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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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Tiny Core Linux

Tiny Core Linux is a 16 MB graphical Linux desktop. It is based on a recent Linux kernel, BusyBox, Tiny X, Fltk, and Flwm.

Technical Specs Comparison
SmartOSTiny Core Linux
SolarisBaseIndependent (forked from Damn Small)
pkgsrcPackage Managertce / tar.xz
otherInit SystemBusyBox
Fixed ReleaseRelease ModelFixed Release
Latest Version17.0
IntermediateDifficultyIntermediate
June 11, 2026Release DateFebruary 11, 2026
x86_64i486
Architecture
x86_64i486
No DesktopdwmFluxboxflwmGNOMEHackedboxi3IceWMJWMOpenboxWMFS
Desktops
No DesktopdwmFluxboxflwmGNOMEHackedboxi3IceWMJWMOpenboxWMFS