Top 15 Less Systemd GNU/Linux Alternative and Similar Softwares | Apr 2024

LSD GNU/Linux is what you are looking for if you don't want to deal with toolchains and hours of compiling the base system where everything can go wrong and you will have to start all-over-again, a stable base on which you can expand by doing it your way where dependencies are not strict and if you have been trough LFS and BLFS you will find very easy to setup and use with true-rolling release model. Deployment takes only a few minutes even tough it is source based Linux distribution.

1. Antergos

Antergos Formally known as Cinnarch for combining the Cinnamon as its main desktop. Antergos, as its father, Arch Linux , is a rolling release distro. Offering a choice of several desktops, including GNOME 3 (default), Cinnamon , Razor-qt and Xfce .......

2. Instant WebKiosk

Instant WebKiosk Instant WebKiosk is a free and refined “live” (no installation required) browser-only (only the browser interface will show up) operating system based on Linux Debian and designed for use in web kiosks, multi-user “web workstations” (cafès, offices, schools, hotels) and digital signage deployments.It makes use of Google Chromium as Internet......

3. Vector Linux

Vector Linux Vector Linux is a small, fast, Intel based Linux operating system for PC style computers. The creators of Vector Linux had a single credo: keep it simple, keep it small and let the end user decide what their operating system is going to be. What has evolved from this concept......

4. Arch Linux

Arch Linux Arch Linux is an independently developed, i686- and x86_64-optimised Linux distribution targeted at competent Linux users. It uses pacman, its home-grown package manager, to provide updates to the latest software applications with full dependency tracking. Operating on a rolling release system, Arch can be installed from a CD image or......

5. Salix OS

Salix OS Salix OS is a Slackware Linux distribution that is simple, fast, easy to use and compatible with Slackware Linux. Optimised for desktop use, Salix OS features one application per task, custom package repositories, advanced package management with dependency support, localised system administration tools and innovative artwork.......

6. Frugalware

Frugalware Frugalware Linux is an independently developed general purpose desktop Linux distribution designed for intermediate users. It follows simple Slackware-like design concepts and includes the "pacman" package management utility from Arch Linux.......

7. Semplice

Semplice Semplice Linux is a simple, fast and lightweight distribution based on Debian's unstable branch. It includes a small collection of up-to-date applications running on top of the Openbox window manager.......

8. Linux From Scratch

Linux From Scratch Linux From Scratch (LFS) is a project that provides you with the steps necessary to build your own custom Linux system. There are a lot of reasons why somebody would want to install an LFS system. The question most people raise is "why go through all the hassle of manually......

9. BeagleBoard

BeagleBoard The BeagleBoard.org Foundation is a US-based 501(c) non-profit corporation existing to provide education in and promotion of the design and use of open-source software and hardware in embedded computing. BeagleBoard.org provides a forum for the owners and developers of open-source software and hardware to exchange ideas, knowledge and experience. On......

10. Parabola

Parabola A project providing a fully free (as in freedom) derivative of Arch Linux . Inheriting Arch's lightweight and flexibility, Parabola offers software freedom plus all power to the users.......

11. AriOS

AriOS AriOS is an easy-to-use operating system based on Ubuntu. AriOS comes with a unique and optimized interface as well as many extra applications, multimedia codecs, flash and java plugins, and many tweaks! AriOS is not just Ubuntu+extra programs. It has been carefully designed to help you get productive instantly......

12. Kahel OS

Kahel OS KahelOS is the first and remains to be the only Filipino Linux Distro with the rolling release model on Arch GNU/Linux + GNOME . In the community, it is the first to release (non-beta) such Linux OS on Arch Linux + GNOME . KahelOS is not just......

13. PCLinuxOS

PCLinuxOS PCLinuxOS is a free easy to use Linux-based Operating System for desktops or laptops.PCLinuxOS is distributed as a LiveCD, and can also be installed to your computer. Easy to follow instructions are included on the LiveCD. The LiveCD mode lets you try PCLInuxOS without making any changes to your computer.......

14. Supreme Linux Enterprise

Supreme Linux Enterprise One of the most advanced Operating systems in Linux, SLE is based on SUSE Linux Enterprise (different editions). It has almost all the programs you may need, and even has a recommended free programs list on JAYAC Home page with their home pages. Now it it released under......

15. UTUTO

UTUTO UTUTO GNU/Linux is a Gentoo -based distribution developed by at the Universidad Nacional de Salta in Argentina. Named after a fidgety local lizard that pokes its nose into every hole, UTUTO is a high-performance desktop system designed to be used by home and office users, developers, organisations and......