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Alpine Linux

Alpine Linux is a community developed operating system designed for routers, firewalls, VPNs, VoIP boxes, containers, and servers. It was designed with security in mind; it has proactive security features like PaX and SSP that prevent security holes in the software to be exploited.

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Exton Linux

Exton Linux is a set of over 15 Linux distributions based on Arch Linux, CRUX, Debian, deepin, Fedora, openSUSE, Puppy Linux and Slackware Linux. They are designed to be lightweight, fast and easy to use.

Technical Specs Comparison
Alpine LinuxExton Linux
IndependentBaseArch, CRUX, Debian, deepin, Fedora, Gentoo, openSUSE, Puppy, Slackware
apkPackage Managerportage / src
Busybox, OpenRCInit SystemOpenRC
Fixed ReleaseRelease ModelFixed Release
3.24.0Latest Version
IntermediateDifficultyIntermediate
June 10, 2026Release DateJune 2, 2026
ARM64ARMv7i486LoongArch64ppc64elRISC-Vs390xx86_64
Architecture
ARM64ARMv7i486LoongArch64ppc64elRISC-Vs390xx86_64
GNOMEKDE PlasmaLXQtMATESwayXfceBudgieDeepinEnlightenmentLXDEPIXEL
Desktops
GNOMEKDE PlasmaLXQtMATESwayXfceBudgieDeepinEnlightenmentLXDEPIXEL