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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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DragonOS

DragonOS is a Lubuntu-based desktop distribution which is focused on software defined radio (SDR). The distribution provides a pre-installed suite of the most powerful and accessible open source SDR software.

Technical Specs Comparison
SmartOSDragonOS
SolarisBaseDebian, Ubuntu (LTS)
pkgsrcPackage Managerapt / deb
otherInit Systemsystemd
Fixed ReleaseRelease ModelFixed Release
Latest Version
IntermediateDifficultyIntermediate
June 11, 2026Release DateMarch 27, 2026
x86_64
Architecture
x86_64
No DesktopLXQt
Desktops
No DesktopLXQt