NixOS-based distributions - Revision history

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2026-05-28T23:36:43Z

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			NixOS has spawned a number of distributions and distribution-like projects throughout its existence. This page is intended to record details about notable Linux distributions related to nix and NixOS in some capacity whether they are forks, downstreams, starter configurations that yield a NixOS environment, independent OS projects merely built with nix, or some combination thereof.
	NixOS has spawned a number of distributions and distribution-like projects throughout its existence. This page is intended to record details about notable Linux distributions related to nix and NixOS in ~~come~~ capacity whether they are forks, downstreams, starter configurations that yield a NixOS environment, independent OS projects merely built with nix, or some combination thereof.

	Entries on this page are categorized by their relation to nix, their release status, and a brief description of what the project aims to do, or any other notable differences between it and NixOS.		Entries on this page are categorized by their relation to nix, their release status, and a brief description of what the project aims to do, or any other notable differences between it and NixOS.

Abmurrow: Added a preamble and description of the NixOS-based distributions list page and its contents

2026-05-28T22:47:04Z

Added a preamble and description of the NixOS-based distributions list page and its contents

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			NixOS has spawned a number of distributions and distribution-like projects throughout its existence. This page is intended to record details about notable Linux distributions related to nix and NixOS in come capacity whether they are forks, downstreams, starter configurations that yield a NixOS environment, independent OS projects merely built with nix, or some combination thereof.

			Entries on this page are categorized by their relation to nix, their release status, and a brief description of what the project aims to do, or any other notable differences between it and NixOS.

			When appropriate, entries are noted as having significant deviations from NixOS, such as having an alternate kernel, an alternate init system (PID 1), or whether some part of the nix project was forked in order to create it.

	== Linux distributions and their relation to NixOS ==		== Linux distributions and their relation to NixOS ==
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	== Deprecated distributions ==		== Deprecated distributions ==
			Entries in this list are deprecated, unmaintained, under-maintained, or suspected abandoned. Some active distributions may still continue development of these projects as a fork.
	{\| class="wikitable"		{\| class="wikitable"
	\|+		\|+

Abmurrow: Add entry for sixos

2026-05-28T22:37:32Z

Add entry for sixos

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	\|Beta		\|Beta
	\|Sécurix is a NixOS-based secure operating system tailored for small to medium-sized teams. It provides a minimal, hardened environment with strong isolation, reproducibility, and policy-driven configurations to ensure operational security and compliance.		\|Sécurix is a NixOS-based secure operating system tailored for small to medium-sized teams. It provides a minimal, hardened environment with strong isolation, reproducibility, and policy-driven configurations to ensure operational security and compliance.
			\|-
			\|sixos
			\|https://codeberg.org/amjoseph/sixos
			\|
			* Based on NixOS
			* Alternative PID 1
			\|Work in progress (WIP)
			\|NixOS with s6 as the init system. Also includes an alternative to the overlay system, and an alternative boot manager, ownerboot.
	\|-		\|-
	\|[https://snowflakeos.org/ SnowflakeOS]		\|[https://snowflakeos.org/ SnowflakeOS]

Abmurrow: Add Cosmix Saigon entry

2026-05-28T22:32:03Z

Add Cosmix Saigon entry

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	\|Beta		\|Beta
	\|Bureautix is a working implementation of Sécurix for use in office workstations, IT operations, and bureaucratic institutions who want a secure operating system.		\|Bureautix is a working implementation of Sécurix for use in office workstations, IT operations, and bureaucratic institutions who want a secure operating system.
			\|-
			\|Cosmix Saigon
			\|https://codeberg.org/thesaigoneer/cosmix-saigon
			\|
			* Based on NixOS
			\|Released
			\|A spin of the Nixbook project with Cosmic as the primary desktop environment.
	\|-		\|-
	\|[https://docs.ctrl-os.com/ CTRL-OS]		\|[https://docs.ctrl-os.com/ CTRL-OS]

Abmurrow: /* Deprecated distributions */ Fix typo

2026-05-28T22:29:45Z

Deprecated distributions: Fix typo

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	!Repository		!Repository
	!Relation to NixOS		!Relation to NixOS
	!Reason ~~Depricated~~		!Reason Deprecated
	!Notes		!Notes
	\|-		\|-

Abmurrow: Fix typo

2026-05-28T22:28:43Z

Fix typo

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	* Soft fork of nixpkgs		* Soft fork of nixpkgs
	\|Work in progress (WIP)		\|Work in progress (WIP)
	\|NixOS with finit as PID 1 as. Currently working in an experimental capacity with most systems.		\|NixOS with finit as PID 1. Currently working in an experimental capacity with most systems.
	\|-		\|-
	\|[https://glfos.org/ GLF OS]		\|[https://glfos.org/ GLF OS]

Abmurrow: Fixed typo

2026-05-28T21:00:25Z

Fixed typo

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	\|N/A		\|N/A
	\|		\|
	* Based on		* Based on NixOS
	* LTS of nixpkgs		* LTS of nixpkgs
	\|Open Beta		\|Open Beta

Abmurrow: Added a repository column for all projects, added website or docs links where appropriate, added longer descriptions of how projects are related to nix or nixOS and how, added a description for spectrum, added new table for deprecated OSes.

2026-05-28T20:59:21Z

Added a repository column for all projects, added website or docs links where appropriate, added longer descriptions of how projects are related to nix or nixOS and how, added a description for spectrum, added new table for deprecated OSes.

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Abmurrow: Add entry for EduOS

2026-05-28T20:18:34Z

Add entry for EduOS

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	\|Work in Progress (WIP)		\|Work in Progress (WIP)
	\|A working Darwin environment built using nix. Includes a working Darwin kernel and XNU. Not yet ready for daily use.		\|A working Darwin environment built using nix. Includes a working Darwin kernel and XNU. Not yet ready for daily use.
			\|-
			\|[https://gitlab.com/eduos2/EduOS EduOS]
			\|Based on
			\|Released
			\|A purpose-built operating system used for administering the high-school French national exam in computer science.
	\|-		\|-
	\|[https://github.com/finix-community/finix Finix]		\|[https://github.com/finix-community/finix Finix]

Abmurrow: Add entry for Asterinas NixOS

2026-05-28T20:14:14Z

Add entry for Asterinas NixOS

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	!Status		!Status
	!Notes		!Notes
			\|-
			\|[https://asterinas.github.io/ Asterinas NixOS]
			\|Based on
			\|Released
			\|Asterinas is a hybrid kernel written in rust with the aim of replicating Linux at the syscall level. Asterinas NixOS is an operating system built using nix and nixpkgs, but with the Asterinas kernel instead of the Linux kernel.
	\|-		\|-
	\|[https://athenaos.org/ Athena OS]		\|[https://athenaos.org/ Athena OS]