Editing List of Linux distributions (section)

== Other distributions ==
The following distributions have not been categorized under the preceding sections.

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| [[4MLinux]]
| A lightweight Linux distribution made for both 32-bit and 64-bit. When installing programs with the distribution, the distribution will retrieve the Windows version rather than the Linux version due to it coming pre-installed with Wine (A compatibility layer for Windows applications), and not having any package manager.
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| [[Alpine Linux]]
| A security-oriented, lightweight Linux distribution based on [[musl]] and [[BusyBox]]. Has a derivative, [[postmarketOS]], for mobile devices.
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| [[Android (operating system)|Android]]
| A open source operating system that uses a modified Linux kernel, it is primarily developed by [[Google]]. For a list of Android-based operating systems, See: [[List of custom Android distributions]]
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| [[CHAOS (operating system)|CHAOS]]
| a small (6&nbsp;MB) Linux distribution designed for creating ad hoc computer clusters.
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| [[Chimera Linux]]
| An independent Linux distribution that uses [[FreeBSD]] utilities, [[LLVM]] and [[Clang]] for compiling software, dinit init system, and [[musl]] libc.
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| [[Clear Linux OS]]
| [[Intel]]'s rolling-release Linux distribution, optimized for Intel's own processors for performance and security.
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| [[DD-WRT]]
| Embedded firewall Linux distribution.
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| [[Dragora GNU/Linux-Libre]]
| A Linux distribution written entirely from scratch<ref>Bruce Byfield: [http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/osrc/article.php/3922031/Eight-Completely-Free-Linux-Distros-And-One-More.htm Eight Completely Free Linux Distros (And One More)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120118091706/http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/osrc/article.php/3922031/Eight-Completely-Free-Linux-Distros-And-One-More.htm |date=2012-01-18 }} earthweb.com, 2011.</ref> and sharing some similarities with [[Slackware]]. Approved by the GNU Project as a [[The Free Software Definition|free]] operating system.<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.gnu.org/distros/free-distros.html |title=List of Free GNU/Linux Distributions - GNU Project |publisher=Free Software Foundation |access-date=2014-12-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141214211526/http://www.gnu.org/distros/free-distros.html |archive-date=2014-12-14 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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| ELinOS
| Linux distribution for [[embedded system]]s by [[SYSGO]]. ELinOS focuses on industrial application and provides [[Real-time computing|real-time extensions]].
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| [[Firefox OS]]
| A discontinued open-source operating system – made for smartphones, tablet computers and smart TVs – designed by [[Mozilla Corporation|Mozilla]] and external contributors.
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| [[fli4l]]
| A router and firewall Linux distribution<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fli4l.de/en/|title=fli4l: News|website=www.fli4l.de|access-date=2012-12-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121112112208/http://www.fli4l.de/en/|archive-date=2012-11-12|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| [[Foresight Linux]]
| A [[rolling release]] Linux distribution built around the Conary package manager.
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| [[GeeXboX]]
| [[Live CD]] media center Linux distribution, mainly to play special-encoded video files (e.g.: .ogg, XVID) on home theater.
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| [[GNU Guix System]]
| A distribution built around the [[GNU Guix]] package manager, which provides [[Pure function|purely functional]] package management with build automation, build isolation, easy system upgrades and rollbacks, and an emphasis on free software.<ref>{{Citation|title=Guix, GNU's advanced distro and transactional package manager|url=https://gnu.org/software/guix|access-date=2018-09-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180918233444/http://www.gnu.org/software/guix/|archive-date=2018-09-18|url-status=live}}</ref> Supports amongst others unprivileged package management and per-user profiles.
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| [[Jlime]]
| Linux distribution for the [[Hewlett-Packard|HP]] [[Jornada (PDA)|Jornada]] 6xx and 7xx and [[NEC]] [[MobilePro#MobilePro 900|MobilePro 900(c)]] handhelds.
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| [[KaiOS]]
| A mobile operating system based on [[Linux]], developed by KaiOS Technologies, a US-based company.
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| [[Kwort]]
| A distribution originally based on CRUX. Contrary to CRUX, the user does not need to compile a new kernel.
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| [[Lightweight Portable Security]] (LPS)
| A [[CRUX]]-based distribution created by the [[United States Department of Defense]] that boots entirely in [[Random Access Memory|RAM]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.spi.dod.mil |title=Software Protection Initiative - Main |publisher=Spi.dod.mil |access-date=2013-07-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120829224833/http://spi.dod.mil/ |archive-date=2012-08-29 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Lightweight Portable Security |url=http://www.spi.dod.mil/lipose.htm |website=Software Protection Initiative |publisher=DoD.mil |access-date=19 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091216113431/http://www.spi.dod.mil/lipose.htm |archive-date=16 December 2009}}</ref>
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| [[LinuxConsole]]
| Independently developed lightweight distribution for old computers made with causal users and youth in mind.
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| [[Linux for PlayStation 2]]
| [[Sony Computer Entertainment]] Linux distribution released officially for the [[PlayStation 2]] [[video game]] console.
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| [[Linux Router Project]]
| Embedded networking appliance progenitor (defunct).
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| [[MeeGo]]
| A discontinued [[Linux distribution]] hosted by [[Linux Foundation|the Linux Foundation]], using source code from the operating systems Moblin (produced by [[Intel]]) and Maemo (produced by [[Nokia]]).
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| [[MkLinux]]
| A legacy Linux distribution for [[PowerPC]] systems that runs the Linux kernel as a server on top of the [[Mach microkernel]].
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| [[Nitix]]
| Developed by Net Integration Technologies Inc., Nitix claims to be the first [[Autonomic system (computing)|autonomic]] Linux kernel–based server operating system.
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| [[NixOS]]
| Declarative Linux distribution with atomic upgrades and rollbacks built on top of [[Nix package manager]]. Any package build is able to be freely edited and rebuilt from source. An official binary cache is also available for unmodified packages. 
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| [[MontaVista Linux]]
| [[Embedded system|Embedded]] distribution by [[MontaVista|MontaVista Software]].
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| [[OpenWrt]]
| A router and firewall Linux distribution, also other [[embedded system]]s, a lot of routing options via [[opkg]] available.
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| [[postmarketOS]]
| A security-oriented, lightweight distribution for mobile devices.
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| [[Prevas|Prevas Industrial Linux]]
| Embedded systems customizable Linux distribution by [[Prevas]].
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| [[Puppy Linux]]
| A mini Linux distribution which runs well under low-end PCs – even under 32&nbsp;MB RAM.
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| [[rPath]]
| A distribution built around the Conary package manager. Discontinued.
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| [[SliTaz GNU/Linux|SliTaz]]
| With less than 40&nbsp;MB a very small Live-Distribution, which uses 256&nbsp;MB RAM (or with a special edition only 24&nbsp;MB<ref>{{cite web|title=SliTaz LiveCD Flavors|url=http://www.slitaz.org/en/get/flavors.php|publisher=Association SliTaz|access-date=24 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150308182157/http://www.slitaz.org/en/get/flavors.php|archive-date=8 March 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>) for a complete [[Graphical user interface|GUI]].
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| [[Caldera_Smallfoot|Smallfoot]]
| Embedded, gaming and point-of-sale Linux distribution developed by the Santa Cruz Operation (SCO), formerly [[Caldera International]] and [[Caldera Systems]] – based on Caldera OpenLinux 3.x and 4.x binaries.
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| [[SmoothWall]]
| A router and firewall Linux distribution.
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| [[paldo (operating system)|paldo]]
| Independently developed desktop operating system and package manager (upkg) with a rolling release format and standard Gnome environment.
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| [[Sailfish OS]]
| A Linux-based operating system based on open source projects such as Mer and including a closed source UI. The project is being developed by the Finnish company [[Jolla]].
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| [[Solus project|Solus]]
| Desktop Linux distribution offering Budgie, GNOME, MATE and KDE Plasma desktop environments, eopkg for package management.
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| [[Tinfoil Hat Linux]]
| Bootable floppy Linux distribution focusing on extreme security.
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| [[Tiny Core Linux]]
| A minimalist (around 10&nbsp;MB) Linux system focusing on providing a base system with BusyBox, FLTK and other minimalist software.
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| [[Tizen]]
| A Linux-based mobile operating system backed by the [[Linux Foundation]] but developed and used primarily by [[Samsung Electronics]].
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| [[tomsrtbt]]
| Root boot from floppy disk. Last update May 2002.
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| [[Void Linux]]
| An independent Linux distribution based on the XBPS package management system and [[runit]], without [[systemd]] dependency.
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