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Awesome-UNIX

All the UNIX and UNIX-Like: Linux, BSD, macOS, Illumos, 9front, and more.
https://github.com/sirredbeard/Awesome-UNIX

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  • Additional Resources

    • Community

      • /r/linux - General GNU/Linux discussion. ~330k users.
      • /r/unixporn - Dedicated to NIX customization, screenshots, and configurations. ~123k users.
      • /r/ubuntu - Specific news, information, and discussion about Ubuntu. ~95k users.
      • /r/arch - Arch Linux discussion and support. ~65k users.
      • /r/debian - News and other stuff about Debian. ~23k users.
      • /r/fedora - News, information, and support surrounding Fedora. ~16k users.
      • /r/BSD - A place for all things BSD. ~10k users.
      • /r/freebsd - News and more about FreeBSD. ~9k users.
      • /r/slackware - Slackware Linux discussion and support. ~2k users.
      • /r/plan9 - Discussion surrounding Plan 9 from Bell Labs. ~1k users.
      • /r/haikuOS - Discussion, support, progress reports, and news about Haiku OS. ~1k users.
      • /r/hurd - GNU HURD discussion and support. ~1k users.
      • /r/solaris - Oracle Solaris news and discussion. ~1k users.
      • /r/minix - Discussion surrounding the MINIX 3 OS by Andrew S. Tanenbaum. ~600 users.
      • Snoonet
      • nixCraft - NixCraft is an online community of new and seasoned Linux / Unix users.
      • Awesome Sysadmin
      • LWN - LWN is a reader-supported news site dedicated to producing the best coverage from within the Linux and free software development communities.
      • Reddit - A social news aggregation, web content rating, and discussion website.
      • DistroWatch - DistroWatch is a website which provides news, popularity rankings, and other general information about various Linux distributions and operating systems.
      • freenode
      • OFTC

    • Free Software and Open Source Movements

    • More UNIX®

    • Notable Historic UNIX® and Unix®-like Operating Systems

      • Microsoft Xenix® - Xenix is a discontinued version of the Unix operating system for various microcomputer platforms, licensed by Microsoft® from AT&T in the late 1970s. After the discontinuation of Xenix, Microsoft offered [Windows Services for UNIX](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Services_for_UNIX#1.0) for Windows NT 4 through Windows 8. Windows 10, the successor to Windows 8, features the [Windows Linux Subsystem](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/about).
      • BSD386 - BSD/OS (originally called BSD/386 and sometimes known as BSDi) is a discontinued proprietary version of the BSD operating system developed by Berkeley Software Design, Inc. (BSDi).
      • NeXTSTEP - NeXTSTEP is a discontinued object-oriented, multitasking operating system based on UNIX. It was developed by NeXT Computer in the late 1980s and early 1990s and was initially used for its range of proprietary workstation computers such as the NeXTcube.
      • Project Athena - Project Athena was a joint project of MIT, Digital Equipment Corporation, and IBM to produce a campus-wide distributed computing environment for educational use. The project spawned many technologies that are widely used today, such as the [X Window System](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X_Window_System) and [Kerberos](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerberos_(protocol)). Athena was originally based on BSD, followed by IRIX, and then Linux. The Athena tools live in an MIT student project, [Debathena](https://debathena.mit.edu).
      • IRIX® - IRIX is a discontinued operating system developed by Silicon Graphics (SGI) to run natively on their MIPS workstations and servers. It is based on UNIX System V with BSD extensions. SGI's Indigo Magic™ Desktop for IRIX® is still [under active development](http://www.maxxinteractive.com/site/?page_id=2) for IRIX and Linux.
      • BeOS® - BeOS is an operating system for personal computers first developed by Be Inc. in 1991 built for digital media work with partial POSIX® compatibility.
      • NEWS-OS - NEWS-OS was an operating system from Sony based on [BSD then System V](http://archive.is/a5hbc) that powered a line of series of Unix workstations sold during the late 1980s and 1990s. The first NEWS machine workstations appeared in Japan in January 1987 and was conceived as a desktop replacement for the VAX series. NEWS-OS was notable for having advanced TCP/IP networking features and being the first development tool for the new Sony Playstation.
      • Interview - With Alex Rosenberg, former Manager of Platform Architecture at Sony.
      • Darwin - Darwin is an open-source Unix operating system released by Apple, Inc. It is composed of code developed by Apple, as well as code derived from NeXTSTEP, BSD, Mach, and other free software projects.
      • MkLinux - MkLinux is an open source computer operating system started by the Open Group and Apple in 1996 to port Linux to Macintosh computers. Its last release was in 2002.
      • CoLinux - Cooperative Linux, abbreviated coLinux, was software which allowed Microsoft Windows and the Linux kernel to run simultaneously in parallel on the same machine.
      • ULTRIX® - ULTRIX is the brand name of Digital Equipment Corporation's discontinued native UNIX operating systems for the PDP-11, VAX, and DECstations.
      • Tru64 UNIX® - Tru64 UNIX® is a discontinued 64-bit UNIX® operating system for the Alpha® platform, currently owned by HP®. Previously, Tru64 UNIX® was a product of Compaq® and before that DEC™, where it was known as Digital UNIX™. It was unusual among commercial UNIX implementations as it is built on top of the [Mach kernel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mach_(kernel)) like macOS.®
      • Sony History Page
      • Interview - With project lead, Toshihide Doi.

    • UNIX® Code/Emulation

      • WinWorld Library - Collection of abandonware operating systems, including many old UNIX and Unix-like operating systems.
      • Unix History Repository - The source code of the original UNIX through its various versions implemented in git.
      • The UNIX Tree - Browse the source code and manuals of various old versions of Unix.
      • osabandonware - A git-based archive of abandonware operating systems.
      • AT&T 3B1 Emulator - Emulate the original AT&T UNIX.
      • FreeBSD Foundation - The FreeBSD Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting and building the FreeBSD Project and community worldwide.
      • USENIX℠ - The USENIX Association is the Advanced Computing Systems Association. It was founded in 1975 under the name "Unix Users Group," focusing primarily on the study and development of Unix and similar systems.
      • The Open Group® - The Open Group is a vendor- and technology-neutral industry consortium and is the certifying body for the UNIX trademark and publishes the Single UNIX Specification technical standard, which extends the POSIX standards.
      • The Linux Foundation® - The Linux Foundation (LF) is dedicated to building sustainable ecosystems around open source projects to accelerate technology development and commercial adoption. The largest open source non-profit organization, it works to promote, protect, and advance Linux and collaborative development.

    • UNIX®/POSIX® Technical Standards

  • AT&T UNIX®-Derived Operating Systems

    • Disambiguation: AT&T UNIX®, UNIX® Certification, UNIX®-Like, and Linux®

      • TrueNAS CORE® - TrueNAS CORE (formerly known as FreeNAS®) is a free and open-source network-attached storage (NAS) software based on FreeBSD and the OpenZFS file system.
      • Open Server 10® - Xinuos® OpenServer 10® commercial operating system based on FreeBSD 10 and designed to support business applications. 💰
      • helloSystem - helloSystem is a FreeBSD-based desktop system for creators with a focus on simplicity, elegance, and usability. Its design follows the “Less, but better” philosophy. It is intended as a system for “mere mortals”, welcoming to switchers from the Mac.
      • DragonflyBSD - DragonFly BSD is a free and open source Unix-like operating system created as a fork of FreeBSD 4.8.
      • MirBSD - Fork of OpenBSD that tracks OpenBSD base with a number of enhancements and modifications.
      • OpenBSD - OpenBSD is a free and open-source Unix-like computer operating system descended from Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD), a Research Unix derivative developed at the University of California, Berkeley known for its security and development discipline.
      • FuguIta - FuguIta is an OpenBSD live CD featuring portable workplace, low hardware requirements, additional software, and partial support for Japanese.
      • NetBSD® - NetBSD is a free and open source Unix-like operating system that descends from Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD), a Research Unix derivative developed at the University of California, Berkeley known for its wideranging platform support.
      • FreeBSD® - FreeBSD is a free and open-source Unix®-like operating system descended from Research Unix via the Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD) known for its software package availability and speed.
      • GhostBSD - GhostBSD is a Unix®-like operating system based on TrueOS with [MATE](https://mate-desktop.org/) as its default desktop environment.
      • MidnightBSD - MidnightBSD is a free Unix®-like, desktop-oriented operating system based on FreeBSD 6.1 that borrows heavily from the NeXTSTEP graphical user interface.
      • HardendedBSD - HardenedBSD is a security-enhanced fork of FreeBSD. The HardenedBSD Project implements a number of exploit mitigation and security technologies on top of FreeBSD.
      • pfSense® - pfSense is an open source firewall/router computer software distribution based on FreeBSD.
      • OPNsense® - OPNsense originally forked from pfSense in 2014 over technical differences between developers of pfSense.
      • XigmaNAS - XigmaNAS (formerly known as NAS4Free) is an embedded Open Source NAS (Network-Attached Storage) distribution based on the latest FreeBSD releases.

  • Certified UNIX Operating Systems

    • Disambiguation: AT&T UNIX®, UNIX® Certification, UNIX®-Like, and Linux®

      • HP-UX® - HP-UX is Hewlett Packard Enterprise's proprietary implementation of the Unix operating system, based on UNIX System V.
      • OpenServer® - OpenServer is a Unix operating system made by Xinuos from the assets of SCO Group.
      • z/OS® - IBM z/OS is an operating system for IBM zSystems mainframes. The POSIX-compliant environment is known as Unix System Services (USS), and is one of several ways to access resources on the operating system.
      • UnixWare® - UnixWare is a Unix operating system made by Xinuos from the assets of SCO Group.
      • AIX® - AIX is a series of proprietary Unix operating systems developed and sold by IBM for several of its computer platforms.

  • Embedded/IoT-Focused Linux® Distributions

    • Most Unix®-Like Engineered Linux [Distributions](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux_distribution)

      • OpenWrt - OpenWrt is an open source project for an embedded operating system based on Linux, primarily used on embedded devices to route network traffic.
      • Ångström - A Linux distribution for a variety of embedded devices. The distribution is the result of work by developers from the OpenZaurus, OpenEmbedded, and OpenSIMpad projects.
      • Poky - Poky is a reference distribution for the Yocto Project™, an open source project that provides templates, tools, and methods to create custom Linux-based systems for embedded devices.
      • Tiny Core Linux - Tiny Core Linux (TCL) is a minimal Linux operating system focusing on providing a base system using BusyBox and FLTK, developed by Robert Shingledecker.
      • Raspberry Pi OS - Raspberry Pi OS is a Debian-based computer operating system for Raspberry Pi.

  • Frequently Asked Questions

  • GNU Hurd

    • Most Unix®-Like Engineered Linux [Distributions](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux_distribution)

      • GNU/Hurd - GNU Hurd is a multiserver microkernel developed by the GNU Project. It has been under development since 1990 and is designed as a replacement for the Unix kernel. It is released as free software under the GNU General Public License .
      • Debian GNU/Hurd - Debian GNU/Hurd is an implementation of the GNU Hurd on the Debian userspace with the apt package manager.
      • Arch GNU/Hurd - Arch GNU/Hurd is an implementation of the GNU Hurd on the Arch userspace with the pacman package manager.

  • iOS

    • Most Unix®-Like Engineered Linux [Distributions](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux_distribution)

      • tvOS™ - tvOS is an operating system developed by Apple Inc. for the fourth-generation and later Apple TV digital media player. It is based on the iOS operating system.
      • watchOS® - watchOS is the mobile operating system of the Apple Watch®, developed by Apple Inc. It is based on the iOS operating system.

  • Linux

    • Most Unix®-Like Engineered Linux [Distributions](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux_distribution)

      • heads - Heads is a live CD to connect securely over Tor, unlike Tails it does not rely on systemd or non-free software. awesome is default desktop environment.
      • Funtoo - Funtoo Linux is a Linux-based operating system that is a variant of Gentoo Linux.
      • Dragora - The Dragora project produces a libre, reliable, Unix-like GNU/Linux distribution made from scratch.
      • Slackware - Slackware is a Linux distribution created by Patrick Volkerding in 1993. Slackware aims for design stability and simplicity and to be the most "Unix-like" Linux distribution.
      • GuixSD - GuixSD is an advanced distribution of the GNU operating system developed by the GNU Project, home of gcc and the GPL, which respects the freedom of computer users.
      • Linux From Scratch - Linux From Scratch is a way to install a working Linux system by building and installing all components manually, including the bootloader, kernel, and user programs.
      • Salix - Salix is a Linux distribution based on Slackware that is simple, fast, and easy to use. Salix adds automated dependency resolution, a larger repository of applications, and a suite of native administration and configuration tools for both the GUI and the command line.
      • Devuan - Devuan Linux is a fork of Debian without systemd from Unix veterans with the goal of becoming the new go-to base distribution for Linux. XFCE is default desktop environment.
      • Gnuinos - Gnuinos is a lightweight Linux libre distro based on Devuan with no non-free software featuring OpenBox desktop.
      • Gentoo® - Gentoo is a Linux distribution built using the Portage package management system. Unlike a binary software distribution, the source code is compiled locally at the time of installation. Gentoo is known for its speed.
      • Redcore - Redcore Linux is a distribution based on Gentoo Linux that aims to be a very quick way to install a pure Gentoo Linux system without spending hours or days compiling from source code.
      • Alpine - Alpine Linux is an independent, non-commercial, general purpose Linux distribution designed for power users who appreciate security, simplicity and resource efficiency.
      • Adélie - Adélie Linux was created by Gentoo users who combined the power of Alpine with the ease-of-use of a binary package manager. Adélie is notable for supporting x86, PowerPC, MIPS, and ARM platforms.
      • Void - Void is a general purpose operating system, based on the monolithic Linux kernel, features XBPS packaging system.

  • Mobile Linux® Distributions

    • Most Unix®-Like Engineered Linux [Distributions](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux_distribution)

      • Chrome OS™ - Chrome OS is an operating system designed by Google that is based on the Linux kernel and uses the Google Chrome™ web browser as its principal user interface.
      • WebOS - WebOS is a Linux kernel-based multitasking operating system for smart devices that has been was first used as a mobile operating system on Palm devices and introduced a number of UX/design metaphors later duplicated in iOS and Android. Initially developed by Palm, then acquired by HP, and now owned by Qualcomm, it is now commonly found on LG-brand smart TVs.
      • Tizen™ - Tizen is an open source, standards-based software platform for multiple device categories, including smartphones, tablets, TVs, netbooks and automotive infotainment platforms.
      • LuneOS - LuneOS is a mobile operating system based on the Linux kernel and currently developed by WebOS Ports community. LuneOS is the open source successor for Palm/HP webOS where the user interface is rebuilt from scratch by using the latest technologies available and installs on any devices compatible with CyanogenMod.
      • Android™ - Android is a mobile operating system developed by Google®, based on the Linux kernel and designed primarily for touchscreen mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets.
      • Halium Project - Halium is the collaborative project to unify the Hardware Abstraction Layer for projects which run GNU/Linux on mobile devices with pre-installed Android.
      • LineageOS - LineageOS is a free and open-source operating system for smartphones and tablet computers, based on the Android mobile platform, forked from CyanogenMod.
      • Mer - Mer is a free and open-source software distribution, targeted at hardware vendors to serve as a middleware for Linux kernel-based mobile-oriented operating systems. It is a fork of [MeeGo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MeeGo)™.
      • Sailfish OS - Sailfish OS is a general purpose Linux used commonly as mobile operating system combining the Linux kernel, the open-source Mer core stack of middleware, a proprietary UI, and other third-party components.

  • More BSD

  • More illumos®

  • More Linux®

  • More macOS®

  • More Unix-Like Operating Systems

    • Most Unix®-Like Engineered Linux [Distributions](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux_distribution)

      • Minoca OS - Minoca OS is a general purpose operating system written from scratch. It aims to be lean, maintainable, modular, and compatible with existing software.
      • Akaros - Akaros is an open source, GPL-licensed operating system for manycore architectures. The goal is to provide support for parallel and high-performance applications and to scale to a large number of cores .
      • ToaruOS - ToaruOS is a hobbyist, educational, Unix-like operating system built entirely from scratch. It includes a kernel, bootloader, dynamic linker, C standard library, composited windowing system, and several utilities and applications .
      • Minix® - Minix® is a POSIX®-compliant Unix-like computer operating system based on a microkernel architecture. In 2017 it was learned that Intel™ used a version of MINIX on many of its x86-series processors, perhaps making it the most popular Unix-like operating system .
      • Haiku - Haiku is a free and open-source operating system compatible with the now-discontinued BeOS.® Its development began in 2001, and the operating system became self-hosting in 2008 .
      • PureDarwin - PureDarwin is a operating system based on the open-source components of Apple's macOS operating system, principally code derived from NeXTSTEP, BSD, Mach, and other software projects released under free software licenses.
      • Redox - Redox is a Unix-like microkernel operating system written in the programming language Rust, a language with focus on safety and high performance. Redox aims to be secure, usable, and free .
      • Sortix - Sortix is a small self-hosting operating-system aiming to be a clean and modern POSIX implementation, a hobbyist operating system written from scratch with its own base system, including kernel and standard library, as well as ports of third party software.
      • FiwixOS - FiwixOS is a UNIX-like operating system that includes the Fiwix kernel, GNU Toolchain, libraries and additional software. It uses [Newlib](https://sourceware.org/newlib/) as its C library and all the included software is free and open-source software. The Fiwix kernel is written from scratch and aims for Linux 2.0 system call compatiblility.

  • Plan 9 Derivatives

    • Most Unix®-Like Engineered Linux [Distributions](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux_distribution)

      • distributed computing - released under the GPL and projects exist to build on Plan 9. Many Bell Labs employees still volunteer on these projects.
      • Harvey OS - Harvey is an effort to provide a modern, distributed, 64 bit operating system. A different environment for researching and finding new lines of work. It can be built with gcc and clang and has an ANSI/POSIX compliant subsystem.
      • Inferno® - Inferno was an effort to commercialize Plan 9 as networking software. However, like Plan 9, it remained obscure while its ideas permeated into current operating systems.
      • Jehanne - Jehanne is a new distributed operating system designed for programmers. The core values that lead the development are simplicity and security. Jehanne is a fork of Harvey.
      • 9front - 9front is a fork of Plan 9 from Bell Labs by the People's Front of Cat-V. It is a next generation mushroom cloud computing platform for the 20th century .
      • 9legacy - 9legacy is an experimental patch queue for Plan 9 from Bell Labs .

    • Most Unix®-Like Engineered Linux [Distributions](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux_distribution)

      • Oracle® - Oracle Linux® is compiled from Red Hat Enterprise Linux source code, replacing Red Hat branding with Oracle's, optimized to run Oracle software. 💰
      • Ubuntu® - Ubuntu is a Debian-based Linux distribution published by Canonical® who offer commercial support for enterprise-class Ubuntu Server variant.
Programming Languages
C 3 Shell 2 Ruby 2 Swift 1 FORTRAN 1 Assembly 1 HTML 1 Rust 1 Python 1 JavaScript 1
Categories
Additional Resources 96 UNIX and Unix-Like Hardware Vendors 22 AT&T UNIX®-Derived Operating Systems 15 Linux 14 More BSD 12 Unique Linux® Distributions/Related Projects 10 Popular Non-Commercial Linux® Distributions 10 Mobile Linux® Distributions 9 More Unix-Like Operating Systems 9 Solaris and illumos 8 Popular Commercial Linux® Distributions 7 Plan 9 Derivatives 6 Unix-like Real Time Operating Systems 6 More Linux® 6 More illumos® 6 Frequently Asked Questions 6 Certified UNIX Operating Systems 5 Embedded/IoT-Focused Linux® Distributions 5 More macOS® 4 GNU Hurd 3 iOS 2 UNIX-Certified Linux-Based Operating Systems 1
Sub Categories
Most Unix®-Like Engineered Linux [Distributions](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux_distribution) 89 Notable Historic UNIX® and Unix®-like Operating Systems 62 More UNIX® 39 Disambiguation: AT&T UNIX®, UNIX® Certification, UNIX®-Like, and Linux® 25 Community 22 Free Software and Open Source Movements 7 UNIX® Code/Emulation 5 UNIX®/Linux®-Related Trade Groups 4 UNIX®/POSIX® Technical Standards 4 Intellectual Property Notices 3 What is UNIX 1 Why is UNIX relevant today 1
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