DistroHopper/distros-data.js

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  {"id":"abeiros","name":"AbeirOS","basedof":"Void","description":"AbeirOS is a Void-based Linux distribution featuring a vanilla KDE Plasma desktop.","homepage":"https://abeiros.sourceforge.io","dw_category":"Desktop, Live Medium","dw_arch":"x86_64","dw_desktop":"KDE Plasma","dw_url":"https://distrowatch.com/abeiros"},
  {"id":"ac","name":"Accessible-Coconut","basedof":"Debian, Ubuntu (LTS)","description":"Accessible-Coconut (AC) is a community driven GNU/Linux distribution which is completely accessible for persons with visual impairments. It is derived from Ubuntu MATE. The project's goal is to develop an eyes-free desktop environment.","homepage":"https://zendalona.com/accessible-coconut","dw_category":"Live Medium, Specialist","dw_arch":"x86_64","dw_desktop":"MATE","dw_url":"https://distrowatch.com/ac"},
  {"id":"acoros","name":"AçorOS","basedof":"Debian (Stable)","description":"AçorOS is a set of minimalist live Linux distributions based on Debian's 'Stable' branch. Created in collaboration with the developers of Peppermint Linux, AçorOS offers four separate images with Cinnamon, LXQt, Openbox and Xfce user interfaces.","homepage":"https://sourceforge.net/projects/acor-os","dw_category":"Desktop, Live Medium","dw_arch":"aarch64, i386, x86_64","dw_desktop":"Cinnamon, LXQt, Openbox, Xfce","dw_url":"https://distrowatch.com/acoros"},
  {"id":"acreetionos","name":"AcreetionOS","basedof":"Arch","description":"AcreetionOS is an Arch-based, desktop-oriented Linux distribution that aims to be user-friendly, approachable and stable. It has a policy of holding back new packages for a week of testing to provide a buffer against potential upstream issues.","homepage":"https://acreetionos.org","dw_category":"Desktop, Live Medium","dw_arch":"x86_64","dw_desktop":"Cinnamon, GNOME","dw_url":"https://distrowatch.com/acreetionos"},
  {"id":"adelie","name":"Adélie Linux","basedof":"Independent","description":"Adélie Linux is an independently-developed Linux distribution for desktops and servers. It uses the musl standard C library, GNU Coreutils-based userland, the APK package manager (developed by Alpine Linux), and OpenRC and s6 init systems.","homepage":"https://www.adelielinux.org","dw_category":"Desktop, Live Medium, Server","dw_arch":"aarch64, armv7l, i386, powerpc, ppc64, x86_64","dw_desktop":"KDE Plasma, LXQt, MATE, Xfce","dw_url":"https://distrowatch.com/adelie"},
  {"id":"aeon","name":"Aeon Desktop","basedof":"openSUSE","description":"Aeon is an immutable desktop Linux distribution based on openSUSE. It is a relatively small, low-maintenance system with automated daily updates, thus recommended for Linux beginners or 'lazy developers'.","homepage":"https://aeondesktop.org","dw_category":"Desktop, Immutable, Live Medium","dw_arch":"x86_64","dw_desktop":"GNOME","dw_url":"https://distrowatch.com/aeon"},
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  {"id":"afagos","name":"AfagOS","basedof":"Void","description":"AfagOS, a sister project of AgarimOS, is a Void-based Linux distribution featuring a vanilla KDE Plasma desktop. Like all distributions based on Void, it uses the XBPS package manager with the OctoXBPS graphical frontend and the Topgrade meta-updater.","homepage":"https://sourceforge.net/projects/afagos","dw_category":"Desktop, Live Medium","dw_arch":"x86_64","dw_desktop":"KDE Plasma","dw_url":"https://distrowatch.com/afagos"},
  {"id":"aio","name":"All in One - System Rescue Toolkit","basedof":"Debian, Ubuntu (LTS)","description":"All in One - System Rescue Toolkit (AiO-SRT) is a live desktop distribution designed to rescue systems, recover files and reset Windows passwords. AiO-SRT is based on Lubuntu and ships with several rescue utilities for use by repair technicians and system administrations.","homepage":"https://paul.is-a-geek.org/aio-srt","dw_category":"Data Rescue, Live Medium","dw_arch":"x86_64","dw_desktop":"LXQt","dw_url":"https://distrowatch.com/aio"},
  {"id":"alienos","name":"Alien-OS","basedof":"Debian (Stable)","description":"Alien-OS is a German Linux distribution based on Debian's latest 'Stable' release, with components borrowed from MX Linux. It uses the Regolith Desktop Environment which combines i3 and Sway window managers into a single tiling, keyboard-driven user interface.","homepage":"https://sourceforge.net/projects/alien-os-nano","dw_category":"Desktop, Live Medium","dw_arch":"x86_64","dw_desktop":"Regolith","dw_url":"https://distrowatch.com/alienos"},
  {"id":"alt","name":"ALT Linux","basedof":"Independent (forked from Mandrake)","description":"ALT Linux was founded in 2001 by a merge of two large Russian free software projects. By the year 2008 it became a large organization developing and deploying free software, writing documentation and technical literature, supporting users, and developing custom products.","homepage":"https://www.basealt.ru","dw_category":"Data Rescue, Desktop, Education, Live Medium, Raspberry Pi, Old Computers, Security, Server","dw_arch":"aarch64, armhf, i586, mipsel, ppc64el, riscv64, x86_64","dw_desktop":"AfterStep, Blackbox, Cinnamon, Enlightenment, FVWM, GNOME, IceWM, KDE, labwc, LXDE, MATE, Openbox, LXQt, WMaker, Wayfire, Xfce","dw_url":"https://distrowatch.com/alt"},
  {"id":"alteros","name":"AlterOS","basedof":"Red Hat","description":"AlterOS is a Russian, general-purpose Linux distribution based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux. It is developed by ALMI PARTNER, a Russian software development company, and available for personal and professional workstations and servers.","homepage":"https://alter-os.ru","dw_category":"Desktop, Server","dw_arch":"x86_64","dw_desktop":"Cinnamon","dw_url":"https://distrowatch.com/alteros"},
  {"id":"anduin","name":"AnduinOS","basedof":"Debian, Ubuntu","description":"AnduinOS is an Ubuntu-based distribution which provides a GNOME desktop which has been themed and styled to resemble Windows 11. The project provides a smaller ISO file than its parent with each supported language split into a separate ISO.","homepage":"https://www.anduinos.com","dw_category":"Desktop, Live Medium","dw_arch":"x86_64","dw_desktop":"GNOME","dw_url":"https://distrowatch.com/anduin"},
  {"id":"anubitux","name":"AnuBitux","basedof":"Debian (Stable)","description":"AnuBitux is a Debian-based Linux distribution focused on managing cryptocurrencies.","homepage":"https://anubitux.org","dw_category":"Live Medium, Specialist","dw_arch":"x86_64","dw_desktop":"Cinnamon","dw_url":"https://distrowatch.com/anubitux"},
  {"id":"aosc","name":"AOSC OS","basedof":"Independent","description":"AOSC OS an independently maintained Linux distribution based on the Linux kernel and various software components, using a custom package manager called oma which works with Deb packages for package management. AOSC OS is targeted at experienced Linux users and optimised for use on personal devices.","homepage":"https://aosc.io","dw_category":"Desktop","dw_arch":"aarch64, armv4, armv6hf, armv7hf, i486, loongarch64, loongson2f, loongson3, m68k, powerpc, ppc64, ppc64el, riscv64, x86_64","dw_desktop":"KDE Plasma, MATE","dw_url":"https://distrowatch.com/aosc"},
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  {"id":"archbang","name":"ArchBANG Linux","basedof":"Arch","description":"ArchBang Linux is a lightweight distribution based on Arch Linux. Using the labwc Wayland compositor, it is fast, up-to-date and suitable for both desktop and portable systems. Besides GreenBANG, the project also develops a distribution called SwayBang featuring the Sway Wayland compositor.","homepage":"https://archbang.org","dw_category":"Desktop, Live Medium","dw_arch":"x86_64","dw_desktop":"labwc","dw_url":"https://distrowatch.com/archbang"},
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  {"id":"archriot","name":"Archriot","basedof":"Arch","description":"Archriot is a project developing various tools that combine the Arch Linux distribution with the Hyprland tiling window manager into an Archriot operating system.","homepage":"https://archriot.org","dw_category":"Desktop","dw_arch":"x86_64","dw_desktop":"Hyprland","dw_url":"https://distrowatch.com/archriot"},
  {"id":"arcos","name":"arcOS","basedof":"Debian, Mint","description":"arcOS, which stands for 'Amateur Radio Community Operating System', is a specialist Linux distribution based on Linux Mint. It focuses on standardised digital communication needs, commonly used for both casual and emergency communications.","homepage":"https://arcos-linux.com","dw_category":"Live Medium, Specialist","dw_arch":"x86_64","dw_desktop":"Cinnamon","dw_url":"https://distrowatch.com/arcos"},
  {"id":"arcris","name":"Arcris","basedof":"Arch","description":"Arcris is a live Linux distribution based on Arch Linux. It comes with an intuitive and beginner-friendly graphical installer that can be used to build a complete Arch Linux system.","homepage":"https://github.com/CodigoCristo/ArcrisGUI","dw_category":"Desktop, Live Medium","dw_arch":"x86_64","dw_desktop":"Xfce","dw_url":"https://distrowatch.com/arcris"},
  {"id":"argent","name":"Argent Linux","basedof":"Gentoo","description":"Argent Linux is a Gentoo-based Linux distribution featuring the KDE Plasma desktop and designed for workstations and servers. It uses the systemd service manager which, as it is not available in the upstream Gentoo repositories, the project itself provides in the form of binary packages.","homepage":"https://argentlinux.io","dw_category":"Desktop, Live Medium, Server","dw_arch":"x86_64","dw_desktop":"KDE Plasma","dw_url":"https://distrowatch.com/argent"},
  {"id":"arkane","name":"Arkane Linux","basedof":"Arch","description":"Arkane Linux is an immutable, atomic, Arch-based distribution which aims to provide a GNOME-centered experienced with minimal, yet full-featured and non-intrusive defaults.","homepage":"https://arkanelinux.org","dw_category":"Desktop, Immutable, Live Medium","dw_arch":"x86_64","dw_desktop":"GNOME","dw_url":"https://distrowatch.com/arkane"},
  {"id":"armbian","name":"Armbian","basedof":"Debian, Ubuntu","description":"Armbian is a Linux distribution designed for ARM development boards. It is usually based on one of the stable or development versions of Debian or Ubuntu and it supports a wide variety of popular ARM-based devices, including Banana Pi, Cubieboard, Olimex, Orange Pi, Odroid, Pine64 and others.","homepage":"https://www.armbian.com","dw_category":"Desktop, Specialist","dw_arch":"aarch64, riscv, x86_64","dw_desktop":"Cinnamon, GNOME, KDE Plasma, Xfce","dw_url":"https://distrowatch.com/armbian"},
  {"id":"artix","name":"Artix Linux","basedof":"Arch","description":"Artix Linux is a fork (or continuation as an autonomous project) of the Arch-OpenRC and Manjaro-OpenRC projects. Artix Linux offers a lightweight, rolling-release operating system featuring the OpenRC init software. (Alternative spins feature the runit and s6 init software.","homepage":"https://artixlinux.org","dw_category":"Desktop, Live Medium","dw_arch":"x86_64","dw_desktop":"Cinnamon, LXDE, LXQt, MATE, KDE Plasma, Xfce","dw_url":"https://distrowatch.com/artix"},
  {"id":"asahi","name":"Asahi Linux","basedof":"Fedora","description":"Asahi Linux is an open-source project that ports Fedora to Apple computers that use Apple's silicon-powered (AArch64) processors, including installation scripts, drivers and documentation.","homepage":"https://asahilinux.org","dw_category":"Desktop","dw_arch":"aarch64","dw_desktop":"GNOME, KDE Plasma","dw_url":"https://distrowatch.com/asahi"},
  {"id":"asmi","name":"Asmi Linux","basedof":"Debian (Stable), Ubuntu","description":"Asmi Linux is desktop-oriented Linux distribution with editions based on either Ubuntu or Debian. It uses a highly-customised Xfce desktop with some user-friendly touches.","homepage":"https://teejeetech.com/tags/asmi","dw_category":"Desktop, From RAM, Live Medium","dw_arch":"x86_64","dw_desktop":"Xfce","dw_url":"https://distrowatch.com/asmi"},
  {"id":"astra","name":"Astra Linux","basedof":"Debian (Stable)","description":"Astra Linux is a Russian commercial Linux distribution based on the 'Stable' branch of Debian, developed by Russia's Astra Group.","homepage":"https://astralinux.ru","dw_category":"Desktop, Live Medium, Mobile, Server","dw_arch":"aarch64, Elbrus, x86_64","dw_desktop":"KDE Plasma","dw_url":"https://distrowatch.com/astra"},
  {"id":"athena","name":"Athena OS","basedof":"Arch, NixOS","description":"Athena OS is a Linux distribution containing a collection of tools for penetration testing. It is based on Arch Linux and NixOS.","homepage":"https://athenaos.org","dw_category":"Desktop, Forensics, Security","dw_arch":"x86_64","dw_desktop":"bspwm, Cinnamon, GNOME, Hyprland, KDE Plasma, MATE, Xfce","dw_url":"https://distrowatch.com/athena"},
  {"id":"atz","name":"ATZ Linux","basedof":"Debian","description":"ATZ Linux (铜豌豆 Linux) is a Chinese Linux distribution based on Debian's 'Stable' branch.","homepage":"https://www.atzlinux.com","dw_category":"Desktop","dw_arch":"x86_64","dw_desktop":"GNOME, KDE Plasma, MATE, Xfce","dw_url":"https://distrowatch.com/atz"},
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  {"id":"austrumi","name":"AUSTRUMI","basedof":"Slackware","description":"AUSTRUMI (Austrum Latvijas Linukss) is a bootable live Linux distribution based on Slackware Linux. It requires limited system resources and can run on any Intel-compatible system with a CD-ROM installed.","homepage":"http://cyti.latgola.lv/ruuni","dw_category":"Data Rescue, Desktop, From RAM, Live Medium","dw_arch":"x86_64","dw_desktop":"FVWM, labwc, Wayfire","dw_url":"https://distrowatch.com/austrumi"},
  {"id":"avlinux","name":"AV Linux","basedof":"Debian (Stable), MX Linux","description":"AV Linux is a versatile, Debian-based distribution featuring a large collection of audio and video production software. Additionally, it also includes a custom kernel with IRQ threading enabled for low-latency audio performance.","homepage":"https://www.bandshed.net/avlinux","dw_category":"Desktop, Live Medium, Multimedia","dw_arch":"x86_64","dw_desktop":"Enlightenment, Moksha","dw_url":"https://distrowatch.com/avlinux"},
  {"id":"axos","name":"AxOS","basedof":"Arch","description":"AxOS is an Arch-based Linux distribution for the desktop. It features a custom package manager called Epsilon and it strives to present a modern and elegant look while remaining powerful, lightweight and customisable.","homepage":"https://www.axos-project.com","dw_category":"Desktop, Live Medium","dw_arch":"x86_64","dw_desktop":"Hyprland, Sleex","dw_url":"https://distrowatch.com/axos"},
  {"id":"backbox","name":"BackBox Linux","basedof":"Debian, Ubuntu (LTS)","description":"BackBox Linux is an Ubuntu-based distribution developed to perform penetration tests and security assessments. It is designed to be fast and easy to use.","homepage":"https://www.backbox.org","dw_category":"Data Rescue, Forensics, Security, Live Medium","dw_arch":"x86_64","dw_desktop":"Xfce","dw_url":"https://distrowatch.com/backbox"},
  {"id":"bashcore","name":"BashCore","basedof":"Debian (Stable)","description":"BashCore is a Debian-based live Linux distribution designed for security professionals, networking enthusiasts and students. It is available in several editions.","homepage":"https://www.bashcore.org","dw_category":"Desktop, Live Medium","dw_arch":"x86_64","dw_desktop":"GNOME, Xfce","dw_url":"https://distrowatch.com/bashcore"},
  {"id":"bedrock","name":"Bedrock Linux","basedof":"Independent","description":"Bedrock Linux is a meta Linux distribution which allows users to utilize features from other, typically mutually exclusive distributions. Essentially, users can mix-and-match components and packages as desired from multiple Linux distributions and have them work seamlessly side-by-side.","homepage":"https://bedrocklinux.org","dw_category":"Specialist","dw_arch":"aarch64, armv7, i386, mips64, mipsel, powerpc, ppc64, s390x, x86_64","dw_desktop":"No Desktop","dw_url":"https://distrowatch.com/bedrock"},
  {"id":"berry","name":"Berry Linux","basedof":"Fedora","description":"Berry Linux is a bootable CD Linux with automatic hardware detection and support for many graphics cards, sound cards, SCSI and USB devices and other peripherals. Berry Linux can be used as a Linux demo, educational CD or as a rescue system.","homepage":"http://berry-lab.net/berry.html","dw_category":"Desktop, Live Medium","dw_arch":"x86_64","dw_desktop":"LXDE","dw_url":"https://distrowatch.com/berry"},
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  {"id":"boss","name":"BOSS GNU/Linux","basedof":"Debian","description":"BOSS (Bharat Operating System Solutions) GNU/Linux is a Debian-based Linux distribution developed by C-DAC for enhancing the use of free and open source software in India.","homepage":"https://bosslinux.in","dw_category":"Desktop, Education, Live Medium","dw_arch":"x86_64","dw_desktop":"Cinnamon","dw_url":"https://distrowatch.com/boss"},
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  {"id":"calculate","name":"Calculate Linux","basedof":"Gentoo","description":"Calculate Linux is a Gentoo-based family of three distinguished distributions. Calculate Directory Server (CDS) is a solution that supports Windows and Linux clients via LDAP + SAMBA, providing proxy, mail and Jabbers servers with streamlined user management.","homepage":"https://www.calculate-linux.org","dw_category":"Desktop, Live Medium, Server, Source-based","dw_arch":"x86_64","dw_desktop":"Cinnamon, KDE Plasma, LXQt, MATE, Xfce","dw_url":"https://distrowatch.com/calculate"},
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  {"id":"chromeos","name":"ChromeOS Flex","basedof":"Gentoo, ChromeOS","description":"ChromeOS Flex, developed by Google, is a free and lightweight Linux distribution based on Gentoo-derived ChromeOS.","homepage":"https://chromeos.google/intl/en_ca/products/chromeos-flex","dw_category":"Desktop, Live Medium, Old Computers","dw_arch":"x86_64","dw_desktop":"ChromeOS Desktop","dw_url":"https://distrowatch.com/chromeos"},
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  {"id":"clearndr","name":"Clear NDR","basedof":"Debian","description":"Clear NDR (formerly SELKS), a product of Stamus Networks, is a Debian-based live distribution designed for network security management. It provides a complete and ready-to-use Suricata IDS/IPS ecosystem with its own graphic rule manager.","homepage":"https://www.stamus-networks.com/clear-ndr-community","dw_category":"Live Medium, Security","dw_arch":"x86_64","dw_desktop":"Xfce","dw_url":"https://distrowatch.com/clearndr"},
  {"id":"clonezilla","name":"Clonezilla Live","basedof":"Debian, Ubuntu","description":"Clonezilla Live is a Debian-based live CD containing Clonezilla, a partition and disk cloning software similar to Norton Ghost. It saves and restores only used blocks in hard drive. With Clonezilla, one can clone a 5 GB system to 40 clients in about 10 minutes.","homepage":"https://clonezilla.org","dw_category":"Data Rescue, Specialist","dw_arch":"x86_64","dw_desktop":"No Desktop","dw_url":"https://distrowatch.com/clonezilla"},
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  {"id":"damnsmall","name":"Damn Small Linux","basedof":"Debian, antiX","description":"Damn Small Linux was a business card size (50MB) live CD Linux distribution, based on Debian and Knoppix. After a 12 year break (from 2012 to 2024), the Damn Small Linux (DSL) project was relaunched.","homepage":"https://www.damnsmalllinux.org","dw_category":"Desktop, Old Computers, Live Medium","dw_arch":"i486","dw_desktop":"JWM, Fluxbox","dw_url":"https://distrowatch.com/damnsmall"},
  {"id":"daphile","name":"Daphile","basedof":"Gentoo","description":"Daphile is a minimal operating system for running a digital audio player on a headless computer. The operating system and media manager can be controlled remotely using a web-based interface.","homepage":"https://www.daphile.com","dw_category":"Live Medium, Multimedia","dw_arch":"i686, x86_64","dw_desktop":"No Desktop, WebUI","dw_url":"https://distrowatch.com/daphile"},
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  {"id":"debianedu","name":"Debian Edu","basedof":"Debian","description":"Debian Edu/Skolelinux is the Debian-edu's Debian Pure Blend distribution. It is aiming to provide an out-of-the-box localised environment tailored for schools and universities.","homepage":"","dw_category":"Desktop, Education, Thin Client","dw_arch":"i386, x86_64","dw_desktop":"Cinnamon, GNOME, KDE, LXDE, LXQt, MATE, Xfce","dw_url":"https://distrowatch.com/debianedu"},
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  {"id":"elysiaos","name":"ElysiaOS","basedof":"Arch","description":"ElysiaOS combines the Arch Linux distribution with the Hyprland tiling compositor and a theme based on the Elysia character of the Honkai Impact 3rd mobile game.","homepage":"https://www.elysiaos.live","dw_category":"Desktop, Live Medium","dw_arch":"x86_64","dw_desktop":"Hyprland","dw_url":"https://distrowatch.com/elysiaos"},
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  {"id":"luberri","name":"Luberri Linux","basedof":"Debian, Ubuntu (LTS), Mint","description":"Luberri Linux is a desktop-oriented distribution based on Linux Mint, with Cinnamon as the preferred desktop. It is localised into the Basque language and is primarily intended for the Basque-speaking users, although it supports the Spanish language as well.","homepage":"https://luberrilinux.eus","dw_category":"Desktop, Education, Live Medium","dw_arch":"x86_64","dw_desktop":"Cinnamon","dw_url":"https://distrowatch.com/luberri"},
  {"id":"lxpup","name":"LxPup","basedof":"Puppy","description":"LxPup is a variant of Puppy Linux that uses the LXDE desktop environment. It provides the Openbox window manager, the LXPanel panel and the PCManFM file manager.","homepage":"https://lx-pup.weebly.com","dw_category":"Desktop, Live Medium, Old Computers","dw_arch":"i386, x86_64","dw_desktop":"JWM, LXDE, Openbox","dw_url":"https://distrowatch.com/lxpup"},
  {"id":"mabox","name":"Mabox Linux","basedof":"Arch, Manjaro","description":"Mabox Linux is a Manjaro-based rolling-release distribution. It features the Openbox window manager as its default user interface and provides a welcome screen with access to utilities which add additional software to the operating system.","homepage":"https://maboxlinux.org","dw_category":"Desktop, Live Medium","dw_arch":"x86_64","dw_desktop":"Openbox","dw_url":"https://distrowatch.com/mabox"},
  {"id":"macaroni","name":"Macaroni OS","basedof":"Funtoo","description":"Macaroni OS, a Linux distribution born as an incubation project under the source-based Funtoo Linux umbrella, develops a range of binary Linux operating systems for desktops, servers and containers.","homepage":"https://www.macaronios.org","dw_category":"Container, Desktop, Live Medium, Server","dw_arch":"x86_64","dw_desktop":"GNOME, i3, KDE Plasma, LXQt, Xfce","dw_url":"https://distrowatch.com/macaroni"},
  {"id":"maemoleste","name":"Maemo Leste","basedof":"Devuan","description":"Maemo Leste is a Devuan-based Linux distribution designed for mobile devices with touch screens, such as smartphones, tablets and personal digital assistants (PDA). It is a continuation of Nokia's Maemo project the development of which was terminated in 2011.","homepage":"https://maemo-leste.github.io","dw_category":"Desktop, Mobile","dw_arch":"aarch64, armhf, x86_64","dw_desktop":"Matchbox","dw_url":"https://distrowatch.com/maemoleste"},
  {"id":"magos","name":"MagOS Linux","basedof":"ROSA","description":"MagOS Linux is a Russian desktop-oriented distribution based on ROSA, a distribution that was forked from Mandriva Linux in 2011. It uses the RPM package management.","homepage":"https://magos-linux.ru","dw_category":"Desktop, Live Medium","dw_arch":"x86_64","dw_desktop":"KDE Plasma, LXQt","dw_url":"https://distrowatch.com/magos"},
  {"id":"maid","name":"mAid","basedof":"Arch, Manjaro","description":"mAid (previously known as FWUL - Forget Windows Use Linux) is a desktop Linux distribution based on Manjaro Linux and featuring the Budgie desktop. The main purpose of the project is to build a small, fast, light and hassle-free distribution for working with Android devices.","homepage":"https://maid.binbash.rocks","dw_category":"Desktop, Live Medium","dw_arch":"x86_64","dw_desktop":"Budgie","dw_url":"https://distrowatch.com/maid"},
  {"id":"makulu","name":"MakuluLinux","basedof":"Debian (Testing), Ubuntu (LTS)","description":"MakuluLinux is a rolling-release, desktop distribution based either on Ubuntu's LTS (long-term support) release or Debian's 'Testing' branch. It includes pre-installed multimedia codecs, device drivers and software for everyday use.","homepage":"https://www.makululinux.com","dw_category":"Desktop, Gaming, Live Medium, Large Language Model","dw_arch":"x86_64","dw_desktop":"Cinnamon, MATE, Xfce","dw_url":"https://distrowatch.com/makulu"},
  {"id":"maple","name":"Maple Linux","basedof":"Debian (Stable)","description":"Maple Linux is a desktop Linux distribution based on Debian's 'Stable' branch and featuring the Cinnamon desktop. It is designed primarily for users located in Canada, with specific Canadian defaults.","homepage":"https://maplelinux.ca","dw_category":"Desktop, Live Medium","dw_arch":"x86_64","dw_desktop":"Cinnamon","dw_url":"https://distrowatch.com/maple"},
  {"id":"mariposa","name":"Mariposa Rescue Disk","basedof":"Debian (Stable)","description":"Mariposa Rescue Disk is a live Linux image based on Debian's 'Stable' branch. By default it boots into a command-line interface, but a full graphical desktop with Xfce is also available.","homepage":"https://www.blueseal.eu/mariposa","dw_category":"Data Rescue, Disk Management, Live Medium","dw_arch":"x86_64","dw_desktop":"Xfce","dw_url":"https://distrowatch.com/mariposa"},
  {"id":"mauna","name":"Mauna Linux","basedof":"Debian (Stable)","description":"Mauna Linux is a Brazilian desktop Linux distribution based on Debian's 'stable' branch.","homepage":"https://maunalinux.top","dw_category":"Desktop, Live Medium","dw_arch":"x86_64","dw_desktop":"Cinnamon, GNOME, LXQt, MATE, Xfce","dw_url":"https://distrowatch.com/mauna"},
  {"id":"max","name":"MAX: Madrid_Linux","basedof":"Debian, Ubuntu (LTS)","description":"Madrid_Linux, or MAX for short, is an GNU/Linux distribution created by the Council of Education of Madrid, Spain. It is a live operating system based on Ubuntu.","homepage":"https://www.educa2.madrid.org/web/max/inicio","dw_category":"Desktop, Education, Live Medium","dw_arch":"x86_64","dw_desktop":"MATE","dw_url":"https://distrowatch.com/max"},
  {"id":"melawy","name":"Melawy Linux","basedof":"Arch","description":"Melawy Linux is an Arch-based desktop Linux distribution featuring a customised KDE Plasma as the preferred desktop. It uses the alternative XanMod Linux kernel designed for improved performance and responsiveness.","homepage":"https://melawy.ru","dw_category":"Desktop, Live Medium","dw_arch":"x86_64","dw_desktop":"KDE Plasma","dw_url":"https://distrowatch.com/melawy"},
  {"id":"midnightbsd","name":"MidnightBSD","basedof":"FreeBSD","description":"MidnightBSD is a FreeBSD-derived operating system. A critical goal of the project is to create an easy-to-use desktop environment with graphical ports management, and system configuration using GNUstep. The vast majority of the operating system will maintain a BSD license.","homepage":"https://www.midnightbsd.org","dw_category":"Age Declaration (Passive), Desktop","dw_arch":"i386, x86_64","dw_desktop":"Awesome, Blackbox, Cinnamon, Enlightenment, Fluxbox, GNOME, MATE, Openbox, WMaker, Xfce","dw_url":"https://distrowatch.com/midnightbsd"},
  {"id":"milis","name":"Milis Linux","basedof":"Independent","description":"Milis Linux is an independently-developed Linux distribution supported by Akdeniz University in Antalya, Turkey. It is built using the Linux From Scratch (LFS) project and it includes a custom package management utility called Milis Paket Sistemi (MPS).","homepage":"https://mls.akdeniz.edu.tr","dw_category":"Desktop, Live Medium","dw_arch":"x86_64","dw_desktop":"labwc","dw_url":"https://distrowatch.com/milis"},
  {"id":"minios","name":"MiniOS","basedof":"Debian (Stable)","description":"MiniOS is a Debian-based Linux distribution which strives to be lightweight, modular, versatile and customisable. It comes in three editions, 'Standard', 'Toolbox' and 'Ultra'.","homepage":"https://minios.dev","dw_category":"Data Rescue, Desktop, Live Medium","dw_arch":"x86_64","dw_desktop":"Xfce","dw_url":"https://distrowatch.com/minios"},
  {"id":"mint","name":"Linux Mint","basedof":"Debian (Stable), Ubuntu (LTS)","description":"Linux Mint is an Ubuntu-based distribution whose goal is to provide a classic desktop experience with many convenient, custom tools and optional out-of-the-box multimedia support.","homepage":"https://linuxmint.com","dw_category":"Beginners, Desktop, Live Medium","dw_arch":"i686, x86_64","dw_desktop":"Cinnamon, MATE, Xfce","dw_url":"https://distrowatch.com/mint"},
  {"id":"miracle","name":"MIRACLE LINUX","basedof":"Red Hat","description":"MIRACLE LINUX is a Japanese Linux distribution based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux. The distribution is free to use, with a 10-year support, but users can opt for a paid support provided by a company called Cybertrust, Inc.","homepage":"https://www.miraclelinux.com","dw_category":"Server","dw_arch":"x86_64","dw_desktop":"GNOME","dw_url":"https://distrowatch.com/miracle"},
  {"id":"ml4w","name":"ML4W OS","basedof":"Arch","description":"ML4W OS is an Arch Linux-based distribution featuring a heavily customised Hyprland tiling compositor.","homepage":"https://ml4w.com/os","dw_category":"Desktop, Live Medium","dw_arch":"x86_64","dw_desktop":"Hyprland","dw_url":"https://distrowatch.com/ml4w"},
  {"id":"mobian","name":"Mobian","basedof":"Debian (Stable), Debian (Testing)","description":"Mobian is a port of the Debian distribution, running the mainline Linux kernel, to smartphones and tablets. It is available for the PinePhone, PinePhone Pro, PineTab, PineTab 2, Librem 5, OnePlus 6/6T and Pocophone F1, as well as for standard 64-bit desktop and laptop computers.","homepage":"https://mobian-project.org","dw_category":"Desktop, Mobile","dw_arch":"aarch64, armhf, x86_64","dw_desktop":"Plasma Mobile, Phosh","dw_url":"https://distrowatch.com/mobian"},
  {"id":"mocaccinoos","name":"MocaccinoOS","basedof":"Independent","description":"MocaccinoOS is an independently-developed Linux distribution that has its origins in source-based Gentoo Linux and Sabayon Linux. It uses a custom-built package manager called 'Luet', which acts as a front-end for container-based software.","homepage":"https://www.mocaccino.org","dw_category":"Desktop, Immutable, Live Medium","dw_arch":"x86_64","dw_desktop":"GNOME, KDE Plasma, MATE, Wayfire, Xfce","dw_url":"https://distrowatch.com/mocaccinoos"},
  {"id":"modicia","name":"MODICIA O.S.","basedof":"Debian (Stable)","description":"MODICIA O.S. is a Linux multimedia distribution designed primarily for musicians, graphic designers and video makers. It is based on Debian's 'stable' branch, but uses the Cinnamon desktop and a recent Linux kernel. MODICIA O.S.","homepage":"https://www.modiciaos.cloud","dw_category":"Live Medium, Multimedia","dw_arch":"x86_64","dw_desktop":"Cinnamon","dw_url":"https://distrowatch.com/modicia"},
  {"id":"modos","name":"MODOS","basedof":"Debian (Stable)","description":"MODOS is a minimalist Linux distribution featuring the Cinnamon desktop and based on Debian's 'Stable' branch. It is meant to be run as a live Linux system from a USB drive. The distribution also includes a collection of in-house utilities called #DODOS tools.","homepage":"https://sourceforge.net/projects/g0ll0z-smollos","dw_category":"Desktop, Live Medium","dw_arch":"x86_64","dw_desktop":"Cinnamon","dw_url":"https://distrowatch.com/modos"},
  {"id":"murena","name":"Murena","basedof":"LineageOS, Android","description":"Murena is an umbrella name for the /e/OS operating system, associated open source powered smartphones, and cloud-based services.","homepage":"https://murena.com","dw_category":"Immutable, Mobile","dw_arch":"aarch64","dw_desktop":"Bliss","dw_url":"https://distrowatch.com/murena"},
  {"id":"mx","name":"MX Linux","basedof":"Debian (Stable), antiX","description":"MX Linux, a desktop-oriented Linux distribution based on Debian's 'Stable' branch, is a cooperative venture between the antiX and former MEPIS Linux communities.","homepage":"https://mxlinux.org","dw_category":"Desktop, From RAM, Live Medium, Old Computers, Raspberry Pi","dw_arch":"armhf, i686, x86_64","dw_desktop":"Fluxbox, KDE Plasma, Xfce","dw_url":"https://distrowatch.com/mx"},
  {"id":"nakedeb","name":"nakeDeb","basedof":"Debian (Stable)","description":"nakeDeb is a minimalist desktop Linux distribution based on Debian's 'Stable' branch and designed for more advanced Linux users. By default it uses the Fluxbox window manager, although an alternative session with i3 is also available.","homepage":"https://nakedeb.arpinux.org","dw_category":"Desktop, Live Medium","dw_arch":"x86_64","dw_desktop":"i3, Fluxbox","dw_url":"https://distrowatch.com/nakedeb"},
  {"id":"nawaos","name":"NawaOS","basedof":"Debian (Stable)","description":"NawaOS is a Debian-based Linux distribution designed for gamers, with Steam, Lutris, Wine and RetroArch pre-installed and configured. It also comes with support for Xbox, PlayStation and other controllers.","homepage":"https://nawaos.com","dw_category":"Beginners, Desktop, Gaming, Live Medium","dw_arch":"x86_64","dw_desktop":"Cinnamon","dw_url":"https://distrowatch.com/nawaos"},
  {"id":"nebios","name":"NebiOS","basedof":"Ubuntu (LTS)","description":"NebiOS is an Ubuntu-based desktop Linux distribution with a custom Wayland compositor called NebiDE (based on Wayfire).","homepage":"https://nebios.org","dw_category":"Desktop, Live Medium, Gaming","dw_arch":"x86_64","dw_desktop":"NebiDE (Wayfire)","dw_url":"https://distrowatch.com/nebios"},
  {"id":"nekovoid","name":"Neko-Void","basedof":"Void","description":"Neko-Void is a Void-based rolling-release distribution featuring a preconfigured MATE desktop environment with carefully selected software. It is designed for users who want Void Linux's stability and minimalism with modern desktop functionality.","homepage":"https://neko-void.sourceforge.io","dw_category":"Desktop, Live Medium","dw_arch":"x86_64","dw_desktop":"MATE","dw_url":"https://distrowatch.com/nekovoid"},
  {"id":"nemesis","name":"Nemesis Linux","basedof":"Arch, Artix","description":"Nemesis Linux is a set of lightweight, minimalist live Linux distributions inspired by the Slackware-based Porteus project, but based on Artix Linux instead. It uses the Pacman package manager and the OpenRC init system.","homepage":"https://nemesis-linux.sourceforge.io","dw_category":"Desktop, Live Medium","dw_arch":"x86_64","dw_desktop":"Cinnamon, LXDE, LXQt, Xfce","dw_url":"https://distrowatch.com/nemesis"},
  {"id":"neptune","name":"Neptune","basedof":"Debian (Stable)","description":"Neptune is a GNU/Linux distribution for desktops. It is based on Debian's Stable branch, except for a newer kernel, some drivers and newer versions of popular applications, such as LibreOffice. It also ships with the latest version of the KDE desktop.","homepage":"https://neptuneos.com","dw_category":"Desktop, Live Medium","dw_arch":"x86_64","dw_desktop":"KDE Plasma","dw_url":"https://distrowatch.com/neptune"},
  {"id":"netdeep","name":"Netdeep Secure Firewall","basedof":"Independent","description":"Netdeep Secure Firewall is a comercial Linux distribution designed for firewalls, developed by Neetdeep Tecnologia Ltda in Brazil. It is built from scratch on top of a Linux kernel and GNU utilities.","homepage":"https://netdeep.com.br/novo/firewall","dw_category":"Firewall","dw_arch":"x86_64","dw_desktop":"No Desktop, WebUI","dw_url":"https://distrowatch.com/netdeep"},
  {"id":"nethsecurity","name":"NethSecurity","basedof":"OpenWRT","description":"NethSecurity is a full-featured open-source Linux firewall that streamlines network security deployment in just a few clicks. NethSecurity is a spin-off of the NethServer project.","homepage":"https://nethsecurity.org","dw_category":"Firewall","dw_arch":"x86_64","dw_desktop":"No Desktop, WebUI","dw_url":"https://distrowatch.com/nethsecurity"},
  {"id":"nethserver","name":"NethServer","basedof":"Rocky","description":"NethServer is a Rocky Linux-based application server specifically designed for small offices and medium enterprises. It facilitates the management of applications through a user-friendly web interface.","homepage":"https://www.nethserver.org","dw_category":"Server","dw_arch":"x86_64","dw_desktop":"No Desktop, WebUI","dw_url":"https://distrowatch.com/nethserver"},
  {"id":"nethydra","name":"NetHydra","basedof":"Debian (Stable)","description":"NetHydra (formerly HydraPWK GNU/Linux) is a Debian-based distribution designed primarily for penetration testing. It contains a collection of penetration testing tools, including tools for information gathering, scanning, stress testing, exploitation, cracking, reversing engineering and forensics.","homepage":"https://nethydra.github.io","dw_category":"Forensics, Live Medium, Security","dw_arch":"x86_64","dw_desktop":"Xfce","dw_url":"https://distrowatch.com/nethydra"},
  {"id":"netrunner","name":"Netrunner","basedof":"Debian (Stable)","description":"Netrunner is a Debian-based distribution featuring a highly customised KDE desktop with extra applications, multimedia codecs, Flash and Java plugins, and a unique look and feel.","homepage":"https://www.netrunner.com","dw_category":"Desktop, Live Medium","dw_arch":"x86_64","dw_desktop":"KDE Plasma","dw_url":"https://distrowatch.com/netrunner"},
  {"id":"nexentastor","name":"NexentaStor","basedof":"Solaris, OpenSolaris, Debian, Ubuntu","description":"NexentaStor is an enterprise-class unified storage solution built upon the foundation of the open-source file system Nexenta Core Platform, including the ZFS file system.","homepage":"https://nexenta.com/products/nexentastor","dw_category":"Specialist, UNIX","dw_arch":"i386, x86_64","dw_desktop":"No Desktop","dw_url":"https://distrowatch.com/nexentastor"},
  {"id":"nobara","name":"Nobara Project","basedof":"Fedora","description":"Nobara Project is a modified version of Fedora Linux with user-friendly fixes added to it. The distribution comes with certain features that do not ship with the regular Fedora, such as WINE dependencies, OBS Studio, 3rd party codec packages for GStreamer, NVIDIA drivers, and some package fixes.","homepage":"https://nobaraproject.org","dw_category":"Desktop, Gaming, Live Medium","dw_arch":"x86_64","dw_desktop":"GNOME, KDE Plasma","dw_url":"https://distrowatch.com/nobara"},
  {"id":"noid","name":"Noid Linux","basedof":"Void","description":"Noid Linux is a Void-based minimalist Linux distribution with Xfce as the preferred desktop. It includes a long-term supported Linux kernel, the Calamares system installer, the Brave web browser, support for Flatpak packages, and a custom Welcome screen.","homepage":"https://sourceforge.net/projects/noid-linux","dw_category":"Desktop, Live Medium","dw_arch":"x86_64","dw_desktop":"GNOME, KDE Plasma, Xfce","dw_url":"https://distrowatch.com/noid"},
  {"id":"nomadbsd","name":"NomadBSD","basedof":"FreeBSD","description":"NomadBSD is a 32-bit and 64-bit live system for USB flash drives, based on FreeBSD. Together with automatic hardware detection and setup, it is configured to be used as a desktop system that works out of the box, but can also be used for data recovery.","homepage":"https://nomadbsd.org","dw_category":"Desktop, Live Medium","dw_arch":"i386, x86_64","dw_desktop":"Xfce","dw_url":"https://distrowatch.com/nomadbsd"},
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  {"id":"nutyx","name":"NuTyX","basedof":"LFS","description":"NuTyX is a French Linux distribution (with multi-language support) built from Linux From Scratch and Beyond Linux From Scratch, with a custom package manager called 'cards'. The package manager can install individual binary packages, a group of related binary packages (e.g.","homepage":"https://www.nutyx.org","dw_category":"Desktop, Live Medium","dw_arch":"x86_64","dw_desktop":"GNOME, KDE Plasma, Xfce","dw_url":"https://distrowatch.com/nutyx"},
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  {"id":"obarun","name":"Obarun","basedof":"Arch","description":"Obarun is an Arch-based Linux distribution featuring the S6 init software in place of systemd. It provides a live disc featuring the JWM graphical interface. Utilities, such as pacopts, are included for working with Arch's repositories, including the Arch User Repository (AUR).","homepage":"https://web.obarun.org","dw_category":"Desktop, Live Medium","dw_arch":"x86_64","dw_desktop":"JWM","dw_url":"https://distrowatch.com/obarun"},
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  {"id":"omnios","name":"OmniOS","basedof":"OpenSolaris","description":"OmniOS is an open-source operating system for servers, with support for many popular Solaris and OpenSolaris technologies, such as the ZFS file system, bhyve hypervisor, Dtrace (a dynamic tracing framework for troubleshooting kernel and application problems), kernel-based virtual machine, and Linux ","homepage":"https://omnios.org","dw_category":"Server","dw_arch":"x86_64","dw_desktop":"No Desktop","dw_url":"https://distrowatch.com/omnios"},
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  {"id":"osintvm","name":"OSINT VM","basedof":"Debian (Testing), Kali","description":"Trace Labs OSINT VM is a Kali Linux-based distribution with specialist open-source intelligence (OSINT) tools to help find missing persons and reunite them with their families. It is provided as a set of pre-built images for VMware and Virtual Box virtual machines.","homepage":"https://www.tracelabs.org/initiatives/osint-vm","dw_category":"Specialist","dw_arch":"x86_64","dw_desktop":"Xfce","dw_url":"https://distrowatch.com/osintvm"},
  {"id":"osmc","name":"OSMC","basedof":"Debian, Raspbian","description":"OSMC (formerly Raspbmc) is a Debian-based minimal Linux distribution that brings the Kodi media centre software to a Raspberry Pi, Apple TV and Vero devices.","homepage":"https://osmc.tv","dw_category":"Raspberry Pi","dw_arch":"armhf, armv7","dw_desktop":"Kodi","dw_url":"https://distrowatch.com/osmc"},
  {"id":"osolinux","name":"OsoLinux","basedof":"Fedora","description":"OsoLinux is Chinese desktop Linux distribution based on Fedora and optimised for multimedia and gaming use. It deploys the KDE Plasma desktop.","homepage":"https://oso.sourceforge.io","dw_category":"Desktop, Live Medium, Multimedia","dw_arch":"x86_64","dw_desktop":"KDE Plasma","dw_url":"https://distrowatch.com/osolinux"},
  {"id":"pakos","name":"PakOS","basedof":"Debian (Stable)","description":"PakOS is a Debian-based, desktop Linux distribution. The project aims to supply software and tools that will be useful for the people of Pakistan, though the distribution runs well in other regions and includes multi-language support.","homepage":"https://axitechnologies.ai/pak-os-linux","dw_category":"Desktop, Live Medium, Security","dw_arch":"x86_64","dw_desktop":"LXQt","dw_url":"https://distrowatch.com/pakos"},
  {"id":"paldo","name":"paldo GNU/Linux","basedof":"Independent","description":"paldo is a hybrid (source and binary), Upkg-driven GNU/Linux distribution and live CD. Besides aiming to be simple, pure, up-to-date and standards-compliant, paldo offers automatic hardware detection, one application per task, and a standard GNOME desktop.","homepage":"https://www.paldo.org","dw_category":"Data Rescue, Live Medium","dw_arch":"x86_64","dw_desktop":"GNOME, IceWM, Xfce","dw_url":"https://distrowatch.com/paldo"},
  {"id":"parch","name":"Parch GNU/Linux","basedof":"Arch","description":"Parch GNU/Linux is an Arch-based, rolling-release Linux distribution for standard desktops as well as some ARM-based devices. Its goal is to provide a streamlined and user-friendly experience while maintaining the customisability and performance of Arch Linux.","homepage":"https://parchlinux.com","dw_category":"Desktop, Live Medium","dw_arch":"x86_64","dw_desktop":"GNOME, KDE Plasma, Xfce","dw_url":"https://distrowatch.com/parch"},
  {"id":"pardus","name":"Pardus","basedof":"Debian (Stable)","description":"Pardus is a Turkish Linux distribution developed by Software Technologies Research Institute (YTE) of the Scientific Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK). It is based on Debian's 'Stable' branch.","homepage":"https://pardus.org.tr","dw_category":"Desktop, Live Medium, Server","dw_arch":"x86_64","dw_desktop":"GNOME, Xfce","dw_url":"https://distrowatch.com/pardus"},
  {"id":"parrot","name":"Parrot","basedof":"Debian (Stable)","description":"Parrot (formerly Parrot Security OS) is a Debian-based, security-oriented distribution featuring a collection of utilities designed for penetration testing, computer forensics, reverse engineering, hacking, privacy, anonymity and cryptography.","homepage":"https://parrotsec.org","dw_category":"Forensics, Live Medium, Raspberry Pi, Security","dw_arch":"aarch64, armhf, riscv64, x86_64","dw_desktop":"Enlightenment, KDE Plasma, LXQt, MATE","dw_url":"https://distrowatch.com/parrot"},
  {"id":"partedmagic","name":"Parted Magic","basedof":"Slackware","description":"Parted Magic is a small live CD/USB/PXE with its elemental purpose being to partition hard drives. Although GParted and Parted are the main programs, the CD/USB also offers other applications, such as Partition Image, TestDisk, fdisk, sfdisk, dd, ddrescue, etc.","homepage":"https://partedmagic.com","dw_category":"Data Rescue, Disk Management, From RAM, Live Medium","dw_arch":"x86_64","dw_desktop":"Xfce","dw_url":"https://distrowatch.com/partedmagic"},
  {"id":"pearl","name":"Pearl Linux OS","basedof":"Debian (Stable), Ubuntu (LTS)","description":"Pearl Linux OS is a distribution based on Ubuntu. Pearl uses components of the LXDE and Xfce desktop environments to create a desktop experience which looks similar to Apple's OS X desktop environment. The project calls this hybrid desktop PearlDE.","homepage":"https://www.pearllinux.net","dw_category":"Desktop","dw_arch":"x86_64","dw_desktop":"MATE, PDE, Xfce","dw_url":"https://distrowatch.com/pearl"},
  {"id":"pearos","name":"pearOS","basedof":"Arch","description":"pearOS is an Arch-based desktop Linux distribution which features a macOS-like theme and icons on top of the KDE Plasma desktop. Some of the distribution's features include a custom system installer called pearOS Installer, a pearOS welcome application, and the GNOME Files file manager.","homepage":"https://pearos.xyz","dw_category":"Desktop, Live Medium","dw_arch":"x86_64","dw_desktop":"KDE Plasma","dw_url":"https://distrowatch.com/pearos"},
  {"id":"pelandukos","name":"PelandukOS","basedof":"Debian (Testing)","description":"PelandukOS is a desktop Linux distribution based on Debian's 'Testing' branch and featuring the GNOME desktop. It supports installation of extra software in various formats, including the native DEB packages, as well as packages created by AppImage, Flatpak and snap technologies.","homepage":"https://pelandukos.tunnelbiz.com","dw_category":"Desktop, Gaming, Live Medium","dw_arch":"x86_64","dw_desktop":"GNOME","dw_url":"https://distrowatch.com/pelandukos"},
  {"id":"pelicanhpc","name":"PelicanHPC GNU Linux","basedof":"Debian","description":"PelicanHPC is a Debian-based live CD image with a goal to make it simple to set up a high performance computing cluster. The front-end node (either a real computer or a virtual machine) boots from the CD image.","homepage":"https://sourceforge.net/projects/pelicanhpc","dw_category":"Clusters, High Performance Computing, Live Medium","dw_arch":"x86_64","dw_desktop":"MATE, Xfce","dw_url":"https://distrowatch.com/pelicanhpc"},
  {"id":"pentoo","name":"Pentoo","basedof":"Gentoo","description":"Pentoo is a Gentoo-based Linux live CD with a selection of applications and tools designed to perform penetration testing.","homepage":"https://www.pentoo.ch","dw_category":"Forensics, Live Medium, Security","dw_arch":"i686, x86_64","dw_desktop":"Xfce","dw_url":"https://distrowatch.com/pentoo"},
  {"id":"peropesis","name":"Peropesis","basedof":"Independent","description":"Peropesis (personal operating system) is a small-scale, minimalist, command-line-based Linux operating system. It's an incomplete system, but it's constantly being improved. Also, it is a free operating system created from free software, mostly distributed under the GNU GPL or BSD licenses.","homepage":"https://peropesis.org","dw_category":"Live Medium","dw_arch":"x86_64","dw_desktop":"No Desktop","dw_url":"https://distrowatch.com/peropesis"},
  {"id":"pfsense","name":"pfSense","basedof":"FreeBSD, m0n0wall","description":"pfSense is a free, open source customized distribution of FreeBSD specifically tailored for use as a firewall and router that is entirely managed via web interface.","homepage":"https://www.pfsense.org","dw_category":"Firewall, Live Medium","dw_arch":"x86_64","dw_desktop":"No Desktop, WebUI","dw_url":"https://distrowatch.com/pfsense"},
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  {"id":"pisi","name":"Pisi Linux","basedof":"Independent","description":"Pisi Linux is a GNU/Linux distribution based on the old Pardus Linux with its unique PiSi package management system. It's an operating system for desktop computer with software for listening to music, browsing the Internet and creating documents.","homepage":"https://www.pisilinux.org","dw_category":"Desktop","dw_arch":"x86_64","dw_desktop":"KDE Plasma","dw_url":"https://distrowatch.com/pisi"},
  {"id":"plamo","name":"Plamo Linux","basedof":"Slackware","description":"Plamo Linux is a Japanese Linux distribution based on Slackware Linux. The installer, and many text-based and graphical tools have been updated to include Japanese language support.","homepage":"https://www.plamolinux.org","dw_category":"Desktop, Server","dw_arch":"x86_64","dw_desktop":"labwc, LXDE, LXQt, MATE, Xfce","dw_url":"https://distrowatch.com/plamo"},
  {"id":"planetatecno","name":"Planeta Tecno OS","basedof":"Debian (Stable)","description":"Planeta Tecno OS is a Uruguayan Linux distribution based on Debian's 'Stable' branch, featuring the MATE desktop (with an Xfce-based alternative available separately).","homepage":"https://planetatecno.com.uy/planeta","dw_category":"Desktop, Live Medium","dw_arch":"x86_64","dw_desktop":"MATE, Xfce","dw_url":"https://distrowatch.com/planetatecno"},
  {"id":"pld","name":"PLD Linux Distribution","basedof":"Independent","description":"PLD Linux Distribution is a free, RPM-based Linux distribution, aimed at the more advanced users and administrators, who accept the trade-offs of using a system that might require manual tweaking in exchange for flexibility.","homepage":"http://pld-linux.org","dw_category":"Desktop, Server","dw_arch":"i686, x86_64","dw_desktop":"Blackbox, Fluxbox, GNOME, IceWM, KDE, labwc, WMaker, Wayfire, Xfce","dw_url":"https://distrowatch.com/pld"},
  {"id":"plop","name":"Plop Linux","basedof":"Independent","description":"Plop Linux is an independently-developed Linux distribution for desktops and servers, available for the i486, x86_64 and armv6l architectures. It is designed for advanced Linux users.","homepage":"https://www.plop.at","dw_category":"Data Rescue, Desktop, Live Medium, Raspberry Pi, Server","dw_arch":"armv6l, i486, x86_64","dw_desktop":"Fluxbox, MATE, Xfce","dw_url":"https://distrowatch.com/plop"},
  {"id":"plurios","name":"PluriOS","basedof":"Debian, Ubuntu (LTS)","description":"PluriOS is a Bolivian Linux distribution based on Ubuntu's LTS (long-term support) branch. It focuses specifically on providing an operating system adapted to the needs of Bolivia.","homepage":"https://plurios.openit.dev","dw_category":"Desktop, Live Medium","dw_arch":"x86_64","dw_desktop":"Cinnamon","dw_url":"https://distrowatch.com/plurios"},
  {"id":"porteuskiosk","name":"Porteus Kiosk","basedof":"Gentoo","description":"Porteus Kiosk is a lightweight Gentoo-based Linux operating system which has been downscaled and confined to allow the use of one application only - the Firefox web browser. The browser has been locked down to prevent users from tampering with settings or downloading and installing software.","homepage":"http://porteus-kiosk.org","dw_category":"Live Medium, Specialist","dw_arch":"x86_64","dw_desktop":"Firefox","dw_url":"https://distrowatch.com/porteuskiosk"},
  {"id":"porteux","name":"PorteuX","basedof":"Slackware","description":"PorteuX is a Linux distribution based on Slackware Linux, inspired by Slax and Porteus and available to the public for free. Its main goal is to be fast, small, portable (run from a thumb drive), modular and optionally immutable.","homepage":"https://github.com/porteux/porteux","dw_category":"Desktop, Immutable, Live Medium","dw_arch":"x86_64","dw_desktop":"Cinnamon, COSMIC, GNOME, KDE Plasma, labwc, LXDE, LXQt, MATE, Xfce","dw_url":"https://distrowatch.com/porteux"},
  {"id":"postmarketos","name":"postmarketOS","basedof":"Alpine","description":"postmarketOS is an Alpine-based Linux distribution for mobile devices and desktop computers. The project offers several mobile interfaces - including GNOME Mobile, Phosh, Plasma Mobile and Simple X Mobile (Sxmo).","homepage":"https://postmarketos.org","dw_category":"Desktop, Live Medium, Mobile","dw_arch":"aarch64, armv7, x86_64","dw_desktop":"COSMIC, GNOME, GNOME Mobile, KDE Plasma, Phosh, Plasma Mobile, Sway, Sxmo","dw_url":"https://distrowatch.com/postmarketos"},
  {"id":"predator","name":"Predator-OS","basedof":"Debian (Testing)","description":"Predator-OS is a Debian-based Linux distribution designed for penetration testing, ethical hacking, privacy and anonymity. It features customised KDE Plasma, LXQT, MATE and LXDE desktops with tailored menus.","homepage":"https://predator-os.ir","dw_category":"Desktop, Forensics, Live Medium, Privacy, Security","dw_arch":"x86_64","dw_desktop":"KDE Plasma, LXDE, LXQt, MATE","dw_url":"https://distrowatch.com/predator"},
  {"id":"prismlinux","name":"PrismLinux","basedof":"Arch","description":"PrismLinux is a minimalist distribution based on Arch Linux. The live image boots into the River Wayland compositor and a custom system installer which provides several popular desktop options available for installation, including KDE Plasma, GNOME, COSMIC and Cinnamon, as well as a customized Niri ","homepage":"https://www.prismlinux.org","dw_category":"Desktop, Live Medium","dw_arch":"x86_64","dw_desktop":"Cinnamon, COSMIC, GNOME, Hyprland, KDE Plasma, niri, River, Sway","dw_url":"https://distrowatch.com/prismlinux"},
  {"id":"proxmox","name":"Proxmox","basedof":"Debian (Stable)","description":"Proxmox is a commercial company offering specialised products based on Debian GNU/Linux, notably Proxmox Virtual Environment and Proxmox Mail Gateway. Proxmox Virtual Environment is an open-source virtualisation platform for running virtual appliances and virtual machines.","homepage":"https://www.proxmox.com","dw_category":"Clusters, Server, Specialist","dw_arch":"x86_64","dw_desktop":"WebUI","dw_url":"https://distrowatch.com/proxmox"},
  {"id":"puppy","name":"Puppy Linux","basedof":"Independent","description":"Puppy Linux is yet another Linux distribution. What's different here is that Puppy is extraordinarily small, yet quite full-featured. Puppy boots into a ramdisk and, unlike live CD distributions that have to keep pulling stuff off the CD, it loads into RAM.","homepage":"https://puppylinux-woof-ce.github.io","dw_category":"Desktop, From RAM, Old Computers, Live Medium, Netbooks","dw_arch":"x86_64","dw_desktop":"JWM, labwc, Openbox","dw_url":"https://distrowatch.com/puppy"},
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  {"id":"q83","name":"Linux Q83","basedof":"Debian (Stable)","description":"Linux Q83 is a desktop Linux distribution based on Debian's 'Stable' branch. Depending on the edition, it comes either with the Cinnamon desktop environment (a fork of GNOME created by Linux Mint), or COSMIC (a modern graphical desktop interface written in the Rust programming language, developed by","homepage":"https://linux-q83.sourceforge.net","dw_category":"Desktop, Live Medium, Raspberry Pi","dw_arch":"aarch64, x86_64","dw_desktop":"Cinnamon, COSMIC","dw_url":"https://distrowatch.com/q83"},
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  {"id":"recalbox","name":"Recalbox","basedof":"Independent","description":"Recalbox is a dedicated operating system for running video games on emulated retro and console platforms. Recalbox can also be used to run the Kodi media centre.","homepage":"https://www.recalbox.com","dw_category":"Gaming, Live Medium, Multimedia","dw_arch":"arm64, armhf, i686, x86_64","dw_desktop":"No Desktop","dw_url":"https://distrowatch.com/recalbox"},
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  {"id":"rocky","name":"Rocky Linux","basedof":"Fedora, Red Hat","description":"Rocky Linux is a community enterprise operating system designed to be 100% bug-for-bug compatible with Red Hat Enterprise Linux. It is available for the x86_64 and AArch64 processor architectures.","homepage":"https://rockylinux.org","dw_category":"Desktop, Server","dw_arch":"aarch64, ppc64le, riscv, s390x, x86_64","dw_desktop":"GNOME","dw_url":"https://distrowatch.com/rocky"},
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  {"id":"skudonet","name":"Skudonet","basedof":"Debian","description":"Skudonet is a load balancer and application delivery system based on Debian. Originally forked from Zevenet, the platform provides HTTP and HTTPS connections for web applications as well as load balancing services for TCP and UDP traffic.","homepage":"https://www.skudonet.com","dw_category":"Server, Specialist","dw_arch":"x86_64","dw_desktop":"No Desktop, WebUI","dw_url":"https://distrowatch.com/skudonet"},
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  {"id":"sle","name":"SUSE Linux Enterprise","basedof":"openSUSE","description":"SUSE Linux Enterprise is an interoperable platform for mission-critical computing. SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop is an enterprise-quality Linux desktop that's ready for routine business use. It provides interoperability with existing systems and many office applications.","homepage":"https://www.suse.com","dw_category":"Desktop, Raspberry Pi, Server","dw_arch":"armv7, armv8, IBM Z, Power, x86_64","dw_desktop":"GNOME, IceWM","dw_url":"https://distrowatch.com/sle"},
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  {"id":"smoothwall","name":"Smoothwall Express","basedof":"Independent","description":"Smoothwall is a family of Internet security products, designed to defend your users and your network from external attacks. Smoothwall Express is based on the Linux operating system.","homepage":"http://www.smoothwall.org","dw_category":"Firewall","dw_arch":"i686, x86_64","dw_desktop":"No Desktop, WebUI","dw_url":"https://distrowatch.com/smoothwall"},
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  {"id":"soplos","name":"Soplos Linux","basedof":"Debian (Testing)","description":"Soplos Linux is a set of desktop-oriented Linux distributions based on Debian's 'Testing' featuring several popular desktop environments.","homepage":"https://soplos.org","dw_category":"Desktop, Live Medium","dw_arch":"x86_64","dw_desktop":"GNOME, KDE Plasma, Xfce","dw_url":"https://distrowatch.com/soplos"},
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  {"id":"spirit","name":"spirit OS","basedof":"Tiny Core","description":"spirit OS is a lightweight remaster of Tiny Core Linux, designed for very old 32-bit computers without UEFI. It includes the IceWM window manager, full multimedia support (video and music with codecs), WiFi tools and the Dillo web browser. It is powered by glibc and a recent Linux kernel.","homepage":"https://spirit-os.sourceforge.io","dw_category":"Desktop, Live Medium, Old Computers","dw_arch":"i386","dw_desktop":"IceWM","dw_url":"https://distrowatch.com/spirit"},
  {"id":"startos","name":"StartOS","basedof":"Debian (Stable)","description":"StartOS is a Debian-based Linux distribution optimised for personal servers. It facilitates the discovery, installation, network configuration, service configuration, data backup, dependency management and health monitoring of self-hosted software services.","homepage":"https://github.com/Start9Labs/start-os","dw_category":"Kiosk, Raspberry Pi, Server","dw_arch":"aarch64, armhf, x86_64","dw_desktop":"Firefox","dw_url":"https://distrowatch.com/startos"},
  {"id":"steamos","name":"SteamOS","basedof":"Arch","description":"SteamOS is an Arch-based Linux distribution developed by Valve Corporation, a US video game developer, publisher and digital distribution company.","homepage":"http://store.steampowered.com/steamos","dw_category":"Gaming","dw_arch":"x86_64","dw_desktop":"KDE Plasma","dw_url":"https://distrowatch.com/steamos"},
  {"id":"stillos","name":"stillOS","basedof":"Fedora, AlmaLinux","description":"stillOS is an immutable Linux distribution based on AlmaLinux and featuring a customised GNOME desktop. It includes atomic updates and support for Flatpak packages.","homepage":"https://stillhq.io","dw_category":"Beginners, Desktop, Immutable","dw_arch":"x86_64","dw_desktop":"GNOME","dw_url":"https://distrowatch.com/stillos"},
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