Open Source Linux Operating System Kernels
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View 283 business solutionsBrowse free open source Operating System Kernels and projects for Linux below. Use the toggles on the left to filter open source Operating System Kernels by OS, license, language, programming language, and project status.
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CachyOS
Blazingly Fast & Customizable Linux distribution
CachyOS - Arch Linux Based Distribution With Heavy Optimizations & Multi-Architectures For Ultimate Desktop Experience Filesystems: - btrfs - zfs - ext4 - xfs - f2fs Our installer will auto detect which micro architecture your machine got, if x86-64-v3 or x86-64-v4 is detected it will automatically use the optimized packages, which is around a 10 % performance improvement. Desktop Environments: - KDE - CuteFish - i3 - Gnome - Openbox - Wayfire - Xfce - LXQT - bspwm All packages are compiled with Full LTO and other optimization flags. Depending on the march your cpu have it is compiled against x86-64, x86-64-v3 or x86-64-v4. For the Desktop Environment we provide basic theming. In CachyOS-Hello can be also security related packages enabled, like: DNScrypt-proxy Firejail apparmor Security and Performance! https://discord.gg/qJqj94uFwE https://t.me/+zCzPX4cAFjk1MTY -
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Archcraft
Yet another minimal Linux distribution, based on Arch Linux.
Archcraft is an arch-based rolling-release distribution aimed at users who cares more about minimalism and aesthetics of their desktop. It comes pre-configured with various lightweight applications which makes it super fast. It can run under 500Mb of memory. There's no desktop environment in (main) Archcraft, just two highly configured window managers - Openbox and Bspwm. The default username & password is 'liveuser' for live ISO. The installer can be found in the app launcher and in openbox menu under the Application > System category, namely 'Install Archcraft'. Archcraft uses two Installers, Calamares and ABIF -
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Super Grub2 Disk
Boots into many systems and GRUB2 ones!
Super GRUB2 Disk helps you to boot into most any Operating System (OS) even if you cannot boot into it by normal means. -
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OpenMandriva Lx
Easy, yet powerful, GNU/Linux distribution
OpenMandriva Lx is a unique and independent distribution and direct descendant of Mandriva Linux. It comes from a 100% community-driven association that believes in the values of free software & collaboration and whose founding values are development, equality, co-operation, openness, freedom, group achievement, independence, and solidarity. Source code: Software: https://github.com/OpenMandrivaSoftware Packages: https://github.com/OpenMandrivaAssociation Build system: https://abf.openmandriva.org/ Contact: * Chat - https://wiki.openmandriva.org/en/team/chat * Forum - https://forum.openmandriva.org Issue tracking and feature requests: * Issue Tracking - https://github.com/OpenMandrivaAssociation/distribution/issues Donate - https://liberapay.com/OpenMandriva -
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WSL2-Linux-Kernel
The source for the Linux kernel used in Windows Subsystem for Linux 2
The WSL2-Linux-Kernel repo contains the kernel source code and configuration files for the WSL2 kernel. If you discover an issue relating to WSL or the WSL2 kernel, please report it on the WSL GitHub project. It is not possible to report issues on the WSL2-Linux-Kernel project. Instructions for building an x86_64 WSL2 kernel with an Ubuntu distribution are provided. The number one way that we recommend you run Linux distributions is by installing Windows Terminal. Using Windows Terminal enables you to open multiple tabs or window panes to display and quickly switch between multiple Linux distributions or other command lines (PowerShell, Command Prompt, PowerShell, Azure CLI, etc). You can fully customize your terminal with unique color schemes, font styles, sizes, background images, and custom keyboard shortcuts. -
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stress-ng
This is the stress-ng upstream project git repository.
This is the stress-ng upstream project git repository. stress-ng will stress test a computer system in various selectable ways. It was designed to exercise various physical subsystems of a computer as well as the various operating system kernel interfaces. stress-ng was originally intended to make a machine work hard and trip hardware issues such as thermal overruns as well as operating system bugs that only occur when a system is being thrashed hard. Use stress-ng with caution as some of the tests can make a system run hot on poorly designed hardware and also can cause excessive system thrashing which may be difficult to stop. -
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QP Real-Time Event Frameworks & Tools
Real-Time Event Frameworks based on active objects & state machines
QP real-time event frameworks (RTEFs) provide lightweight, modern, event-driven architecture based on asynchronous Active Objects (Actors) and Hierarchical State Machines. The matching QM model-based design tool and other host-based tools complement the QP frameworks by supporting graphical modeling, code generation, software tracing, and unit testing for event-driven embedded software. Visit https://www.state-machine.com for more information. The QP RTEFs can run on bare-metal microcontrollers, replacing a traditional RTOS. The frameworks contain a selection of built-in real-time kernels (RTOS kernels), such as the cooperative QV kernel, the preemptive non-blocking QK kernel, and the unique preemptive, dual-mode (blocking/non-blocking) QXK kernel. Native QP ports and ready-to-use examples are provided for ARM Cortex-M (M0/M0+/M3/M4/M7/M33/...) as well as other CPUs. The QP RTEFs can also work with many traditional RTOSes and General-Purpose OSes, such as Linux and Windows. -
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ExTiX - The Ultimate Linux System
Based on Debian with Deepin/LXQt/KDE/WayDroid and kernel 6.18.6-exton
Version 26.1, 25.12-2, 25.12 and 25.3 (four versions - Build 260123, 251205, 251201 and 250305 ) of ExTiX 64 bit are based on Debian/Ubuntu. In ExTiX I have installed Deepin Desktop 25.0.10, LXQt 2.2/LXDE respectively KDE Plasma Desktop together with Ubuntu Desktop (for Wayland). PROGRAM content etc Among many other programs GParted, SMPlayer, Gimp and Kodi. In addition Java and all necessary additions in order to install programs from source. PASSWORDS The password for root is root. The password for the ordinary user extix is live. Or live/live. Or user/live. ExTiX LXDE Mini Build 251205 ISO is of only 1870 MB - run it super fast from RAM! Refracta Snapshot in ExTiX 26.1, 25.12-2, 25.12 and 25.3 - Create your own live installable Ubuntu/Waydroid/Debian/Deepin system. Slideshow: https://www.extix.se/extix-refracta-slideshow.gif READ MORE: https://www.extix.se -
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ALG
A Fast, Offline, Graphical distribution based on Arch Linux
October 2025 ISOs have been released! 3 new ISOs - PLASMA, GNOME, XFCE have been released. Thank you to all the members in the ALG community for their support. -
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Website: https://prismlinux.org Discord: https://discord.gg/hMrWsTpdqw
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ArchMint
ArchMint GNU/Linux Distro
2007 yılında Edgar Colby ve Necho Carlota tarafından Portekiz ve Brezilyalı kullanıcıları Arch Linux tabanlı kolay kurulabilen bir GNU/Linux dağıtımı ile buluşturmak adına ArchMint projesi başlamış ve 2013 yılına kadar Gnome 2 masaüstüne sahip 4 ayrı ana sürüm yayınlanmıştır. 2013 yılında Mate masaüstü ortamına geçiş ile birlikte projeye Hasan Arslan ve Tekin Özer dahil olmuştur. 2014 yılında projenin başlatıcıları olan Edgar Colby ve Necho Carlota'nın projeden ayrılması ile birlikte proje ismine ithafen Arch Linux'un sağlamlığı ve Linux Mint'in açık kaynak kodlu araçları birleştirilerek 2 yeni sürüm hazırlanmıştır. ArchMint projesi, 2016 yılında tüm geliştiricilerin ayrılması ile birlikte askıya alınmıştır. 2017 - 2020 yılları arasında eski geliştiriciler birkaç sürüm yayınlamış fakat devamı gelmemiştir. ArchMint paket deposu hala günceldir ve Arch Linux içinde kullanılabilir. [archmint] SigLevel = Never Server = https://sourceforge.net/projects/archmint/files/repo/$arch -
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What is DracOS GNU/Linux Remastered ? DracOS GNU/Linux Remastered ( https://github.com/dracos-linux ) is the Linux operating system from Indonesia , open source is built based on Debian live project under the protection of the GNU General Public License v3.0. This operating system is one variant of Linux distributions, which is used to perform security testing (penetration testing). Dracos linux in Arm by hundreds hydraulic pentest, forensics and reverse engineering. Use a GUI-based tools-tools the software using the CLI (command line interface) and GUI (graphical user interface) to perform its operations. Now Dracos currently already up to version 3.1.5 with the code name "KUNTILANAK WITH REMASTERED".
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The Fresh Project
Simply Awesome.
The official home of Fresh, a One UI-based custom firmware for Samsung devices. -
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FluXuan Linux
FluXuan Linux - Devuan based operating system!
Fluxuan Linux is a Small, Fast and Lightweight 32/64bit Operating System for your Computer. Help and Support: https://forums.fluxuan.org Website: https://fluxuan.org -
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Project LegionOS
Android Custom Rom
A AOSP based project that is set to show its power in Battery , Performance and Customization without compromising security. -
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SulinOS
Indipendent distro uses inary package system. Sulin is roolling donkey
Sulin is rolling donkey Gitlab: https://gitlab.com/sulinos Github: https://github.com/sulinos Telegram: https://t.me/sulinos powered by donkey team -
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FlashForth is a standalone Forth system for the Microchip PIC 18, 24, 30, 33 and the Atmel Atmega series of microcontrollers. A Forth system with interpreter, compiler, assembler and multitasker is provided.
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HackSys Extreme Vulnerable Driver
HackSys Extreme Vulnerable Driver (HEVD) - Windows & Linux
The HackSys Extreme Vulnerable Driver (HEVD) is a Windows Kernel driver that is intentionally vulnerable. It has been developed for security researchers and enthusiasts to improve their skills in kernel-level exploitation. HEVD offers a range of vulnerabilities, from simple stack buffer overflows to more complex issues such as use-after-free, pool buffer overflows, and race conditions. This allows researchers to explore exploitation techniques for each implemented vulnerability. -
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Xone
Linux kernel driver for Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S accessories
xone is a Linux kernel driver for Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S accessories. It serves as a modern replacement for Xpad, aiming to be compatible with Microsoft's Game Input Protocol (GIP). Installing Xone will disable the Xpad kernel driver. If you are still using Xbox or Xbox 360 peripherals, you will have to install xpad-noone as a replacement for Xpad. -
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Exton|OS
Exton|OS 64 bit based on Ubuntu/Debian with KDE Plasma 4:6.6.2
ABOUT Exton|OS is based on upcoming Ubuntu 26.04 LTS ("Resolute Raccoon") 64 bit and Debian "Sid". IMPORTANT ABOUT REFRACTA TOOLS Refracta tools are pre-installed in Exton|OS . Use Refracta Snapshot to create your own live installable Ubuntu 26.04 system. RUNS FROM RAM Another great thing is that Exton|OS can run from RAM. Use Boot alternative 2 (Load to RAM). When the system has booted up you can remove the disc (DVD/CD) or USB stick. You'll need at least 6 GB RAM to run Exton|OS that way. I.e. super fast! USB installation To enable persistence you can install Exton|OS to a USB stick in the same way as a hard drive installation. You can use Refracta Installer. ANDROID STUDIO You can emulate different Android systems (with GAPPS - Google Play). If you have plenty of RAM you can do it live. I.e. while running Exton|OS from a USB stick. You can't do it in VirtualBox/VMware. KERNEL Kernel 6.19.8-amd64-exton-os is used. -
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GobLin GNU/Linux
GobLin: The GNU/Linux Operating System for Governments
“GobLin is The Linux for Governments”. A customized distribution of the GNU/Linux operating system, adapted to the requirements of public administration. It is designed under the Free Software Philosophy, and open to be adapted in order to cover every level of public administration. With the vision of endowing the government offices with advanced management tools and software, we created a distribution of the GNU/Linux Operating System, adapted to the requirements of a modern administration, integrating free software tools. GobLin GNU/Linux is an own adaptation built on the base of Devuan GNU/Linux distro, a robust operating system resistant to failures, and widely used on internet servers, which guarantees stability in the execution of systems. Designed specifically for government offices, it incorporates application software that focus on productivity and and management. The functionality can be adapted to any level of government. Admin pass for Calamares installer : goblin -
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QNAP NAS GPL Source
QNAP GPL Source
GPL source for QNAP Turbo NAS -
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nocsax
nocsak's open source solutions
nocsak's open source solutions provides zen-patched HUGE kernels for Puppy Linux, microcode files, firmware sfs files and shell scripts based on gtkdialog and late-build disk image releases for better performance. -
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Cub Linux
Chromium + Ubuntu = Cub Linux
The best of Chromium and Ubuntu. Cub Linux is a project to replicate the Chromium OS experience on an Ubuntu Linux base system. Cub Linux is free to download and use forever. -
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Enso OS
a greener alternative for everyone
Enso aims to be a clean and simple OS that is easy to use and incorporates some of our favourite projects from around the Linux world. Built on top of Xubuntu for a solid and reliable base, we have re-themed XFCE to our own liking, added some nice features to the environment and ship it with some extra applications. Unfamiliar with Linux and need help getting going? Our docs contain all the information you need and can be found here: www.enso-os.site/docs.html For further development information and areas of Enso code head over to our Github Page: https://github.com/nick92/Enso-OS Where you can also let us know about any problems you encounter: https://github.com/nick92/Enso-OS/issues
