Introductory Operating Systems
If you are currently using an operating system that collects data like Windows 10, you should pick an alternative here.
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title="Ubuntu"
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website="https://ubuntu.com"
privacy-policy="https://ubuntu.com/legal/data-privacy"
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Advanced Operating Systems
These options have advanced features and are unique in some way. These options will likely require the user to read technical background documentation.
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title="Alpine Linux"
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badges="info:Linux"
website="https://alpinelinux.org/"
privacy-policy="https://alpinelinux.org/privacy-policy.html"
gitlab="https://gitlab.alpinelinux.org"
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title="Arch Linux"
image="/assets/img/legacy_svg/3rd-party/archlinux.svg"
description='A simple, lightweight Linux distribution. It is composed predominantly of free and open-source software, and supports community involvement.'
badges="info:Linux"
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website="https://www.archlinux.org/"
privacy-policy="https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/ArchWiki:Privacy_policy"
gitlab="https://gitlab.archlinux.org"
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title="Debian"
image="/assets/img/legacy_svg/3rd-party/debian.svg"
description='Debian is a Unix-like computer operating system and a Linux distribution that is composed entirely of free and open-source software, most of which is under the GNU General Public License, and packaged by a group of individuals known as the Debian project.'
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website="https://www.debian.org/"
privacy-policy="https://www.debian.org/legal/privacy"
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gitlab="https://salsa.debian.org/qa/debsources"
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title="NixOS"
image="/assets/img/legacy_svg/3rd-party/nixos.svg"
description='NixOS is a Linux distribution with a unique approach to package and configuration management. Built on top of the Nix package manager, it is completely declarative, makes upgrading systems reliable, and has many other advantages.'
badges="info:Linux"
labels="color==success::link==https://r13y.com::text==Reproducible builds"
website="https://nixos.org"
privacy-policy="https://nixos.wiki/wiki/NixOS_Wiki:Privacy_policy"
github="https://github.com/NixOS"
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title="Qubes OS"
image="/assets/img/legacy_svg/3rd-party/qubes_os.svg"
description='Qubes is an open-source operating system designed to provide strong security for desktop computing. Qubes is based on Xen, the X Window System, and Linux, and can run most Linux applications and utilize most of the Linux drivers.'
badges="info:Xen"
website="https://www.qubes-os.org/"
privacy-policy="https://www.qubes-os.org/privacy/"
github="https://github.com/QubesOS"
tor="http://qubesosfasa4zl44o4tws22di6kepyzfeqv3tg4e3ztknltfxqrymdad.onion/"
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