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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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NebiOS

NebiOS is an Ubuntu-based desktop Linux distribution with a custom Wayland compositor called NebiDE (based on Wayfire). It features various user interface enhancements, an initial setup module called OOBE, the NebiOS App Runtime (napp-runtime) portable application format with bubblewrap containerization, improved gaming performance with Steam Proton integration, a kernel switcher for easy multi-kernel installation, and the Wine compatibility layer for running some Windows applications.

Technical Specs Comparison
SmartOSNebiOS
SolarisBaseUbuntu (LTS)
pkgsrcPackage Managerapt / deb, flatpak
otherInit Systemsystemd
Fixed ReleaseRelease ModelFixed Release
Latest Version10.2
IntermediateDifficultyIntermediate
June 11, 2026Release DateFebruary 25, 2026
x86_64
Architecture
x86_64
No DesktopNebiDE (Wayfire)
Desktops
No DesktopNebiDE (Wayfire)