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Abalinux

Abalinux is featured in the OSExplore operating system directory. Compare its system details and official project resources.

Debian (Stable)FixedKDE Plasma↗

AbeirOS

AbeirOS is featured in the OSExplore operating system directory. Compare its system details and official project resources.

VoidRollingKDE Plasma↗

Abora

Abora is featured in the OSExplore operating system directory. Compare its system details and official project resources.

NixOSFixedCOSMIC, GNOME, Hyprland, KDE Plasma↗

Accessible-Coconut

Accessible-Coconut is featured in the OSExplore operating system directory. Compare its system details and official project resources.

Debian, Ubuntu (LTS)FixedMATE↗

ACIAH

ACIAH is featured in the OSExplore operating system directory. Compare its system details and official project resources.

Debian (Stable), MintFixedXfce↗

AcreetionOS

AcreetionOS is featured in the OSExplore operating system directory. Compare its system details and official project resources.

ArchRollingCinnamon↗

Aeon

Aeon is featured in the OSExplore operating system directory. Compare its system details and official project resources.

openSUSERollingGNOME↗

AerynOS

AerynOS is featured in the OSExplore operating system directory. Compare its system details and official project resources.

IndependentRollingGNOME↗

AfagOS

AfagOS is featured in the OSExplore operating system directory. Compare its system details and official project resources.

VoidRollingKDE Plasma↗

AgarimOS

AgarimOS is featured in the OSExplore operating system directory. Compare its system details and official project resources.

VoidRollingKDE Plasma↗

AI-2

AI-2 is featured in the OSExplore operating system directory. Compare its system details and official project resources.

Arch, ArtixRollingXfce↗

AiO-SRT

AiO-SRT is featured in the OSExplore operating system directory. Compare its system details and official project resources.

Debian, Ubuntu (LTS)FixedLXQt↗

Alien-OS

Alien-OS is featured in the OSExplore operating system directory. Compare its system details and official project resources.

Debian (Stable)FixedRegolith↗

AlmaLinux

AlmaLinux is featured in the OSExplore operating system directory. Compare its system details and official project resources.

Fedora, Red HatFixedGNOME↗

Alpine

Alpine is featured in the OSExplore operating system directory. Compare its system details and official project resources.

IndependentFixedGNOME, KDE Plasma, LXQt, MATE, Sway, Xfce↗

ALT

ALT is featured in the OSExplore operating system directory. Compare its system details and official project resources.

Independent (forked from Mandrake)RollingAfterStep, Blackbox, Cinnamon, Enlightenment, FVWM, GNOME, IceWM, KDE, labwc, LXDE, MATE, Openbox, LXQt, WMaker, Wayfire, Xfce↗

AlterOS

AlterOS is featured in the OSExplore operating system directory. Compare its system details and official project resources.

Red HatFixedCinnamon↗

Android

Google’s Linux-based mobile operating system platform for phones, tablets, TVs, cars, and more. Android 17 was released in June 2026, with availability varying by device maker.

Linux (Android Open Source Project)Stable major releases with periodic security updatesAndroid System UI and launcher↗

AnduinOS

AnduinOS is featured in the OSExplore operating system directory. Compare its system details and official project resources.

Debian, UbuntuFixedGNOME↗

Anolis

Anolis is featured in the OSExplore operating system directory. Compare its system details and official project resources.

Fedora, CentOSFixedGNOME↗