A curated list of awesome projects that I both learnt and drew inspiration from whilst working on glaucus
- Aalbus: A Linux distribution using musl libc, the LLVM tool chain and a mostly (Net)BSD-derived userland
- Aboriginal Linux: A shell script that builds the smallest/simplest linux system capable of rebuilding itself from source code
- Abyss OS: A modern take on the “just enough OS” paradigm, with a focus on modern components (LLVM, musl) and flexibility
- Adelie Linux: A Free, Libre operating environment based on the Linux kernel
- agunix: Silver Unix is a POSIX userspace focused on cutting the fat out of the typical modern Unix userland
- Alfheim Linux: A systemd free, Arch Linux based operating system customized to help you get the most out of your machine
- Alice Linux: A minimal distro that uses musl libc, busybox as main core utilities, a package manager written in POSIX shell script and Wayland as the only gui server
- Alpaquita Linux: A full-featured, fast and secure Linux operating system optimized for Java, with performance features including the BellSoft optimized musl version
- Alpine Linux: A security-oriented, lightweight Linux distribution based on musl libc and busybox
- Alpine-S6: Alpine Linux Base + S6 Init System
- Alter Linux: ArchLinux based distro
- android-toolchain-build: The new Android GNU toolchain
- apathy: A 64 bit libre linux distribution built from scratch using apathy-mlfs for its base; utilizing musl libc, libressl, partially busybox and sysvinit with a home-brewed init structure written in posix shell
- apathy-mlfs: A libre linux from scratch book utilizing musl libc, libressl, sysvinit and partially busybox
- Arachsys Linux: An opinionated 'from scratch' Linux distribution based on musl libc
- Arch Linux: A simple, lightweight distribution
- ARM Cross Linux From Scratch (arm-clfs): This repo, notes and instructions are designed to build linux from scratch in a cross compiled manner, in support of creating a stage1 tarball for Habitat Studio, for use with arm processors
- Artix Linux: A rolling-release distribution, based on Arch Linux that uses OpenRC, runit or s6 as init because PID1 must be simple, secure and stable
- Ataraxia Linux: An independent, multi-platform, general purpose operating system, based on the Linux kernel, musl libc and busybox
- Automated Linux From Scratch (ALFS): A project that creates the generic framework for an extendable system builder and package installer
- Bare Linux: Barely a Linux
- Baserock Linux: A great way to build custom appliance systems with Linux
- Bedrock Linux: A meta Linux distribution which allows users to utilize features from other, typically mutually exclusive distributions
- Beyond Linux From Scratch (BLFS): A project that continues where the LFS book finishes
- Beyond Musl Linux From Scratch (BMLFS): Build Recipes for MLFS [Musl Linux From Scratch]
- bleeding-edge-toolchain: All-in-one script to build bleeding-edge-toolchain for ARM microcontrollers
- Bleeding Linux From Scratch
- B/LFS-s6
- Bluedragon: A security-enhanced, fully featured XFCE4 desktop, amd64 Gentoo system, built with musl as its C standard library
- bonsai: A tiny Linux distribution focused on simplicity and security
- bootstrap-linux: A complete, self-bootstrapping musl-based Linux system
- build-linux: A short tutorial about building Linux based operating systems
- Buildroot: A simple, efficient and easy-to-use tool to generate embedded Linux systems through cross-compilation
- Build Your Own Linux: Walks users through building a basic Linux distribution
- Businesscard Linux: A Buildroot distribution small enough to run on a business card
- Carbs Linux: An in-development Linux® distribution with a suckless mindset
- Cavium: Cavium Open-Source Distributions
- Chimera Linux: A Linux distribution based on FreeBSD userland and LLVM
- Clear Linux OS: An open source, rolling release Linux distribution optimized for performance and security, from the Cloud to the Edge, designed for customization, and manageability
- clfs-arm: A project that provides you with step-by-step instructions for building your own customized Linux system entirely from source on the ARM architecture
- CloverOS: Performance optimized default Gentoo install
- CMLFS: Clang-Built Musl Linux From Scratch
- Community Driven BLFS (CBLFS): An open project that takes over after you have completed a Cross-LFS based build
- Copacabana Linux: An independent Linux® distribution based on musl and Heirloom NG
- Cross-Compiled Linux From Scratch (CLFS): A project that provides you with step-by-step instructions for building your own customized Linux system entirely from source
- Crosstool-NG: A versatile (cross) toolchain generator
- crosware: Tools, things, stuff, miscellaneous, detritus, junk, etc., primarily for Chrome OS / Chromium OS
- Crux Linux: A lightweight Linux distribution for the x86-64 architecture targeted at experienced Linux users
- Cucumber Linux: An independent distribution that is usable as an every day, general purpose operating system and aims to do this in as minimalistic a way as possible and in a way that follows the Unix Philosophy
- dahliaOS: A modern, secure, lightweight and responsive operating system, combining the best of GNU/Linux and Fuchsia OS
- Damn Small Linux: A compact Linux distribution tailored for low-spec x86 computers
- Debian From Scratch: An instruction manual for teaching Linux From Scratch users how to make a fully-fledged Debian system based on LFS
- distri: A Linux distribution to research fast package management
- Diverse Linux: A spin of Exherbo Linux that provides a set of opinionated defaults, lightweight and/or performant alternatives, binary packages and pre-installed utilities
- Docker Linux From Scratch (DLFS): Docker configuration for building Linux From Scratch system
- Dragora GNU/Linux-Libre: An independent GNU/Linux-Libre distribution based on concepts of simplicity
- EasyOS: An experimental Linux distribution
- Eclectic Linux: A new mixed distribution based on Exherbo Linux
- EERIE Linux: An experimental distribution which is built with an alternative C Library called musl, and also comes with the package manager pacman and generally tries to be very close to Arch Linux
- ELLCC: A project using clang and the LLVM compiler infrastructure
- Eltanin: A project aiming to produce a free, simple and complete general purpose operating system
- Embedded Linux Wiki: The purpose of this wiki is to preserve and present information about the development and use of Linux in embedded systems as well as open source projects and tools for general embedded development
- eweOS: A musl-based, lightweight, general-purpose Linux distribution, which adopts musl libc and busybox to the latest versions of software with a rolling-release model
- Funtoo Linux: A community-developed Linux meta-distribution based upon Gentoo Linux
- Fusion OS: A hobby operating system for x86-64 implemented in Nim
- Gary OS: An entire GNU/Linux system in a single bootable file
- Gentoo Linux: A highly flexible, source-based Linux distribution
- GentooLTO: A Gentoo Portage configuration for building with -O3, Graphite, and LTO optimizations
- gentoo-s6-services
- Glasnost Linux: A Linux® distribution using the Clang/LLVM toolchain and musl libc
- glaucus: A simple and lightweight Linux® distribution based on musl libc and toybox
- Glendix: An attempt at porting ideas from the Plan 9 operating system to Linux
- gnuinos: a libre spin of Devuan GNU/Linux (a fork of Debian without systemd), allowing users to get control over their computer and ensuring Init Freedom
- gnuxc: GNU OS Cross-Compiler
- GoboLinux: An alternative Linux distribution which redefines the entire filesystem hierarchy
- Hanh Linux: An independent, source-based Linux distribution that is fast, lightweight, simple and flexible
- Heads: A minimal Linux that runs as a coreboot or LinuxBoot ROM payload to provide a secure, flexible boot environment for laptops and servers
- iglunix: A Linux (and other kernels) distro with no GNU components
- Jan Baudisch linux: Jan Baudisch's take on a minimal Linux config, featuring musl and LLVM
- Joborun Linux: Arch as it was meant to be utilizing Jwm OpenBox Obarun RUNit and/or s6/66
- KISS: An independent Linux distribution with a focus on simplicity and the concept of "less is more"
- Kreato Linux: An independent Linux(R) distribution focused on modularity, simplicity and code readability, inspired from projects such as KISS Linux and Gentoo
- KSLinux: A Linux Distribution Based on GNU/Linux
- LangitKetujuh: A GNU/Linux distribution with glibc and musl libc based on VoidLinux, using runit init, KDE desktop environment, stable rolling release and efficient resource usage
- LFS-s6: s6 scripts for LFS and BLFS
- lh-bootstrap: A set of scripts that build a disk image for a virtual machine such as QEMU
- Libertine Linux: A secure, built-from git-controlled source Linux system that is fully auditable and runs solely from RAM
- lightcube-bootstrap-musl: Scripts to bootstrap a build environment for LightCube OS using musl libc
- LiGurOS: A source based distribution based on a broad family of Gentoo-based distributions
- Lilala Linux: Minimal linux for single board computer
- Linaro: Together with Arm, Linaro co-maintains the Arm software ecosystem, providing the tools, security and Linux kernel quality needed for a solid base to differentiate on
- Linux From Scratch (LFS): A project that provides you with step-by-step instructions for building your own custom Linux system, entirely from source code
- Linux From Scratch Made (more) Easy (LFS-ME): A simple, fakeroot based, package manager for LFS heavily inspired by Archlinux' package management
- Little Blue Linux: the Little Blue Linux build process
- make-rootfs: Set of make recipes to bootstrap static musl / llvm based filesystem image
- managarm: A pragmatic microkernel-based OS with fully asynchronous I/O
- Mere Linux: A lightweight, server-centric Linux distribution using musl libc, pacman and s6
- MesaLock Linux: A memory-safe Linux distribution where the whole user space applications are rewritten in memory-safe programming languages like Rust and Go
- Metta OS: A multimedia, mobile, social OS
- Minimal Linux Live (MLL): A tiny educational Linux distribution, which is designed to be built from scratch by using a collection of automated shell scripts
- mkroot: Simple Linux build, bootable under qemu for multiple architectures
- MocaccinoOS: A minimal Musl-based Linux From Scratch meta-distribution for the 21st century
- Moebius: Minimal Linux distribution for your Raspberry PI
- Monolinux: An embedded Linux distro with a single statically linked executable
- Morpheus Linux: A suckless linux distro
- MUE Linux: An attempt at a minimalistic linux system with strong ideals
- musl-cross: A small suite of scripts and patches for building musl libc cross compilers
- musl-cross-make: Simple makefile-based build for musl cross compiler
- Musl-LFS-s6-Bootscripts: Bootscripts to boot a MLFS/LFS system with s6 and s6-rc
- Musl Linux From Scrath (MLFS): Linux From Scratch using Musl as Libc
- muslpi: CLFS (Cross Linux From Scratch) build system for raspberry pi using the musl libc
- mussel: The shortest and fastest script available today to build working cross compilers that target musl libc
- mutiny: BSD-inspired Linux system and research project aiming to be a testbed for interesting system design, forward thinking design choices, minimalism, and fun computing
- myLinux: A small UNIX like OS for embedded systems
- natick: A research Linux Distribution based on the latest Linux Kernel, the BusyBox userland, and the musl C library
- nenuzhnix: The most useless linux distro
- NetBSD: A free, fast, secure, and highly portable Unix-like Open Source operating system
- NOIR: An independent Linux® distribution with a focus on performance and practical functionality
- noname linux: musl based, x86_64 only, lightweight, personal distro
- Non-GNU toolchain: Build a toolchain that can build Linux kernel, a minimal userspace (e.g. nenuzhnix) and ultimately itself without using any GNU software
- Obarun Linux: Arch Linux based system without systemd
- obarun-s6rcserv: s6-rc services
- obarun-s6serv: s6 services
- OpenBSD: A FREE, multi-platform 4.4BSD-based UNIX-like operating system
- OpenEmbedded: The build framework for embedded Linux that offers a best-in-class cross-compile environment and allows developers to create a complete Linux Distribution for embedded systems
- OpenMandriva: A full-featured Linux desktop and server, sponsored by the OpenMandriva Association
- OpenWrt: A Linux operating system targeting embedded devices
- Optimux: Optimized Musl Linux From Scratch
- OS/1337: A minimalist yet useable, CLI-Oriented Toybox/Linux + musl Distribution
- OSDev: This website provides information about the creation of operating systems and serves as a community for those people interested in OS creation
- Owl: A small security-enhanced Linux distribution for servers, appliances, and virtual appliances
- Panda Linux: An open-source and free operating system based on Debian/Ubuntu and built entirely by compiling source-code, using custom optimizations
- Physix: An experimental, automated Build-From-Source Linux distribution; originally inspired by Linux From Scratch
- PiLFS: Linux From Scratch on the Raspberry Pi
- Prelinux: A set of scripts to build a minimal initrd and filesystem
- pts-tcc: Tiny, self-contained C compiler using TCC + uClibc
- qLinux: A distribution study, that uses mussel to build a cross-compiled musl based Linux distribution
- Raptix: An open-source operating system that uses mussel to build a system running a Linux kernel with a custom filesystem hierarchy
- rc: s6/s6-rc service management database
- rc-user: User s6-rc hierarchy meant for use with rc
- rlsd2: A minimalistic GNU/Linux-libre distro
- rv8.io: RISC-V simulator for x86-64
- s6-boot: Boot files for s6
- s6-overlay: s6 overlay for containers (includes execline, s6-linux-utils & a custom init)
- Sabotage Linux: An experimental linux distribution based on musl libc and busybox
- Serpent OS: A Truly Modern Linux* Distribution, Heavily Under Construction
- Sigma Linux: An Σlite operating system
- solyste: [s]illy, [o]dd and [l]ightweight [y]pnose's [st]atic [e]nvironment
- Spark: An Arch Linux meta-distro with some core components swapped out
- Spider Linux: A work-in-progress, modern, independent, free and open-source Linux distribution
- SSD/Linux: The SSD Linux operating system, which straps NetBSD userland functions onto the Linux kernel
- stal/IX: A statically linked, source based, bootstrapped rolling Linux, based on IX package manager, clang and musl
- StarLinux: A Linux Distribution (rewritten from MLL) which can be build directly on the Host Machine
- static linux (stali): A static linux distribution based on the original pre-2010 plans of the suckless.org project, however since 2018 it became independent from suckless.org and is maintained by Anselm solely
- StelaLinux: A lightweight, simple, and fast glibc/busybox/linux Distribution
- superBoxon: A GNU/Linux distribution based on the Slackware 64 current with a simple and human friendly BSD like init system
- swerve: A suckless-inspired Unix-like monolithic kernel for i386
- T2: A flexible Open Source System Development Environment or Distribution Build Kit (others might even name it Meta Distribution)
- TeoraLinux: An experimental Linux Distribution with Musl, BusyBox, and Java
- tldrlfs: Too Long; Didn't Read Linux From Scratch
- tomsrtbt: The most GNU/Linux on 1 floppy disk
- trinity: Toy linux distro based on morpheus
- UmVirt LFS (ULFS):Source code based transparent & autonomous GNU/Linux infrastructure
- Vanilla: A new radically different, simple, modern Linux distribution based on a complete LLVM toolchain, musl and busybox
- Venom Linux: A source based linux distribution originally built on top of LFS (Linux From Scratch) guide then independently grows make it usable for daily use
- Vine Linux: A compact and lightweight Japanese Linux distribution developed by Project Vine and many collaborators
- Void Linux: A general purpose operating system, based on the monolithic Linux® kernel
- Warm Linux: A lightweight Linux distribution designed for container-like environments
- Wombat Linux: A lightweight Linux distribution that relies on musl-libc over glibc and replaces the usual GNU Coreutils with Suckless Base
- Wyverkiss: An alternative rootfs for KISS Linux that doesn't use GNU
- Wyvertux: A(n almost) GNU-free Linux distribution
- Yamlld: A busybox based musl libc Linux distro based on Yosild with many improvments to it
- Yeti OS: A custom bit-sized linux distro for the RPi zero, cross-compiled from scratch
- Yocto Project: An open source collaboration project that helps developers create custom Linux-based systems regardless of the hardware architecture
- Yosild: A single shell script that builds a full, minimal Linux distribution, based on BusyBox
- Zandra: An independent musl-based Linux distribution based on the principles of simplicity and efficiency
- ZilchOS: A decidedly tiny viable Linux distribution based on Nix, musl, clang and busybox
- ZYDUX: Toolbox to build the cross compiler and minimal GNU Linux from scratch named ZYDUX