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Verified
Desktop, Live Medium Active Verified
Jan 17, 2026
Xebian is a Linux distribution based on Debian's "Unstable" branch and featuring the Xfce desktop. It comes with a slightly modified default configuration, inspired by Xubuntu, and a third-party icon theme. Xebian closel…
Xebian is a Linux distribution based on Debian's "Unstable" branch and featuring the Xfce desktop. It comes with a slightly modified default configuration, inspired by Xubuntu, and a third-party icon theme. Xebian closely resembles a Debian blend, with only a thin layer for artwork and configuration that differs from Debian.
DesktopXfce
Based onDebian (Unstable)
OriginUnknown
Archx86_64
PackagesDEB
ReleaseRolling
Beginner
0.0/5
Easy install
0.0/5
1 member rating
Virtualization, Server
Jul 29, 2026
XenServer Linux Domain 0 is a active Linux distribution based on CentOS. It was designed for virtualization, server use and commonly used the No Desktop environment or interface. The project supported x86_64 systems and …
XenServer Linux Domain 0 is a active Linux distribution based on CentOS. It was designed for virtualization, server use and commonly used the No Desktop environment or interface. The project supported x86_64 systems and used RPM package management.
DesktopNo Desktop
Based onCentOS
OriginUnited Kingdom
Archx86_64
PackagesRPM
ReleaseFixed
Verified
Live Medium, Desktop Active Verified
Jan 17, 2026
XeroLinux is an Arch Linux-based distribution with KDE Plasma as the preferred desktop. Some of the features of the distribution include the Calamares installer, various under-the-hood tweaks and optimisations, built-in …
XeroLinux is an Arch Linux-based distribution with KDE Plasma as the preferred desktop. Some of the features of the distribution include the Calamares installer, various under-the-hood tweaks and optimisations, built-in support for community-built AUR packages as well as Flatpak packages, and the availability of various desktop and bootloader themes developed in-house. After being discontinued for a time in 2024, XeroLinux was revived and turned into a commercial distribution.
DesktopKDE Plasma
Based onArch
OriginLebanon
Archx86_64
PackagesFlatpak, Pacman
ReleaseRolling
Beginner
0.0/5
Easy install
0.0/5
1 member rating
Verified
NAS Active Verified
Dec 3, 2025
XigmaNAS (formerly NAS4Free) is an embedded open-source NAS (Network-Attached Storage) distribution based on FreeBSD. XigmaNAS supports sharing across multiple operating systems, including Windows, Apple and UNIX-like sy…
XigmaNAS (formerly NAS4Free) is an embedded open-source NAS (Network-Attached Storage) distribution based on FreeBSD. XigmaNAS supports sharing across multiple operating systems, including Windows, Apple and UNIX-like systems. XigmaNAS is easy to set up in most home and enterprise environments and will allow to manage and share large amounts of data easily across a network. XigmaNAS also incorporates many different streaming features for sharing multimedia with other devices on the network. XigmaNAS includes ZFS v28 (RAIDZ, RAIDZ2 and RAIDZ3) Software RAID (0,1,5), Disk Encryption, S.M.A.R.T / Email Reports, and it supports the following protocols: CIFS (samba), FTP, NFS, TFTP, AFP, RSYNC, Unison, iSCSI (initiator and target), HAST, CARP, Bridge, UPnP, and BitTorrent. All are highly configurable by using a web interface.
DesktopNo Desktop, WebUI
Based onFreeBSD
OriginNetherlands
Archi386, x86_64
ReleaseFixed
Beginner
0.0/5
Easy install
0.0/5
1 member rating
Verified
Desktop, Live Medium Active Verified
Jan 17, 2026
Ximper Linux is a Russian, rolling-release distribution based on ALT Linux's development branch called "Sisyphus". The project develops a custom package manager called EPM which enables installing and removing individual…
Ximper Linux is a Russian, rolling-release distribution based on ALT Linux's development branch called "Sisyphus". The project develops a custom package manager called EPM which enables installing and removing individual software or upgrading the entire distribution with one command. It also includes PortProton, a tool designed to help users run Windows games on Linux systems. Ximper Linux provides a set of live images, with GNOME or Hyprland, and with a flexible system installer that can be used to build any installation scenario, from a minimal system to a complex workstation with various desktop environments.
DesktopGNOME, Hyprland, Sway
Based onALT
OriginRussia
Archx86_64
PackagesEPM, Flatpak, RPM
ReleaseRolling
Beginner
0.0/5
Easy install
0.0/5
1 member rating
Verified
Desktop, Live Medium, Multimedia Active Verified
Jan 30, 2026
XIVA Studio is a multimedia-oriented Linux distribution derived from Manjaro Linux and BigLinux. It's main goal is to cater to the needs of professional creators in the area of video, audio, graphics and animation produc…
XIVA Studio is a multimedia-oriented Linux distribution derived from Manjaro Linux and BigLinux. It's main goal is to cater to the needs of professional creators in the area of video, audio, graphics and animation production. XIVA Studio provides optimised Linux kernels built for a number of popular processor and graphics cards configurations. It uses KDE Plasma as the default desktop environment.
DesktopKDE Plasma
Based onArch, Manjaro, BigLinux
OriginBrazil
Archx86_64
PackagesPacman, Flatpak, snap
ReleaseFixed
Beginner
0.0/5
Easy install
0.0/5
1 member rating
Verified
Desktop, Live Medium Active Verified
Jan 17, 2026
Xray_OS is an Arch-based Linux distribution focused on innovation, creativity, usability and software development. It comes with KDE Plasma as its preferred desktop. Some of the other interesting features of the distribu…
Xray_OS is an Arch-based Linux distribution focused on innovation, creativity, usability and software development. It comes with KDE Plasma as its preferred desktop. Some of the other interesting features of the distribution include a custom system installer, a welcome application called Tolitica with some useful options, smart GPU detection which removes unused drivers during installation, an AUR helper for downloading and building software packages on the fly, and original wallpapers created specifically for Xray_OS.
DesktopKDE Plasma
Based onArch
OriginVenezuela
Archx86_64
PackagesFlatpak, Pacman, snap
ReleaseRolling
Beginner
0.0/5
Easy install
0.0/5
1 member rating
Verified
Desktop Active Verified
Jan 17, 2026
Xubuntu is a community-developed operating system based on Ubuntu. It comes with Xfce, which is a stable, light and configurable desktop environment.
DesktopXfce
Based onDebian, Ubuntu
OriginIsle of Man
Archx86_64
PackagesDEB, snap
ReleaseFixed
Beginner
0.0/5
Easy install
0.0/5
1 member rating
Minimal, Desktop
Jul 29, 2026
Xubuntu Core is a dormant Linux distribution based on Ubuntu. It was designed for minimal, desktop use and commonly used the Xfce environment or interface. The project supported x86_64 systems and used DEB package manage…
Xubuntu Core is a dormant Linux distribution based on Ubuntu. It was designed for minimal, desktop use and commonly used the Xfce environment or interface. The project supported x86_64 systems and used DEB package management.
DesktopXfce
Based onUbuntu
OriginInternational
Archx86_64
PackagesDEB
ReleaseFixed
PowerPC, Desktop
Jul 29, 2026
Yellow Dog Linux is a discontinued Linux distribution based on Red Hat Linux. It was designed for powerpc, desktop use and commonly used the GNOME environment or interface. The project supported PowerPC systems and used …
Yellow Dog Linux is a discontinued Linux distribution based on Red Hat Linux. It was designed for powerpc, desktop use and commonly used the GNOME environment or interface. The project supported PowerPC systems and used RPM package management.
DesktopGNOME
Based onRed Hat Linux
OriginUnited States
ArchPowerPC
PackagesRPM
ReleaseFixed
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