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Historical
Jul 29, 2026
TAMU Linux is a discontinued Linux distribution based on Independent. It was designed for historical use and commonly used the X11 environment or interface. The project supported x86 systems and used TAR package manageme…
TAMU Linux is a discontinued Linux distribution based on Independent. It was designed for historical use and commonly used the X11 environment or interface. The project supported x86 systems and used TAR package management.
DesktopX11
Based onIndependent
OriginUnited States
Archx86
PackagesTAR
ReleaseFixed
Server
Jul 29, 2026
Tao Linux is a discontinued Linux distribution based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux. It was designed for server use and commonly used the GNOME environment or interface. The project supported x86 systems and used RPM packag…
Tao Linux is a discontinued Linux distribution based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux. It was designed for server use and commonly used the GNOME environment or interface. The project supported x86 systems and used RPM package management.
DesktopGNOME
Based onRed Hat Enterprise Linux
OriginUnited States
Archx86
PackagesRPM
ReleaseFixed
Verified
Desktop, Live Medium Active Verified
Jan 17, 2026
TeaLinux is an Indonesian Linux distribution based on Arch Linux. It is developed by Dinus Open Source Community (DOSCOM) from Dian Nuswantoro University in Semarang, Central Java. It was started in 2009 (when the distri…
TeaLinux is an Indonesian Linux distribution based on Arch Linux. It is developed by Dinus Open Source Community (DOSCOM) from Dian Nuswantoro University in Semarang, Central Java. It was started in 2009 (when the distribution was based on Ubuntu). TeaLinux, which is available in COSMIC and KDE Plasma desktop variants, includes a custom system installer called "Tea-Install". The distribution is crafted with a strong focus on programming and development needs and with a clean and efficient environment for developers.
DesktopCOSMIC, KDE Plasma
Based onArch
OriginIndonesia
Archx86_64
PackagesFlatpak, Pacman
ReleaseRolling
Beginner
0.0/5
Easy install
0.0/5
1 member rating
Verified
Thin Client Active Verified
Jan 17, 2026
Thinstation is a modern thin client that does work on its own for basic operations like web browsing, managing removable media and printers, but rely on servers for major applications as well as administration of the cli…
Thinstation is a modern thin client that does work on its own for basic operations like web browsing, managing removable media and printers, but rely on servers for major applications as well as administration of the clients. The clients may be diskless or boot from local media. Thinstation works as a client using X, ICA, RDP, SSH, NX, telnet, tn5250 and other protocols and works on standard PC hardware.
DesktopXfce
Based onCRUX
OriginNew Zealand
Archx86_64
ReleaseFixed
Beginner
0.0/5
Easy install
0.0/5
1 member rating
Desktop
Jul 29, 2026
ThizLinux is a discontinued Linux distribution based on Red Hat Linux. It was designed for desktop use and commonly used the KDE environment or interface. The project supported x86 systems and used RPM package management…
ThizLinux is a discontinued Linux distribution based on Red Hat Linux. 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 onRed Hat Linux
OriginHong Kong
Archx86
PackagesRPM
ReleaseFixed
Verified
Desktop, Live Medium Active Verified
Jan 18, 2026
TigerOS is a Brazilian desktop Linux distribution based on Ubuntu's long-term support (LTS) branch, with some elements borrowed from Linux Mint. It uses a customised KDE Plasma desktop, and it ships with a range of appli…
TigerOS is a Brazilian desktop Linux distribution based on Ubuntu's long-term support (LTS) branch, with some elements borrowed from Linux Mint. It uses a customised KDE Plasma desktop, and it ships with a range of applications for home and office use, including the OnlyOffice office suite. The distribution's system installer supports both Brazilian and European Portuguese.
DesktopKDE Plasma
Based onDebian, Ubuntu (LTS)
OriginBrazil
Archx86_64
PackagesDEB, Flatpak
ReleaseFixed
Beginner
0.0/5
Easy install
0.0/5
1 member rating
Verified
Desktop, From RAM, Live Medium, Old Computers, Raspberry Pi Active Verified
Jan 17, 2026
Tiny Core Linux is a 16 MB graphical Linux desktop. It is based on a recent Linux kernel, BusyBox, Tiny X, Fltk, and Flwm. The core runs entirely in memory and boots very quickly. The user has complete control over which…
Tiny Core Linux is a 16 MB graphical Linux desktop. It is based on a recent Linux kernel, BusyBox, Tiny X, Fltk, and Flwm. The core runs entirely in memory and boots very quickly. The user has complete control over which applications and/or additional hardware to have supported, be it for a desktop, a nettop, an appliance or server; selectable from the project's online repository.
Desktopdwm, Fluxbox, flwm, GNOME, Hackedbox, i3, IceWM, JWM, Openbox, WMFS
Based onIndependent (forked from Damn Small)
OriginUSA
Archaarch64, armhf, i486, x86_64
PackagesTCE
ReleaseFixed
Beginner
0.0/5
Easy install
0.0/5
1 member rating
Verified
Desktop Active Verified
Jan 17, 2026
TobbeOS is a minimalist, Arch-based Linux distribution featuring the Qtile tiling window manager. It provides a network installation image with a simple script that guides the user through the installation process; it do…
TobbeOS is a minimalist, Arch-based Linux distribution featuring the Qtile tiling window manager. It provides a network installation image with a simple script that guides the user through the installation process; it downloads and installs the latest packages from Arch Linux repositories. The script offers a choice between the Btrfs and ext4 filesystem. TobbeOS also provides a pre-configured Emacs editor, while the default web browser is a privacy-focused Firefox fork called Zen Browser.
DesktopQtile
Based onArch
OriginNorway
Archx86_64
PackagesPacman
ReleaseRolling
Beginner
0.0/5
Easy install
0.0/5
1 member rating
Desktop
Jul 29, 2026
Topologilinux is a discontinued Linux distribution based on Slackware. It was designed for desktop use and commonly used the KDE environment or interface. The project supported x86 systems and used TGZ package management…
Topologilinux is a discontinued Linux distribution based on Slackware. It was designed for desktop use and commonly used the KDE environment or interface. The project supported x86 systems and used TGZ package management.
DesktopKDE
Based onSlackware
OriginSweden
Archx86
PackagesTGZ
ReleaseFixed
Verified
Desktop, Live Medium, Server Active Verified
Jan 17, 2026
Tribblix is a general-purpose operating system derived from OpenSolaris, OpenIndiana and illumos. The base kernel and commands come from illumos, with everything else rebuilt from scratch. It is a traditional system wher…
Tribblix is a general-purpose operating system derived from OpenSolaris, OpenIndiana and illumos. The base kernel and commands come from illumos, with everything else rebuilt from scratch. It is a traditional system where software is distributed as SVR4 packages and lightweight window managers are preferred over heavy desktop environments. Xfce is the primary desktop option, with MATE, Enlightenment and various window managers also available for installation. While Tribblix inherits many of the key illumos technologies, such as ZFS, zones, DTrace and SMF, it uses its own build and packaging system.
DesktopXfce
Based onOpenSolaris, OpenIndiana
OriginUnited Kingdom
Archx86_64
PackagesZAP
ReleaseFixed
Beginner
0.0/5
Easy install
0.0/5
1 member rating
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