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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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iDeal OS

iDeal is an MX Linux-based distribution, with various privacy and security settings enabled by default. Privacy and security are the main stated goal of the project, offering to surf, shop, trade and bank online with peace of mind, without advertisements, tracking, logging, bugs, viruses or unwanted disclosure of personal information.

Technical Specs Comparison
Alpine LinuxiDeal OS
IndependentBaseDebian (Stable), MX Linux
apkPackage Managerapt / deb, flatpak
Busybox, OpenRCInit Systemsystemd
Fixed ReleaseRelease ModelFixed Release
3.24.0Latest Version2026.04.03
IntermediateDifficultyIntermediate
June 10, 2026Release DateApril 3, 2026
ARM64ARMv7i486LoongArch64ppc64elRISC-Vs390xx86_64
Architecture
ARM64ARMv7i486LoongArch64ppc64elRISC-Vs390xx86_64
GNOMEKDE PlasmaLXQtMATESwayXfce
Desktops
GNOMEKDE PlasmaLXQtMATESwayXfce