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/ e / is a free operating system for smartphones. Based on LineageOS at the start of the project launched in 2017. To date,   / e / is developing its own OS still based on Android.

/ e / has the particularity of not including any Google application normally installed on Android.

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Android

Android is a mobile operating system based on the Linux kernel and developed by Google.
Launched in June 2007 following the takeover by Google in 2005 of the startup of the same name, the system was first designed for smartphones and touchscreen tablets, then diversified into connected objects and computers such as televisions ( Android TV), cars (Android Auto), Chromebooks (Chrome OS which uses Android apps) and smartwatches (Wear OS).
In 2015, Android was the most widely used mobile operating system in the world, ahead of Apple’s iOS, with more than 80% market share in smartphones across all versions and adaptations.

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balenaEtcher

EtcherPro is a stand-alone hardware device that allows you to write to multiple cards or usb disks at once, at extreme speeds. Multi-Write. Insane Speeds. Modular ...

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Bedrock Linux

Bedrock Linux is a so-called meta-distribution that makes it possible to use modules and functions of other distributions -even if they are not compatible with each other. Version 0.7.3 fixed some potential network problems and added an option to implement instances of Clear Linux. Scripts for installing Bedrock Linux and downloading the source code areavailable on the download page of the project homepage.

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Best Lightweight Linux Distributions For Older Computers

Best Lightweight Linux Distributions For Older Computers.

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BlueOnyx

BlueOnyx is open source and is released under a modified BSD licence. Download, installation and any kind of use are free of charge. Third-party providers make plugins available in the BlueOnyx Shop to extend and improve functionality, but these may be subject to a charge.


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Bluestar Linux

Bluestar Linux is offered in four variants, Base, Desktop, Desktop Pro and Developer, each of which should meet the needs of a wide range of users. The operating system can be started and run directly from a DVD, and persistent storage can be set up. A permanent installation is of course just as possible and then offers full configurability of the system. The distribution is characterised by the use of an always up-to-date Linux kernel and ongoing updates as a rolling release.

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CC PDF Converter

CC PDF Converter was a free, open-source program that allows users to convert documents to PDF files on Microsoft Windows operating systems, while incorporating a Creative Commons license. The application uses RedMon and Ghostscript and is licensed under the GNU GPL.

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clonezilla

Not as an operating system, but rather a small bootable Linux distribution for the x86 platform that can be used to clone partitions and entire hard drives. Clonezilla Live makes it possible to create 1: 1 backup copies of an entire system - at almost incredible speed. The distribution is based on a minimized live image of Debian equipped with Clonezilla tools. A CD, DVD, or USB device can be used as a medium, which also serves as a storage device for the copied data. Alternatively, a network resource, such as an SSHFS.

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debian

Debian is a free software operating system and distribution. It is developed and updated thanks to the work of many developers.

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Eddy

Eddy is a debian package installer for elementary OS.

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elementary OS

A desktop and portable open source operating system that is easy to install and maintain, secure, and lowers machine resources. elementary OS is based on the LTS (long-lasting) versions of the Ubuntu distribution, while offering its own graphical environment (Pantheon), and its own interpretation of basic software (Mail, File, Terminal, etc.).

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Embedded Linux

Embedded Linux means an operating system derived from Linux and adapted for an embedded system. There are many versions of embedded Linux suitable for different types of hardware.

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Emmabuntüs

Result of the encounter between humanitarian and free, a GNU / Linux distribution for all.

Emmabuntüs is a desktop distribution based on versions of Ubuntu with long term support, and now Debian Stable. It is accessible to beginners and light enough in resources to be used on older computers originally running Windows XP, Vista, or 7.

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Enlightenment Foundation Libraries (EFL)

Enlightenment Foundation Libraries (EFL) is a collection of graphics software libraries from the Enlightenment project, a window manager for Linux.

EFLs are used not only in an office environment, but also in several large industrial projects.

Among other things, EFLs are the graphics layer of Tizen, Samsung's operating system.

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Fedora

Fedora is a community GNU / Linux distribution sponsored by the American company Red Hat. Fedora is used to showcase and advance Free Software as a whole.

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FerenOs

Feren OS is based on the concept of a semi-updated version, running in the background without interrupting the user's work. The distribution has a clear, well thought-out and very attractive look, for which it always receives very good reviews in the reviews.

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Flatpak

Flatpak is an application virtualization system for desktop GNU / Linux distributions.

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FreeRTOS

FreeRTOS is a small footprint, portable, preemptive and open source real-time microcontroller operating system. It has been ported to over 40 different architectures.
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Gentoo

Gentoo Linux is a Linux distribution built using the Portage package management system. Unlike a binary software distribution, the source code is compiled .

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Goxel

Open Source Voxel Editor for Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS, and Android. ... This is the official website of the 3D voxel editor Goxel. By restricting the volume along a 3D ...

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Linux Kodachi

Linux Kodachi is An easy-to-use live system that can be run from a DVD, USB stick, SD card or in a virtual environment on almost any computer. Linux Kodachi creates a fully functioning operating system exclusively in memory and leaves no traces after the system shuts down. All connections to networks are established via a VPN and the Tor network with DNScrypt without exception. Linux knowledge is not required

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Lubuntu

Lubuntu is a free operating system derived from Ubuntu. It benefits from the same qualities in terms of ease of installation and use.
Lubuntu uses the LXQT desktop environment which is very light, which can revive very old computers.

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Manjaro Linux

Manjaro Linux is a GNU / Linux distribution that combines the technical excellence of Arch Linux with the goal of ease of use and handling.

Not as well documented as Arch Linux and its legendary wiki, most of this documentation is still valid for Manjaro.

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Mender

Developed by Northern.tech (US / Norway), Mender is a solution for remote updating of embedded systems based on Linux.
Mender's main objective is to participate in securing connected objects by providing them with a simple and robust update process.

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mobian

 Mobian is an open-source project aimed at bringing Debian GNU/Linux to mobile devices.
The project is driven by a community of volunteer developers and users and it is not a registered organization. It has been founded by @a-wai.
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NetGuard

NetGuard is the only free and open source non-root Android firewall.
A quality firewall allows you to reduce the consumption of mobile data, save some battery and above all improve the protection of your privacy.

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openos

The behavior of OpenOS is to automatically mount filesystems in the /mnt directory, with the first 3 or more unique letters of its address .

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Proxmox

The Austrian company Proxmox Server Solutions GmbH develops specialised server software based on Debian, such as Proxmox Virtual Environment, an open source virtualisation platform, Proxmox Mail Gateway, a professional mail server solution with anti-spam and anti-virus functions, and - since November 2020 -Proxmox Backup Server, a solution for central data backup and synchronisation of multiple locations. All these products are offered as downloads for free use. Support, on the other hand, is subject to a fee.

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ProxMox VE - Virtual Environment

ProxMox VE - Virtual Environment - is a hypervisor allowing the management of virtual machines (KVM) and Linux containers (LXC) on a single physical machine. The resources (CPU, memory, disks, etc.) are then shared between the different VMs. It is free software licensed under the AGP license.

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ReactOS

The motivations can be the same as those which led to the creation of Linux, a free clone of UNIX.
ReactOS is a free operating system (GNU / GPL / LGPL) which aims to be Microsoft Windows compatible with dynamic libraries and executables. So with software and drivers as well.
It is under development and is not yet recommended for production.

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Trisquel GNU / Linux

Trisquel GNU / Linux is a completely free GNU / Linux distribution, which is based on Ubuntu (14.04 for the latest version), and on the same principle as Parabola GNU / Linux and gNewSense. All the software that is included in the basic installation is completely free (The GIMP, LibreOffice, Firefox, etc.). It uses the apt package manager, from Debian, and uses most of the elements present in Ubuntu 14.04: the installer, some drivers, etc., while removing the non-free elements: the kernel containing proprietary pieces, the proprietary drivers as well as non-free software repositories, guaranteeing the user complete freedom.

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Ubuntu

Based on Debian, Ubuntu is a free open source operating system focused on ease of installation and use. It has allowed (and still allows) many people to switch to a GNU / Linux system without too many complications.
System updates come out every six months.

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XiVO

XiVO is free software (distributed under the GNU GPLv3 license) for private telephone exchange (PBX) or IPBX. XiVO uses the free software Asterisk.

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Zephyr

The Linux Foundation's Zephyr Project is an open source collaborative project for the development of a lightweight real-time operating system, RTOS (Real Time Operating System) optimized for embedded systems with limited resources.

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