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Linux & Alternative Systems

Open-source OS platforms built on Linux or other kernels—offering unique approaches to package management, kernel architecture, and ecosystem design.

27 projects

68,263 contributors

$4.7B

NixOS

NixOS is a declarative, reproducible Linux distribution built around the Nix package manager, where the entire system configuration—including packages, services, and settings—is defined in a single configuration file.

Contributors

29,968

Organizations

6,585

Software value

$196M

OpenWrt

OpenWrt is a Linux operating system targeting embedded devices, particularly wireless routers. It provides a fully writable filesystem with package management, allowing users to customize and extend their router's functionality through software packages.

Contributors

10,390

Organizations

1,456

Software value

$26M

Gentoo

Gentoo is a flexible, source-based Linux distribution that enables users to optimize and customize their system by compiling software directly from source code.

Contributors

3,545

Organizations

889

Software value

$34M

Batocera Linux

Batocera Linux is a free and open-source retro-gaming operating system that transforms computers and single board computers into gaming consoles. It comes pre-configured with emulators, games, and a user-friendly interface, supporting a wide range of gaming systems from classic consoles to arcade machines.

Contributors

3,409

Organizations

407

Software value

$61M

Bazzite

Bazzite is a custom operating system image based on Fedora Linux, optimized for Steam Deck and other gaming devices. It provides enhanced gaming performance, pre-configured tools, and quality-of-life improvements for gaming on Linux systems.

Contributors

3,193

Organizations

316

Software value

$552K

OpenBMC

OpenBMC is an open-source implementation of the Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) firmware stack that provides remote monitoring and control capabilities for servers and data center equipment. It enables system administrators to manage server hardware, monitor sensors, control power states, and access system logs remotely.

Contributors

2,803

Organizations

251

Software value

$1.6B

KernelSU

KernelSU is a kernel-based root solution for Android devices that provides root access through kernel-mode operation rather than traditional userspace methods. It enables privileged access control while maintaining security through kernel-level implementation.

Contributors

1,858

Organizations

205

Software value

$1.6M

Elogind

Elogind is a standalone logind implementation extracted from systemd, providing user, seat and session management functionality without requiring the full systemd stack. It allows non-systemd Linux distributions to use logind features for session tracking and power management.

Contributors

1,669

Organizations

378

Software value

$8.6M

Papirus

Pixel perfect icon theme for Linux

Contributors

1,643

Organizations

285

Software value

$20M

LibreELEC

LibreELEC (Libre Embedded Linux Entertainment Center) is a lightweight 'Just enough OS' Linux distribution purpose-built for Kodi media center software. It runs on a variety of hardware platforms and is designed to boot and run entirely from RAM, providing a fast, stable, and maintenance-free Kodi experience.

Contributors

1,441

Organizations

191

Software value

$8.1M

Rocky Linux

Rocky Linux is an open source enterprise operating system designed to be 100% bug-for-bug compatible with Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL). It was created as a community-driven alternative when CentOS announced changes to its development model, aiming to provide a stable, production-ready Linux distribution for servers and enterprise environments.

Contributors

1,259

Organizations

254

Software value

$144M

CRIU

CRIU (Checkpoint/Restore In Userspace) is a software tool that enables checkpoint/restore functionality for Linux applications. It can freeze a running application and save its state as a collection of files, which can later be used to restore and run the application from the exact point it was frozen, even on a different system.

Contributors

1,189

Organizations

296

Software value

$5.9M

Photon OS

Minimal Linux container host

Contributors

1,101

Organizations

193

Software value

$11M

Wolfi

Main package repository for production Wolfi images

Contributors

913

Organizations

233

Software value

$14M

Bluefin

Bluefin is an immutable Fedora-based operating system optimized for desktop and development use, featuring automated updates, layered customization, and cloud-native technologies. It provides a curated collection of tools and configurations for developers while maintaining system reliability through atomic updates.

Contributors

887

Organizations

192

Software value

$75K

OpenRC

OpenRC is a dependency-based init system and service manager for Unix-like operating systems. It manages the startup and shutdown of system services while handling dependencies between them. OpenRC is notably used in Gentoo Linux and Alpine Linux as their primary init system.

Contributors

761

Organizations

206

Software value

$767K

elementary Greeter

A login and authentication greeter application for elementary OS that handles user session management and provides a graphical interface for logging into the system

Contributors

633

Organizations

118

Software value

$254K

VyOS

VyOS command definitions, scripts, and utilities

Contributors

583

Organizations

98

Software value

$8.3M

Go-FUSE

Go-FUSE is a library that provides FUSE (Filesystem in Userspace) bindings for the Go programming language, allowing developers to create custom filesystems in Go. It enables mounting virtual filesystems and handling filesystem operations in userspace.

Contributors

394

Organizations

146

Software value

$775K

SWUpdate

SWUpdate is a Linux update agent that provides a secure and reliable way to update software and firmware on embedded systems. It supports various update methods, redundancy, atomic updates, and different installation strategies while handling multiple image types.

Contributors

318

Organizations

100

Software value

$3.1M

ravynOS

ravynOS is an open-source operating system project that aims to create a BSD-based desktop operating system with design inspiration from macOS, focusing on providing a cohesive and native-feeling experience for x86-64 systems

Contributors

304

Organizations

90

Software value

$2.6B

Mainframe Software Hub for Linux

A centralized hub for discovering, sharing, and accessing mainframe software applications and tools that run on Linux operating systems, particularly focused on z/OS and mainframe environments

Contributors

2

Organizations

1

Software value

$12K

Haiku

The Haiku operating system. (Pull requests will be ignored; patches may be sent to https://review.haiku-os.org).

This project hasn't been onboarded to LFX Insights.

Steam for Linux

Issue tracking for the Steam for Linux beta client

This project hasn't been onboarded to LFX Insights.
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