The Best 131 Arch Linux Alternatives

  • Chakra icon

    Chakra

    The Chakra project aims to create a full-featured KDE build with the simplicity of Arch-Linux builds.

    Free Open Source Linux

  • Illumos icon

    Illumos

    illumos is a derivative of os/net (aka on), which basically is a solaris/ opensolaris kernel with the bulk of the drivers, core libraries, and basic utilities.

    Free Mac OS X Windows Linux

  • gNewSense icon

    gNewSense

    gNewSense is a computer operating system based on Debian, and developed with sponsorship from the Free Software Foundation.

    Free Open Source Linux

  • Netrunner icon

    Netrunner

    Netrunner is a Debian-based Linux distribution with KDE Plasma as the default desktop environment.

    Free Open Source Linux

  • NixOS icon

    NixOS

    NixOS is a GNU/Linux distribution that aims to improve the state of the art in system configuration management. In existing distributions, actions such as upgrades are...

    Free Open Source Self-Hosted

    Configurable Unix like
  • ALT Linux icon

    ALT Linux

    ALT Linux is a set of RPM-based operating systems built on top of the Linux kernel and Sisyphus packages repository.

    Free Open Source Linux

  • Q4OS icon

    Q4OS

    Fast and powerful operating system based on the latest technologies while offering highly productive desktop environment. We focus on security, reliability, long-term...

    Free Open Source Linux Raspberry Pi

    Windows like Based on Debian
  • Korora Project icon

    Korora Project

    Korora is an installable Fedora Remix Live USB image which aims to provide a complete out of the box experience for new users, including support for multimedia.

    Free Open Source Linux

  • Oracle Solaris icon

    Oracle Solaris

    Oracle Solaris is the #1 enterprise OS, delivering breakthrough high-availability, security, efficiency, and industry-leading scalability/performance.

    Commercial Self-Hosted

  • SemiCode OS icon

    SemiCode OS

    SemiCode OS is a Linux Distribution made For Programmers and Web Developers . Includes Most of Popular Programming Languages Compilers,top Editors and best Integrated...

    Free Open Source Linux

  • AmigaOS icon

    AmigaOS

    AmigaOS 4 is a line of Amiga operating systems which runs on PowerPC microprocessors.

    Commercial AmigaOS

  • GNU Guix icon

    GNU Guix

    GuixSD is an advanced distribution of the GNU operating system developed by the GNU Project —which respects the freedom of computer users.

    Free Open Source Linux

  • Ubuntu Budgie icon

    Ubuntu Budgie

    ubuntu budgie (previously budgie-remix) is an ubuntu-based distribution featuring the budgie desktop, originally developed by the solus project.

    Free Open Source Linux

  • CrunchBang Plus Plus icon

    CrunchBang Plus Plus

    CrunchBang++ is an open source and completely free [of cost (#!++ does include several of Debian’s non-free packages as well as the non-free repository)] computer...

    Free Open Source Linux

  • ChaletOS icon

    ChaletOS

    ChaletOS is a beginner-friendly Linux distribution based on Xubuntu and featuring the Xfce desktop. It provides a simple and intuitive desktop interface, modest hardware...

    Free Open Source Linux

  • BunsenLabs icon

    BunsenLabs

    BunsenLabs Linux is a distribution offering a light-weight and easily customizable Openbox desktop. The current release is Hydrogen, built on top of Debian Jessie. The...

    Free Open Source Linux

    Lightweight Based on Debian