Distros

Venom Linux is an independently-developed, rolling-release distribution inspired by CRUX. It targets experienced Linux users. Venom uses SysV init as the main init system and BSD-like ports as software packages which are managed by a custom package management tool called scratchpkg (written in compliance with POSIX standards). The distribution offers a simple graphical desktop built around the Openbox window manager and a text-mode system installer.

Ventoy LiveCD is a minimalist, single-purpose live CD designed to install the Ventoy application on Windows system. It is based on Porteus Kiosk and uses the Openbox window manager. It can be useful in cases where the standard installation of Ventoy on Windows fails due to Windows-specific restrictions on some low-level operations. Ventoy, an open-source application that facilitates the creation of bootable USB drives from ISO, WIM, IMG, VHD(x) and EFI files, is a useful utility for those who frequently install or test Linux distributions or other open-source operating systems.

Vinari OS is a desktop Linux distribution based on Debian's "Stable" branch and featuring a customised GNOME desktop. Some of its more interesting features include the Calamares system installer, the GSConnect phone-pairing application, out-of-the-box support for Flatpak packages, support for both UEFI and BIOS boot, and a beginner-friendly default configuration that does not require the use of the terminal.

Vincent OS is Arch-based desktop Linux distribution with KDE Plasma as the preferred desktop. It comes with "Core LivePatch", an in-house patch system with an ability of applying critical and security updates without the need to reboot the computer. Some of the other interesting features and applications of Vincent OS are Microsoft PowerShell (with Bash compatibility), pre-installed Wine for running some Windows programs, out-of-the-box support for Flatpak packages, and the ClamAV toolkit for detecting malware and viruses.

Vitalinux is a Linux distribution developed by the government of the Spanish autonomous community of Aragon and designed for educational centres. It is based on Xubuntu and uses the Xfce desktop environment. The distribution includes a custom-built client called Migasfree, an open-source software management utility used for installing and updating local software from a remote Migasfree server. Vitalinux is designed to be relatively lightweight and is optimised for ease of installation and use.

Volumio (formerly RaspyFi) is a Debian-based Linux distribution designed and fine-tuned exclusively for music playback. It runs on a variety of devices, typically small and cheap computers like the Raspberry Pi, but also on low-power personal computers, notebooks or thin clients. It aims to fully integrate Music Player Daemon, an open-source music player server, into the current Debian releases and to optimise it for Audiophile-quality music playback. Volumio also makes it simple to play music library directly from a USB storage device or from any network-attached storage and it also enables users to listen to web-based radio stations from Spotify, Last.fm and SoundCloud.