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Ubuntu Lomiri – Linux distribution for phones, tablets, laptops, and desktops

June 11, 2025 Erik Karlsson Distro

Lomiri is a desktop environment originally designed for mobile devices and now for desktop computers.

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illumos – Unix operating system

June 10, 2025 Erik Karlsson Distro

illumos is a Unix operating system which provides next-generation features for downstream distributions.

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SmartOS – Type 1 Hypervisor platform based on illumos

June 9, 2025 Erik Karlsson Distro

SmartOS is a specialized Type 1 Hypervisor platform based on illumos. It supports two types of virtualization.

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pfSense – firewall and routing platform

June 8, 2025 Erik Karlsson Distro, Security

The pfSense project is a powerful open source firewall and routing platform based on FreeBSD. pfSense software includes a web interface.

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HardenedBSD is a fork of FreeBSD

June 6, 2025 Erik Karlsson Distro

HardenedBSD is a security-enhanced fork of FreeBSD. It implements many exploit mitigation and security technologies on top of FreeBSD.

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FuguIta is a live system based on the OpenBSD operating system

June 5, 2025 Erik Karlsson Distro

The primary goal of this project is to make OpenBSD, a superior operating system, easily accessible to everyone.

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DynFi is a firewall platform based on FreeBSD

June 4, 2025 Erik Karlsson Distro

DynFi Firewall allows you to structure the cybersecurity of your networks effectively.

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NST is a bootable ISO live USB flash drive

June 3, 2025 Erik Karlsson Distro

NST is a toolkit designed to provide easy access to best-of-breed Open Source Network Security Applications.

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AxOS is an Arch-based Linux distribution for the desktop

June 2, 2025 Erik Karlsson Distro

AxOS is a cutting-edge operating system that draws its inspiration from Arch Linux, with a French touch.

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DragonFly BSD is a UNIX-like operating system

May 31, 2025 Erik Karlsson Distro

DragonFly belongs to the same class of operating systems as other BSD-derived systems and Linux. It is based on the same UNIX ideals and APIs.

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