| Distribution
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Repository
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Relation to NixOS
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Status
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Notes
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| Asterinas NixOS
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https://github.com/asterinas/asterinas
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- Based on NixOS
- Alternate kernel
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Released
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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.
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| Athena OS
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https://github.com/Athena-OS/athena
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Pre-release
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For pentesting. Currently available under both Arch and Nix/NixOS
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| Auxolotl
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https://git.auxolotl.org/auxolotl
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- Built with nix
- Alternative to nixpkgs
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Work in progress (WIP)
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Auxolotl (or aux) is a community-made alternative to nixpkgs. It borrows some ideas from Guix, such as a binary bootstrap. It is also working to improve on the developer experience of nixpkgs. Not yet ready for daily use.
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| Bureautix
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https://github.com/cloud-gouv/bureautix-example
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Beta
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Bureautix is a working implementation of Sécurix for use in office workstations, IT operations, and bureaucratic institutions who want a secure operating system.
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| CTRL-OS
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N/A
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- Based on NixOS
- LTS of nixpkgs
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Open Beta
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CTRL-OS is a commercially supported downstream distribution of NixOS focused on embedded devices. Offers a 5 year long-term support release that meets the conditions of the Cyber Resilience Act (CRA).
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| Darnix
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https://github.com/jonhermansen/darnix
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- Built with nix
- Alternative kernel
- Alternative PID 1
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Work in Progress (WIP)
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A working Darwin environment built using nix. Includes a working Darwin kernel and XNU. Not yet ready for daily use.
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| EduOS
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https://gitlab.com/eduos2/EduOS
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Released
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A purpose-built operating system used for administering the high-school French national exam in computer science.
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| Finix
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https://github.com/finix-community/finix
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- Based on NixOS
- Alternative PID 1
- Soft fork of nixpkgs
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Work in progress (WIP)
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NixOS with finit as PID 1. Currently working in an experimental capacity with most systems.
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| GLF OS
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https://framagit.org/gaming-linux-fr/glf-os/glf-os
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Released
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Community distro for beginners and gaming oriented
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| Guix System
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https://codeberg.org/guix/guix.git
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- Fork of nix
- Alternative kernel
- Alternative package set
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Released
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NixOS but Guile Scheme instead of Nix and GNU underpinnings. Forked via "Developer & code sharing, project merging".
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| Liminix
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https://gti.telent.net/dan/liminix
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Work in progress (WIP)
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Nix-based OpenWRT-style embedded Linux system for configuring consumer wifi routers.
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| Jovian-NixOS
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https://github.com/Jovian-Experiments/Jovian-NixOS/
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Released
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A set of configuration and packages for running NixOS on a Steamdeck.
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| Mobile NixOS
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https://github.com/mobile-nixos/mobile-nixos
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Released
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A mobile-phone operating system built using NixOS. Works only on select devices.
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| NixBook
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https://github.com/mkellyxp/nixbook
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Released
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Self-updating, simple, minimal, set-and-forget, Chromebook-like NixOS operating system for total beginners. Offers "standard" and "minimal" flavors. Aims to be a replacement to Windows and MacOS for average users.
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| NixBSD
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https://github.com/nixos-bsd/nixbsd/
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- Fork of nixpkgs
- Alternative kernel
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Released
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Unofficial NixOS fork with a FreeBSD kernel.
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| NixNG
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https://github.com/nix-community/NixNG/
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- Based on NixOS
- Alternative PID 1
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Work in progress (WIP)
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Lightweight NixOS for containers with multiple non-systemd init systems and a "minimal by default" package set.
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| NASty
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https://github.com/nasty-project/nasty
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WIP but released ;)
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NAS operating system built on NixOS and bcachefs.
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| Sécurix
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https://github.com/cloud-gouv/securix
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Beta
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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.
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| SnowflakeOS
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https://github.com/snowfallorg
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Alpha
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For beginners. Not yet ready for daily use.
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| Spectrum
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https://spectrum-os.org/git/
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Work in progress (WIP)
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Spectrum is a project that aims to create a computer operating system, based on the principle of security by compartmentalization, that has a lower barrier to entry and is easier to use and maintain than other such systems.
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| vpsAdminOS
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https://github.com/vpsfreecz/vpsadminos
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Released
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vpsAdminOS is a small OS serving as a host for unprivileged Linux system containers. It is based on NixOS and not-os.
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