Linux Distributions

List of GNU/Linux distributions. The page contains Linux distributions still in active development. There are a few categories of audience, of most interest being 'general audience' and old hardware owners. The general audience focuses on possibly general Linux users, while old hardware users focus on users who wish to move to Linux due to outdated hardware.

RancherOS
Author:
Rancher Labs
Active since:
2017-04-01
Audience:
Cloud owners
License:
Apache 2.0
Chrome OS
Author:
Google
Active since:
2015-06-15
Audience:
Netbook users
License:
Google Chrome OS Terms of Service
BunsenLabs Linux
Author:
Community
Active since:
2015-02-16
Audience:
Old hardware owners
License:
GNU GPL
Endless OS
Author:
Endless Mobile, Inc.
Active since:
2014-07-01
Audience:
Endless computer owners
License:
GNU GPL
AsteroidOS
Author:
Florent Revest
Active since:
2014-01-01
Audience:
Smartwatch owners
License:
GNU GPLv2
VyOS
Author:
The VyOS Project
Active since:
2013-12-22
Audience:
Network owners
License:
GNU GPL
CoreOS
Author:
The CoreOS team
Active since:
2013-10-03
Audience:
Cloud Owners
License:
Apache License 2.0
Parrot Security OS
Author:
Lorenzo Faletra, Lisetta Ferrero, Francesco Bonanno
Active since:
2013-04-10
Audience:
Hackers and pen-testers
License:
GNU GPL
Tizen
Author:
Samsung
Active since:
2012-01-05
Audience:
Smartphone, Tablet owners
License:
GPLv2, LGPL, Apache License, BSD, Flora License
OpenMediaVault
Author:
Volker Theile
Active since:
2011-09-01
Audience:
NAS owners
License:
GNU GPL
Red Ribbon
Author:
r04drunner
Active since:
2011-05-01
Audience:
PS3 owners
License:
GNU GPL
Liquid Lemur
Author:
Unknown
Active since:
2011-02-02
Audience:
Old hardware owners
License:
GNU GPL

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Linux Distributions