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ChromeOS Flex

ChromeOS Flex, developed by Google, is a free and lightweight Linux distribution based on Gentoo-derived ChromeOS. Unlike ChromeOS which is designed specifically for Chromebook computers, ChromeOS Flex can be installed on most x86_64 devices with a AMD or Intel processors, offering a Chromebook-like experience.

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SmartOS

SmartOS is an open-source UNIX-like operating system based on illumos, a community fork of OpenSolaris. It features four technologies - ZFS (a combined file system and logical volume manager), DTrace (a dynamic tracing framework for troubleshooting kernel and application problems), Zones (a lightweight virtualisation solution), KVM and bhyve (two full virtualisation solutions for running a variety of guest operating systems, including Linux, Windows, BSD and Plan9).

Technical Specs Comparison
ChromeOS FlexSmartOS
Gentoo, ChromeOSBaseSolaris
(deb)Package Managerpkgsrc
Init Systemother
Fixed ReleaseRelease ModelFixed Release
Latest Version
IntermediateDifficultyIntermediate
May 26, 2026Release DateJune 11, 2026
x86_64
Architecture
x86_64
ChromeOS DesktopNo Desktop
Desktops
ChromeOS DesktopNo Desktop