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Netbook, Lightweight
Jul 29, 2026
Lubuntu Netbook is a discontinued Linux distribution based on Ubuntu. It was designed for netbook, lightweight use and commonly used the LXDE environment or interface. The project supported x86 systems and used DEB packa…
Lubuntu Netbook is a discontinued Linux distribution based on Ubuntu. It was designed for netbook, lightweight use and commonly used the LXDE environment or interface. The project supported x86 systems and used DEB package management.
DesktopLXDE
Based onUbuntu
OriginInternational
Archx86
PackagesDEB
ReleaseFixed
Jul 29, 2026
Lycoris Desktop/LX is a discontinued Linux distribution based on Caldera OpenLinux. It was designed for desktop use and commonly used the KDE environment or interface. The project supported x86 systems and used RPM packa…
Lycoris Desktop/LX is a discontinued Linux distribution based on Caldera OpenLinux. It was designed for desktop use and commonly used the KDE environment or interface. The project supported x86 systems and used RPM package management.
DesktopKDE
Based onCaldera OpenLinux
OriginUnited States
Archx86
PackagesRPM
ReleaseFixed
Firewall, Embedded
Jul 29, 2026
M0n0wall Linux is a discontinued Linux distribution based on FreeBSD. It was designed for firewall, embedded use and commonly used the WebUI environment or interface. The project supported x86 systems and used PKG packag…
M0n0wall Linux is a discontinued Linux distribution based on FreeBSD. It was designed for firewall, embedded use and commonly used the WebUI environment or interface. The project supported x86 systems and used PKG package management.
DesktopWebUI
Based onFreeBSD
OriginSwitzerland
Archx86
PackagesPKG
ReleaseFixed
Verified
Desktop, Live Medium Active Verified
Jan 17, 2026
Mabox Linux is a Manjaro-based rolling-release distribution. It features the Openbox window manager as its default user interface and provides a welcome screen with access to utilities which add additional software to th…
Mabox Linux is a Manjaro-based rolling-release distribution. It features the Openbox window manager as its default user interface and provides a welcome screen with access to utilities which add additional software to the operating system.
DesktopOpenbox
Based onArch, Manjaro
OriginPoland
Archx86_64
PackagesPacman
ReleaseRolling
Beginner
0.0/5
Easy install
0.0/5
1 member rating
Verified
Container, Desktop, Live Medium, Server Active Verified
Jan 17, 2026
Macaroni OS, a Linux distribution born as an incubation project under the source-based Funtoo Linux umbrella, develops a range of binary Linux operating systems for desktops, servers and containers.
DesktopGNOME, i3, KDE Plasma, LXQt, Xfce
Based onFuntoo
OriginItaly
Archx86_64
PackagesFlatpak, Luet
ReleaseRolling
Beginner
0.0/5
Easy install
0.0/5
1 member rating
Lightweight, Desktop
Jul 29, 2026
Madbox is a discontinued Linux distribution based on Ubuntu. It was designed for lightweight, desktop use and commonly used the Openbox environment or interface. The project supported x86 systems and used DEB package man…
Madbox is a discontinued Linux distribution based on Ubuntu. It was designed for lightweight, desktop use and commonly used the Openbox environment or interface. The project supported x86 systems and used DEB package management.
DesktopOpenbox
Based onUbuntu
OriginFrance
Archx86
PackagesDEB
ReleaseFixed
Mobile, Embedded
Jul 29, 2026
Maemo is a discontinued Linux distribution based on Debian. It was designed for mobile, embedded use and commonly used the Hildon environment or interface. The project supported ARM systems and used DEB package managemen…
Maemo is a discontinued Linux distribution based on Debian. It was designed for mobile, embedded use and commonly used the Hildon environment or interface. The project supported ARM systems and used DEB package management.
DesktopHildon
Based onDebian
OriginFinland
ArchARM
PackagesDEB
ReleaseFixed
Verified
Desktop, Mobile Active Verified
Jan 17, 2026
Maemo Leste is a Devuan-based Linux distribution designed for mobile devices with touch screens, such as smartphones, tablets and personal digital assistants (PDA). It is a continuation of Nokia's Maemo project the devel…
Maemo Leste is a Devuan-based Linux distribution designed for mobile devices with touch screens, such as smartphones, tablets and personal digital assistants (PDA). It is a continuation of Nokia's Maemo project the development of which was terminated in 2011. Unlike its predecessor which only ran on a single device, Maemo Leste runs on a variety of devices. It uses a mainline Linux kernel, the Matchbox window manager, and the GTK-based Hildon framework as its graphical user interface and application framework. Besides supporting a variety of popular mobile devices, such as Nokia N900, Motorola Droid and Bionic, PinePhone, PineTab and Allwinner, the project also provides virtual images for standard 64-bit computers. Maemo Leste aims to build an unconstrained and free mobile Linux distribution for hackers, developers and casual users.
DesktopMatchbox
Based onDevuan
OriginGlobal
Archaarch64, armhf, x86_64
PackagesDEB
ReleaseFixed
Beginner
0.0/5
Easy install
0.0/5
1 member rating
Verified
Desktop, Live Medium, Server Active Verified
Jan 30, 2026
Mageia is a fork of Mandriva Linux formed in September 2010 by former employees and contributors to the popular French Linux distribution. Unlike Mandriva, which is a commercial entity, Mageia is a community project and …
Mageia is a fork of Mandriva Linux formed in September 2010 by former employees and contributors to the popular French Linux distribution. Unlike Mandriva, which is a commercial entity, Mageia is a community project and a non-profit organisation whose goal is to develop a free Linux-based operating system.
DesktopCinnamon, GNOME, IceWM, KDE, MATE, labwc, LXDE, LXQt, Openbox, WMaker, Xfce
Based onIndependent
OriginFrance
Archaarch64, arm7, i586, x86_64
PackagesRPM (urpmi, dnf)
ReleaseRolling
Beginner
0.0/5
Easy install
0.0/5
1 member rating
Verified
Desktop, Live Medium Active Verified
Jan 24, 2026
MagOS Linux is a Russian desktop-oriented distribution based on ROSA, a distribution that was forked from Mandriva Linux in 2011. It uses the RPM package management. MagOS Linux comes with KDE Plasma desktop by default, …
MagOS Linux is a Russian desktop-oriented distribution based on ROSA, a distribution that was forked from Mandriva Linux in 2011. It uses the RPM package management. MagOS Linux comes with KDE Plasma desktop by default, but it also ships the lightweight LXQt desktop for older and low-specification computers. Besides the standard upstream packages from ROSA, the project also provides its own RPM package repository (with various network and NVIDIA display drivers), as well as separate modules (in XZM format) with extra hardware drivers, server tools, MATE desktop, Wine emulator, Java software and additional web browsers, including Chromium and Yandex.
DesktopKDE Plasma, LXQt
Based onROSA
OriginRussia
Archx86_64
PackagesRPM
ReleaseFixed
Beginner
0.0/5
Easy install
0.0/5
1 member rating
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