\begin{Verbatim}[commandchars=\\\{\}] Let\PYZsq{}s discuss alternatives to GNU/Linux! So, post here, if you need recommendations or help. Personally, I believe that *BSD (minus FreeBSD) are the most realistic alternatives for Linux. ==OpenBSD== https://www.openbsd.org/ + The default installation is very secure. OpenBSD has many interesting security features. + Competent developers who are committed to developing their OS +/\PYZhy{} Its developers expect you to fix problems yourself ==NetBSD== https://netbsd.org/ + Supports a \PYZsq{}\PYZsq{}huge\PYZsq{}\PYZsq{} number of CPU architectures: \PYZdq{}Of course it runs NetBSD\PYZdq{} + pkgsrc* + Very lightweight: it has \PYZsq{}\PYZsq{}\PYZsq{}even\PYZsq{}\PYZsq{}\PYZsq{} lower system requirements than FreeBSD, OpenBSD or Dragonfly BSD (Remember to use the installer\PYZsq{}s configuration menu to install package manager) ==Dragonfly BSD== https://www.dragonflybsd.org/ + Has the best multi\PYZhy{}core performance + Has the best file system (HAMMER and HAMMER2) ? I think Dragonfly BSD has smaller community than OpenBSD or NetBSD *Many other operating systems support pkgsrc since it\PYZsq{}s very portable, see https://www.pkgsrc.org/ Also, if you want to install pkgsrc on OpenBSD, please consider backing up (E.G. with cp) the original package mangager\PYZsq{}s binaries. ==General tips and resources== * pkgsrc guide: https://www.pkgsrc.org/ * The OpenBSD FAQ (the installation guide): https://www.openbsd.org/faq/index.html * OpenBSD gaming resource: https://mrsatterly.com/openbsd\PYZus{}games.html * Rundown of OpenBSD\PYZsq{}s security features: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenBSD\PYZus{}security\PYZus{}features and https://www.openbsd.org/security.html * Pls rember that wen you feel scare or frigten, never fforget to reed manual. (esp. \PYZsq{}\PYZsq{}\PYZsq{}man afterboot\PYZsq{}\PYZsq{}\PYZsq{}) * BSD utilities can behave slightly differently (have different command\PYZhy{}line switches) than the essential utilities provided by GNU. Read The Fine Manual. BSD tar is a good example of this. * You probably want to use the korn shell (ksh) * Remember to check \PYZsq{}\PYZsq{}info\PYZsq{}\PYZsq{}\PYZhy{}pages in addition to man\PYZhy{}pages. The info\PYZhy{}pages of GNU programs are usually more comprehensive than their man\PYZhy{}pages. * When partitioning the disk, the \PYZdq{}slices\PYZdq{} are basically \PYZdq{}partitions\PYZdq{} inside regular partitions. ==Avoid these== \PYZhy{} FreeBSD (it sucks a CoC) \PYZhy{} TrueOS (it\PYZsq{}s unstable) \PYZhy{} GNU/Linux (it sucks a CoC; it wont get ruined over night, however, the code quality is expected to lower over the course of next 2\PYZhy{}5 years. The SJW community is extremely toxic) \PYZhy{} MINIX (very outdated programs; it isn\PYZsq{}t suitable for desktop use) \PYZhy{} OpenIndiana (An anon said it has very outdated programs) \PYZhy{} Microsoft Windows (it\PYZsq{}s botnet) \PYZhy{} ReactOS (it\PYZsq{}s not ready yet) \PYZhy{} PureDarwin (not very usable) \PYZhy{} 9front (Sucks a CoC. See https://track8.mixtape.moe/dbvmmr.txt) ==Other operating systems== * TempleOS (https://archive.org/download/TempleOS\PYZus{}ISO\PYZus{}Archive/TempleOSCDV4.13.ISO) * Shrine (https://github.com/minexew/Shrine) * FreeDOS (http://www.freedos.org/) * ReactOS (https://www.reactos.org/) * ToaruOS (https://gitlab.com/toaruos) * Haiku (https://www.haiku\PYZhy{}os.org/) * GNU Hurd (https://www.gnu.org/software/hurd/) * MINIX (http://www.minix3.org/) * OpenIndiana (https://www.openindiana.org/) * AROS (http://aros.sourceforge.net/) * MenuetOS (http://www.menuetos.net/) * KolibriOS (http://www.kolibrios.org/en/) * Genode (https://genode.org/) * PureDarwin (http://www.puredarwin.org/) * MorphOS (http://www.morphos\PYZhy{}team.net/) \end{Verbatim}