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Verified
Desktop, Live Medium Active Verified
Jan 17, 2026
Voyager Live is an Xubuntu-based distribution and live DVD showcasing the Xfce desktop environment. Its features include the Avant Window Navigator or AWN (a dock-like navigation bar), Conky (a program which displays use…
Voyager Live is an Xubuntu-based distribution and live DVD showcasing the Xfce desktop environment. Its features include the Avant Window Navigator or AWN (a dock-like navigation bar), Conky (a program which displays useful information on the desktop), and over 300 photographs and animations that can be used as desktop backgrounds. The project also develops several other editions of Voyager Live - a "GE" edition with GNOME Shell, a "GS" variant for Gamers, and a separately-maintained flavour based on Debian's "stable" branch.
DesktopGNOME, Xfce
Based onDebian, Xubuntu
OriginFrance
Archx86_64
PackagesDEB, snap
ReleaseFixed
Beginner
0.0/5
Easy install
0.0/5
1 member rating
Verified
Firewall Active Verified
Jan 17, 2026
VyOS is a community fork of Vyatta, a Linux distribution discontinued in 2013. It is a network operating system that provides software-based network routing, firewall and VPN functionality. VyOS is based on Debian; its f…
VyOS is a community fork of Vyatta, a Linux distribution discontinued in 2013. It is a network operating system that provides software-based network routing, firewall and VPN functionality. VyOS is based on Debian; its features include the ability to run on both physical and virtual platforms, and support for para-virtual drivers and integration packages for virtual platforms. VyOS was completely free to download and use until the release of version 1.2.0 in January 2019 when the project turned commercial, providing the operating system with various levels of support subscriptions. Daily "rolling" images are still available for free download though.
DesktopNo Desktop
Based onDebian (Stable)
OriginGlobal
Archx86_64
PackagesDEB
ReleaseFixed
Beginner
0.0/5
Easy install
0.0/5
1 member rating
Lightweight, Desktop
Jul 29, 2026
WattOS is a active Linux distribution based on Debian. It was designed for lightweight, desktop use and commonly used the LXDE environment or interface. The project supported x86_64 systems and used DEB package managemen…
WattOS is a active Linux distribution based on Debian. It was designed for lightweight, desktop use and commonly used the LXDE environment or interface. The project supported x86_64 systems and used DEB package management.
DesktopLXDE
Based onDebian
OriginUnited States
Archx86_64
PackagesDEB
ReleaseFixed
Security, Forensics
Jul 29, 2026
WHAX is a discontinued Linux distribution based on Slax. It was designed for security, forensics use and commonly used the KDE environment or interface. The project supported x86 systems and used TGZ package management.
DesktopKDE
Based onSlax
OriginIsrael
Archx86
PackagesTGZ
ReleaseFixed
Jul 29, 2026
White Box Enterprise 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 an…
White Box Enterprise 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, Privacy, Security Active Verified
Jan 30, 2026
Whonix is an operating system focused on anonymity, privacy and security. It is based on the Tor anonymity network, Debian GNU/Linux and security by isolation. Whonix consists of two parts: One solely runs Tor and acts a…
Whonix is an operating system focused on anonymity, privacy and security. It is based on the Tor anonymity network, Debian GNU/Linux and security by isolation. Whonix consists of two parts: One solely runs Tor and acts as a gateway, which is called Whonix-Gateway. The other, which is called Whonix-Workstation, is on a completely isolated network. Only connections through Tor are possible. With Whonix, you can use applications and run servers anonymously over the Internet. DNS leaks are impossible, and even malware with root privileges cannot find out the user's real IP.
Desktoplabwc, LXQt, Sway
Based onDebian (Stable)
OriginCanada
Archx86_64
PackagesDEB
ReleaseFixed
Beginner
0.0/5
Easy install
0.0/5
1 member rating
Verified
Desktop, Live Medium Active Verified
Jan 17, 2026
Window Maker Live is a Debian-based Linux distribution that applies the Window Maker window manager as the default graphical user interface and integrates well-known open-source components in an attractive and usable use…
Window Maker Live is a Debian-based Linux distribution that applies the Window Maker window manager as the default graphical user interface and integrates well-known open-source components in an attractive and usable user interface. The distribution includes integrated GNOME components.
DesktopWMaker
Based onDebian (Stable)
OriginSpain
Archaarch64, i386, x86_64
PackagesDEB
ReleaseFixed
Beginner
0.0/5
Easy install
0.0/5
1 member rating
Desktop, Live Medium
Jul 29, 2026
Wolvix is a discontinued Linux distribution based on Slackware. It was designed for desktop, live medium use and commonly used the Xfce environment or interface. The project supported x86 systems and used TGZ package man…
Wolvix is a discontinued Linux distribution based on Slackware. It was designed for desktop, live medium use and commonly used the Xfce environment or interface. The project supported x86 systems and used TGZ package management.
DesktopXfce
Based onSlackware
OriginNorway
Archx86
PackagesTGZ
ReleaseFixed
Desktop
Jul 29, 2026
Xandros is a discontinued Linux distribution based on Debian. It was designed for desktop use and commonly used the KDE environment or interface. The project supported x86 systems and used DEB package management.
DesktopKDE
Based onDebian
OriginCanada
Archx86
PackagesDEB
ReleaseFixed
Verified
Server, Specialist Active Verified
Jan 17, 2026
XCP-ng is a CentOS-based Linux server distribution designed to be a high-performance enterprise-level virtualization platform that uses Xen, a free and open-source hypervisor that allows multiple computer operating syste…
XCP-ng is a CentOS-based Linux server distribution designed to be a high-performance enterprise-level virtualization platform that uses Xen, a free and open-source hypervisor that allows multiple computer operating systems to execute on the same computer hardware concurrently. XCP-ng stands for Xen Cloud Platform - next generation, it is the modern successor to XCP, initially created as an open-source version of Citrix XenServer back in 2010. XCP-ng is a secure platform to run any kind of virtualization workload, while being managed by a central administration console called Xen Orchestra (XO).
DesktopNo Desktop
Based onCentOS
OriginGlobal
Archx86_64
PackagesRPM
ReleaseFixed
Beginner
0.0/5
Easy install
0.0/5
1 member rating
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