100% Free OS ? Yeah!, I mean GNU/Linux based operating systems (a.k.a
distributions or distro) which is made of free softwares and of course
it has no proprietary stuffs. In Free Software, the term free stands for
Freedom not the price.
As Richard Stallman (The Founder of Free Software Foundation) says -
In Free Software, Free stands for Free Speech not Free Beer
A number of GNU/Linux based distributions exists today but most of
them have little or more proprietary programs but in this post you’re
going to learn about some cool GNU/Linux distributions which is purely
free software, recommended by the FSF (Free Software Foundation).These
free software distributions are best for learners as well as common
users who want to enjoy free computing.
Top 5 Free Operating Systems based on GNU/Linux
1. gNewSense
gNewSense is a fully free software – GNU/Linux distribution. By default it comes with Gnome desktop
but other popular desktops that you can easily use with gNewSense are
KDE and XFCE (Light weight Desktop environment, recommended for old
computer). Some of the commonly used applications are – LibreOffice,
Emacs, Evolution, Pidgin etc. It is a debian (package management) based
distribution.
2. Parabola GNU/Linux
A light weight and flexible GNU/Linux distribution, based on ArchLinux, but it is totally free software so called as ‘Libre version of ArchLinux‘
(The official website of Parabola also looks very similar to
Archlinux’s website). The package manager of Parabola GNU/Linux is
Pacman, one of the coolest package manager. If you dream to build your
own GNU/Linux distro or want to understand GNU/Linux very deeply then
it’s the right distro for you – but little knowledge of command line is
expected. It is available for 32 bit as well as 64 bit platforms.
Download parabola GNU/Linux from its official website - https://parabolagnulinux.
3. Trisquel GNU/Linux
Trisquel is a fully free GNU/Linux operating system for common users,
educational centers (e.g schools) and small enterprises. The latest
version is 5.0 (released a couple of months ago) with Gnome 2 as the
default desktop (although trisquel mini editions are also available with
LXDE desktop) and it is based on Linux-libre 2.6.38 (libre version of
Linux kernel). Most popular applications are Abrowser (libre version of
Mozilla Firefox) and Libre Office.
4. Dynebolic
Dynebolic is a simple and easy to use GNU/Linux Operating System and
of course, it’s completely free! (no closed source stuffs inside). The
whole OS can be used directly from a USB drive or DVD (size is around
1.6 GB) and so you can run a lot of application without even installing
it on your hard drive. it is well suitable for older hardware as it can
run smoothly even if a computer has only 256 MB RAM. The latest version
3.0 is available to download.
5. Blag
Blag is a 100% free GNU/Linux OS. It is very similar to Fedora, one
of the most popular GNU/Linux distribution among advanced users
specially server administrators. it’s available for i86 as well as
x86_64 platforms.
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