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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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OpenMandriva Lx screenshot

OpenMandriva Lx

The OpenMandriva distribution is a full-featured Linux desktop and server, sponsored by the OpenMandriva Association. It was based on ROSA, a Russian Linux distribution project which forked Mandriva Linux in 2012, incorporating many of Mandriva's original tools and utilities and adding in-house enhancements.

Technical Specs Comparison
Alpine LinuxOpenMandriva Lx
IndependentBaseIndependent
apkPackage Managerrpm
Busybox, OpenRCInit Systemsystemd
Fixed ReleaseRelease ModelRolling Release
3.24.0Latest Version23.08
IntermediateDifficultyIntermediate
June 10, 2026Release DateAugust 30, 2023
ARM64ARMv7i486LoongArch64ppc64elRISC-Vs390xx86_64
Architecture
ARM64ARMv7i486LoongArch64ppc64elRISC-Vs390xx86_64
GNOMEKDE PlasmaLXQtMATESwayXfceCOSMICCutefishlabwcWayfire
Desktops
GNOMEKDE PlasmaLXQtMATESwayXfceCOSMICCutefishlabwcWayfire