The Best 125 Scientific Linux Alternatives

  • Ubuntu Server icon

    Ubuntu Server

    The leading platform for scale-out computing, Ubuntu Server helps you make the most of your infrastructure. Whether you want to deploy an OpenStack cloud, a Hadoop...

    Free Open Source Linux

  • Pardus icon

    Pardus

    Pardus is a GNU/Linux distribution funded and developed by the Scientific & Technological Research Council of Turkey.

    Free Open Source Linux Self-Hosted

  • 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

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    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
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    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

  • Ubuntu Cloud icon

    Ubuntu Cloud

    Ubuntu Cloud is an open source Linux operating system designed to be used as a personal cloud server. It is based on the well known Ubuntu Linux distribution and...

    Free Open Source Linux

  • 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

  • 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

  • UberStudent Linux icon

    UberStudent Linux

    UberStudent is a free, full-featured, user-friendly Linux operating system for learning, doing, and teaching the essential skills of academic success at the higher education and advanced secondary levels.

    Free Open Source Linux