containerized deployments with update subscription

| Discontinued derivative created by Daniel Robbins, founder of Gentoo. Designed to improve upon core Gentoo technologies.

| Penetration-testing Live CD.

| Discontinued Italian made Linux distribution based on Funtoo. It followed the "out of the box" philosophy, aiming to give the user a wide number of applications ready to use and a self-configured operating system. Like Gentoo, Sabayon used the rolling release model; it used a customized version of Red Hat's Anaconda Installer and included a Media Center application.

| A Light-weight Linux distribution based on Slackware

| Slackware-based Live CD distribution. Dormant as of 2023.{{Cite web |title=DistroWatch.com: AUSTRUMI |url=https://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=austrumi |access-date=2023-01-31 |website=distrowatch.com}}

| Damn Vulnerable Linux (DVL) is a discontinued Linux distribution geared toward computer security students.

| A desktop distribution aimed at intermediate users. It uses Xfce as its default desktop environment. No longer in development.

| Floppy-based Linux distribution with replaceable modules

| Completely customizable through the NimbleX website. Now no longer producing new versions.

| A French Linux distribution of the Slackware family.

| A small and portable Linux distro focused on speed.

| Originally a fork of Zenwalk, Salix is a complete Linux distribution fully backwards compatible with Slackware. It uses Xfce, KDE, LXDE, Fluxbox or Ratpoison as its default desktop environment. Salix OS is available as 32 and 64bit version, and also as Live CD versions.

| A firewall, server, or intrusion detection system distribution

| An unofficial port of Slackware to the PowerPC architecture

| A live CD which aims to provide a complete desktop for general use for low-powered computers. Its download size is about 300 MB, almost the same as Puppy Linux's. It can run from RAM, from Live CD, USB or hard drive. Permanent installation of Slax is not recommended or supported; it is designed for "live" use only. Also can be run from a USB flash drive. Originally based on Slackware, then switched to Debian since v9.2.1. Returned to a Slackware base as of v15.0.

| Designed to run from within Microsoft Windows, Topologilinux can be installed without any changes to the user's hard disk. Outdated.

| A lightweight Linux distribution designed to be easy to use even for new users. Generally considered well-suited for older hardware.

| Originally a minimal version of Slackware, Zenwalk has evolved into a very different operating system; however, compatibility with Slackware is still maintained.

| A lightweight and portable version of Slackware.

| /e/ (also known as /e/ OS and /e/OS, formerly Eelo) is an Android-based mobile operating system and associated online services. The operating system is a fork of LineageOS and Android.

| Android-x86 is an open source project which produces an unofficial port of the Android mobile operating system. It is developed by the Open Handset Alliance, and is made to run on devices powered by x86 processors, rather than RISC-based ARM chips. Respective mods CyanogenMod and LineageOS for x86 were and are available.

| CalyxOS is an operating system for smartphones based on Android with mostly free and open-source software. It is produced by the Calyx Institute as part of its mission to "defend online privacy, security and accessibility."

| CopperheadOS is a mobile operating system for smartphones, based on the Android mobile platform. It adds privacy and security features to the official releases of the Android Open Source Project by Google.

| A discontinued open-source operating system for mobile devices, based on the Android mobile platform. LineageOS is an actively maintained fork of CyanogenMod.{{cite news |last=Heater |first=Brian |date=24 December 2016 |title=After having its infrastructure shuttered, CyanogenMod will live on as Lineage |url=https://techcrunch.com/2016/12/24/lineage/ |work=TechCrunch |access-date=6 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201206232143/https://techcrunch.com/2016/12/24/lineage/ |archive-date=6 December 2020 |url-status=live}}{{cite web|date=24 December 2016 |title=A fork in the road |url=https://www.cyanogenmod.org/blog/a-fork-in-the-road |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161225144318/https://www.cyanogenmod.org/blog/a-fork-in-the-road |archive-date=25 December 2016 |publisher=CyanogenMod |access-date=26 December 2016 }}

| DivestOS is a free operating system (OS) based on the Android mobile platform. It is a soft fork of LineageOS that aims to increase security and privacy, and support older devices. As much as possible it removes proprietary Android components and includes only free-software.

| An Android-based mobile operating system produced by Amazon for its Fire Phone and Kindle Fire range of tablets, Echo and Echo Dot, and other content delivery devices like Fire TV.

| GrapheneOS (formerly Android Hardening or AndroidHardening) is an Android-based, open source, privacy and security-focused mobile operating system for selected Google Pixel smartphones.

| A free and open-source operating system for smartphones, tablet computers, and set-top boxes, based on the Android mobile platform.

| OmniROM is an open-source operating system for smartphones and tablet computers, based on the Android mobile platform. It involves a number of prominent developers from other projects, including the discontinued CyanogenMod operating system.{{cite news| last=Smith| first=Chris| date=13 October 2013| title=Meet OmniROM, a new custom ROM for Android| url=https://www.androidauthority.com/omnirom-new-custom-rom-android-283136/| work=Android Authority| access-date=12 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240225210113/https://www.androidauthority.com/omnirom-new-custom-rom-android-283136/| archive-date=25 February 2024}}

| Paranoid Android is an open-source operating system for smartphones and tablet computers, based on the Android mobile platform.

| Remix OS was a computer operating system for personal computers with x86 and ARM architectures that, prior to discontinuation of development, shipped with a number of 1st- and 3rd-party devices. Remix OS allowed PC users to run Android mobile apps on any compatible Intel-based PC.

| A free operating system (OS) based on the Android mobile platform that aims to replace all proprietary Android components with free-software counterparts.

| Resurrection Remix OS, abbreviated as RR, is a free and open-source operating system for smartphones and tablet computers, based on the Android mobile platform.

| CRUX is a lightweight, x86-64-optimized Linux distribution targeted at experienced users. The focus is "keep it simple", which is reflected in a simple tar.xz-based package system, BSD-style initscripts, and a relatively small collection of trimmed packages. Inspiration for Arch Linux.

| A Linux distribution which redefines the file system hierarchy by installing everything belonging to one application in one folder under /Programs, and using symlinks from /System and its subfolders to point to the proper files.

| A do it yourself distribution built from the ground up using instructions in a book of the same name. Has no package manager, as the user is expected to build each package manually from source by following the book instructions.

| A source code-based Linux distribution, descended from Sorcerer.

| A System Development Environment for building a Linux distribution.

| A lightweight Linux distribution made for both 32-bit and 64-bit. When installing programs with the distribution, the distribution will retrieve the Windows version rather than the Linux version due to it coming pre-installed with Wine (A compatibility layer for Windows applications), and not having any package manager.

| A security-oriented, lightweight Linux distribution based on musl and BusyBox. Has a derivative, postmarketOS, for mobile devices.

| A open source operating system that uses a modified Linux kernel, it is primarily developed by Google. For a list of Android-based operating systems, See: List of custom Android distributions

| a small (6 MB) Linux distribution designed for creating ad hoc computer clusters.

| An independent Linux distribution that uses FreeBSD utilities, LLVM and Clang for compiling software, dinit init system, and musl libc.

| Intel's rolling-release Linux distribution, optimized for Intel's own processors for performance and security.

| Embedded firewall Linux distribution.

| A Linux distribution written entirely from scratchBruce Byfield: [http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/osrc/article.php/3922031/Eight-Completely-Free-Linux-Distros-And-One-More.htm Eight Completely Free Linux Distros (And One More)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120118091706/http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/osrc/article.php/3922031/Eight-Completely-Free-Linux-Distros-And-One-More.htm |date=2012-01-18 }} earthweb.com, 2011. and sharing some similarities with Slackware. Approved by the GNU Project as a free operating system.{{citation |url=https://www.gnu.org/distros/free-distros.html |title=List of Free GNU/Linux Distributions - GNU Project |publisher=Free Software Foundation |access-date=2014-12-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141214211526/http://www.gnu.org/distros/free-distros.html |archive-date=2014-12-14 |url-status=live }}

| Linux distribution for embedded systems by SYSGO. ELinOS focuses on industrial application and provides real-time extensions.

| A discontinued open-source operating system – made for smartphones, tablet computers and smart TVs – designed by Mozilla and external contributors.

| A router and firewall Linux distribution{{cite web|url=http://www.fli4l.de/en/|title=fli4l: News|website=www.fli4l.de|access-date=2012-12-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121112112208/http://www.fli4l.de/en/|archive-date=2012-11-12|url-status=live}}

| A rolling release Linux distribution built around the Conary package manager.

| Live CD media center Linux distribution, mainly to play special-encoded video files (e.g.: .ogg, XVID) on home theater.

| A distribution built around the GNU Guix package manager, which provides purely functional package management with build automation, build isolation, easy system upgrades and rollbacks, and an emphasis on free software.{{Citation|title=Guix, GNU's advanced distro and transactional package manager|url=https://gnu.org/software/guix|access-date=2018-09-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180918233444/http://www.gnu.org/software/guix/|archive-date=2018-09-18|url-status=live}} Supports amongst others unprivileged package management and per-user profiles.

| Linux distribution for the HP Jornada 6xx and 7xx and NEC MobilePro 900(c) handhelds.

| A mobile operating system based on Linux, developed by KaiOS Technologies, a US-based company.

| A distribution originally based on CRUX. Contrary to CRUX, the user does not need to compile a new kernel.

| A CRUX-based distribution created by the United States Department of Defense that boots entirely in RAM{{cite web |url=https://www.spi.dod.mil |title=Software Protection Initiative - Main |publisher=Spi.dod.mil |access-date=2013-07-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120829224833/http://spi.dod.mil/ |archive-date=2012-08-29 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=Lightweight Portable Security |url=http://www.spi.dod.mil/lipose.htm |website=Software Protection Initiative |publisher=DoD.mil |access-date=19 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091216113431/http://www.spi.dod.mil/lipose.htm |archive-date=16 December 2009}}

| Independently developed lightweight distribution for old computers made with causal users and youth in mind.

| Sony Computer Entertainment Linux distribution released officially for the PlayStation 2 video game console.

| Embedded networking appliance progenitor (defunct).

| A discontinued Linux distribution hosted by the Linux Foundation, using source code from the operating systems Moblin (produced by Intel) and Maemo (produced by Nokia).

| A legacy Linux distribution for PowerPC systems that runs the Linux kernel as a server on top of the Mach microkernel.

| Developed by Net Integration Technologies Inc., Nitix claims to be the first autonomic Linux kernel–based server operating system.

| Declarative Linux distribution with atomic upgrades and rollbacks built on top of Nix package manager. Any package build is able to be freely edited and rebuilt from source. An official binary cache is also available for unmodified packages.

| Embedded distribution by MontaVista Software.

| A router and firewall Linux distribution, also other embedded systems, a lot of routing options via opkg available.

| A security-oriented, lightweight distribution for mobile devices.

| Embedded systems customizable Linux distribution by Prevas.

| A mini Linux distribution which runs well under low-end PCs – even under 32 MB RAM.

| A distribution built around the Conary package manager. Discontinued.

| With less than 40 MB a very small Live-Distribution, which uses 256 MB RAM (or with a special edition only 24 MB{{cite web|title=SliTaz LiveCD Flavors|url=http://www.slitaz.org/en/get/flavors.php|publisher=Association SliTaz|access-date=24 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150308182157/http://www.slitaz.org/en/get/flavors.php|archive-date=8 March 2015|url-status=live}}) for a complete GUI.

| Embedded, gaming and point-of-sale Linux distribution developed by the Santa Cruz Operation (SCO), formerly Caldera International and Caldera Systems – based on Caldera OpenLinux 3.x and 4.x binaries.

| A router and firewall Linux distribution.

| Independently developed desktop operating system and package manager (upkg) with a rolling release format and standard Gnome environment.

| A Linux-based operating system based on open source projects such as Mer and including a closed source UI. The project is being developed by the Finnish company Jolla.

| Desktop Linux distribution offering Budgie, GNOME, MATE and KDE Plasma desktop environments, eopkg for package management.

| Bootable floppy Linux distribution focusing on extreme security.

| A minimalist (around 10 MB) Linux system focusing on providing a base system with BusyBox, FLTK and other minimalist software.

| A Linux-based mobile operating system backed by the Linux Foundation but developed and used primarily by Samsung Electronics.

| Root boot from floppy disk. Last update May 2002.

| An independent Linux distribution based on the XBPS package management system and runit, without systemd dependency.

| Possibly the first Linux distribution, created by the Manchester Computing Centre in February 1992.

| One of the earliest Linux distributions, developed from May 1992 to late 1994 and one of the first to ship with the X Window System;https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/25-years-linux Slackware was originally based on it.

| One of the oldest Linux distributions (December 1992), not updated since 1995.