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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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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
SmartOSiDeal OS
SolarisBaseDebian (Stable), MX Linux
pkgsrcPackage Managerapt / deb, flatpak
otherInit Systemsystemd
Fixed ReleaseRelease ModelFixed Release
Latest Version2026.04.03
IntermediateDifficultyIntermediate
June 11, 2026Release DateApril 3, 2026
x86_64
Architecture
x86_64
No DesktopKDE Plasma
Desktops
No DesktopKDE Plasma