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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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Peppermint OS

Peppermint OS is a Debian- and Devuan-based (previously a Lubuntu-based) Linux distribution that aims to be fast and easy on system resources. By employing its Site Specific Browser, Peppermint integrates seamlessly with cloud and web-based applications.

Technical Specs Comparison
SmartOSPeppermint OS
SolarisBaseDebian (Stable), Devuan
pkgsrcPackage Managerdeb
otherInit Systemsystemd
Fixed ReleaseRelease ModelFixed Release
Latest Version7
IntermediateDifficultyIntermediate
June 11, 2026Release DateNovember 29, 2016
x86_64
Architecture
x86_64
No DesktopXfce
Desktops
No DesktopXfce