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Linux Distributions

Every major Linux distribution in one place — what it's based on, who it's for, its desktop environment and package manager, with a link to download it.

12 distributions

Aurora

Based on Fedora Kinoite (Universal Blue project)

The KDE Plasma sibling to Bluefin within the Universal Blue project -- the same 'batteries included' immutable, Fedora-Kinoite-based image, with a Plasma desktop instead of GNOME.

immutableatomic-updatesKDE Plasmadeveloper-focused

Bluefin

Based on Fedora Silverblue (Universal Blue project)

A polished, developer- and gamer-oriented immutable desktop built on Fedora Silverblue's atomic base by the Universal Blue project, positioned as a 'batteries included' alternative to plain Silverblue.

immutableatomic-updatesdeveloper-focusedgaming

Endless OS

Based on Debian (OSTree-based)

An immutable, OSTree-based distribution built by a nonprofit-backed company for users with limited or no internet access, bundling a large offline app and content library directly into the OS image.

immutableOSTreeoffline-firsteducation

Fedora Kinoite

Based on Fedora

The KDE Plasma counterpart to Fedora Silverblue -- the same immutable, atomically-updated rpm-ostree base, with a Plasma desktop instead of GNOME.

immutableatomic-updatesFlatpakKDE Plasma

Fedora Silverblue

Based on Fedora

Fedora's immutable desktop edition: the base operating system is a read-only image updated atomically, with everyday applications installed as sandboxed Flatpaks instead of traditional packages.

immutableatomic-updatesFlatpakGNOME

GNOME OS

Based on Independent (built directly by the GNOME project)

The GNOME project's own reference operating system image, built nightly from the very latest upstream GNOME code, primarily meant for testing and development rather than daily use.

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Guix System

Based on Independent (GNU project)

A GNU project distribution built around the Guix package manager -- like NixOS, fully declarative and reproducible, but built in Guile Scheme and holding to a strict 100%-free-software policy.

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NixOS

Based on Independent

A distribution built entirely around the Nix package manager's declarative model -- the whole system configuration, from installed packages to services and desktop, is described in one reproducible text file.

immutabledeclarativereproducibleNix

Vanilla OS

Based on Debian

An immutable, Debian-based distribution offering an unmodified, stock GNOME desktop, with its own ABRoot system for atomic updates and dual-root A/B image swapping.

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blendOS

Based on Arch Linux (base) with multi-distro containers

An immutable Arch-based distribution that lets a user run applications from Arch, Ubuntu, Fedora, and other distributions' package ecosystems simultaneously, each isolated in its own container.

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openSUSE Aeon

Based on openSUSE MicroOS

openSUSE's polished, GNOME-based immutable desktop -- built on the MicroOS atomic-update core, using Flatpak for applications, and positioned as openSUSE's answer to Fedora Silverblue.

immutableatomic-updatesFlatpakGNOME

openSUSE MicroOS

Based on openSUSE (shares base with Tumbleweed)

An immutable, self-updating, transactional version of openSUSE Tumbleweed's rolling package base, primarily aimed at container hosts and Kubernetes nodes, with desktop variants also available.

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