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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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MODICIA O.S.

MODICIA O.S. is a Linux multimedia distribution designed primarily for musicians, graphic designers and video makers.

Technical Specs Comparison
SmartOSMODICIA O.S.
SolarisBaseDebian (Stable)
pkgsrcPackage Managerapt / deb
otherInit Systemsystemd
Fixed ReleaseRelease ModelFixed Release
Latest Version6.12.63
IntermediateDifficultyIntermediate
June 11, 2026Release DateJanuary 11, 2026
x86_64
Architecture
x86_64
No DesktopCinnamon
Desktops
No DesktopCinnamon