Debian Alternatives
Looking for something other than Debian? Here are the top-rated alternatives ranked by the community.
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Ubuntu
Ubuntu is the modern, open source operating system on Linux for the enterprise s…
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9.4
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ASBIS
Multinational corporate group distributing IT-products in Europe, Middle East an…
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Fromm
Electrical supply distributor with engineering and fabrication services
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8
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Fedora
Free and open-source operating system for desktops and servers
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7
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Arch Linux
A lightweight and flexible Linux distribution for x86-64 architecture
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7
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Lubuntu
Linux distribution based on Ubuntu, utilizing the LXQt desktop environment
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MOSIX
Cluster management system for parallel computing on Linux clusters and multi-clo…
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StarSling
StarSling Runners are AI-native GitHub Actions runners: a drop-in replacement fo…
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Aquila Inc.
Aquila, Inc. was an electricity and natural gas distribution network headquarter…
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Athena S.p.A.
Data collection and analysis service
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Sun Basket
Weekly meal kit delivery with fresh ingredients and recipes
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African Books Collective
Non-profit distribution and marketing collective for African publishers.
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PCLinuxOS
PCLinuxOS, often shortened to PCLOS, is a rolling-release Linux distribution for…
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Deutsche Post
German postal and logistics service provider
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National Geographic Topo
National Geographic Maps, founded in 1915, is the commercial map publishing divi…
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Frito-Lay's Cheetos Puffs
Cheetos is a crunchy corn-cheese puff snack brand made by Frito-Lay, a subsidiar…
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Arri Alexa
High-end digital cinematography camera
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Anaconda
Open-source distribution for data science and AI development
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Productclank
Real people start posting about your product. Up in minutes. Your first campaign…
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dailytips.dev | Code is the easy part.
A 5-minute daily read on decisions, logic, distribution, and the thinking that t…
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