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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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MiniOS

MiniOS is a Debian-based Linux distribution which strives to be lightweight, modular, versatile and customisable. It comes in three editions, "Standard", "Toolbox" and "Ultra".

Technical Specs Comparison
SmartOSMiniOS
SolarisBaseDebian (Stable)
pkgsrcPackage Managerdeb
otherInit Systemsystemd
Fixed ReleaseRelease ModelFixed Release
Latest Version5.0.0
IntermediateDifficultyIntermediate
June 11, 2026Release DateAugust 22, 2025
x86_64
Architecture
x86_64
No DesktopXfce
Desktops
No DesktopXfce