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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).

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Besgnulinux

Besgnulinux is a lightweight, desktop Linux distribution based on Debian's "stable" branch. Using the JWM window manager, it is designed to be fast, lightweight and easy to use, suitable for older and low-specification computers.

Technical Specs Comparison
SmartOSBesgnulinux
SolarisBaseDebian (Stable)
pkgsrcPackage Managerapt / deb
otherInit Systemsystemd
Fixed ReleaseRelease ModelFixed Release
Latest Version4
IntermediateDifficultyIntermediate
June 11, 2026Release DateMay 24, 2026
x86_64
Architecture
x86_64
No DesktopJWM
Desktops
No DesktopJWM