Editing List of Linux distributions (section)

== Android-based ==
[[Android (operating system)|Android]] is a mobile operating system bought and currently being developed by [[Google]], based on a Google modified [[Linux kernel]] and designed primarily for touchscreen mobile devices such as [[smartphones]] and [[Tablet computer|tablets]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/debunking-four-myths-about-android-google-and-open-source/|title=Debunking four myths about Android, Google, and open-source|last=Vaughan-Nichols|first=Steven J.|work=ZDNet|access-date=2017-11-24|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171108102316/http://www.zdnet.com/article/debunking-four-myths-about-android-google-and-open-source/|archive-date=2017-11-08|url-status=live}}</ref> Despite Android's core mobile focus, some laptop oriented derivatives like [[Android-x86]] have come out over the years since its initial release.
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| [[/e/ (operating system)|/e/]]
| /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.
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| [[Android-x86]]
| 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.
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| [[CalyxOS]]
| 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."
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| [[CopperheadOS]]
| 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.
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| [[CyanogenMod]]
| A discontinued open-source operating system for mobile devices, based on the [[Android (operating system)|Android]] mobile platform. LineageOS is an actively maintained [[Fork (software development)|fork]] of CyanogenMod.<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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 }}</ref>
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| [[DivestOS]]
| 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.
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| [[Fire OS]]
| An [[Android (operating system)|Android]]-based mobile operating system produced by [[Amazon (company)|Amazon]] for its Fire Phone and Kindle Fire range of tablets, Echo and Echo Dot, and other content delivery devices like Fire TV.
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| [[GrapheneOS]]
| GrapheneOS (formerly Android Hardening or AndroidHardening) is an Android-based, open source, privacy and security-focused mobile operating system for selected Google Pixel smartphones.
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| [[LineageOS]]
| A [[Free and open-source software|free and open-source]] [[operating system]] for [[smartphone]]s, [[tablet computer]]s, and [[set-top box]]es, based on the [[Android (operating system)|Android]] mobile platform.
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| [[OmniROM]]
| 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.<ref>{{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}}</ref>
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| [[Paranoid Android (software)|Paranoid Android]]
| Paranoid Android is an open-source operating system for smartphones and tablet computers, based on the Android mobile platform.
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| [[Remix OS]]
| 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.
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| [[Replicant (operating system)|Replicant]]
| A free operating system (OS) based on the [[Android (operating system)|Android]] mobile platform that aims to replace all proprietary Android components with free-software counterparts.
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| [[Resurrection Remix OS]]
| 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.
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