Let'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 +/- Its developers expect you to fix problems yourself ==NetBSD== https://netbsd.org/ + Supports a ''huge'' number of CPU architectures: "Of course it runs NetBSD" + pkgsrc* + Very lightweight: it has '''even''' lower system requirements than FreeBSD, OpenBSD or Dragonfly BSD (Remember to use the installer's configuration menu to install package manager) ==Dragonfly BSD== https://www.dragonflybsd.org/ + Has the best multi-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'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'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_games.html * Rundown of OpenBSD's security features: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenBSD_security_features and https://www.openbsd.org/security.html * Pls rember that wen you feel scare or frigten, never fforget to reed manual. (esp. '''man afterboot''') * BSD utilities can behave slightly differently (have different command-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 ''info''-pages in addition to man-pages. The info-pages of GNU programs are usually more comprehensive than their man-pages. * When partitioning the disk, the "slices" are basically "partitions" inside regular partitions. ==Avoid these== - FreeBSD (it sucks a CoC) - TrueOS (it's unstable) - 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 2-5 years. The SJW community is extremely toxic) - MINIX (very outdated programs; it isn't suitable for desktop use) - OpenIndiana (An anon said it has very outdated programs) - Microsoft Windows (it's botnet) - ReactOS (it's not ready yet) - PureDarwin (not very usable) - 9front (Sucks a CoC. See https://track8.mixtape.moe/dbvmmr.txt) ==Other operating systems== * TempleOS (https://archive.org/download/TempleOS_ISO_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-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-team.net/)