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Remember that massive Debian family tree thread? It officially has a home on my Codeberg now.

I have cleaned it up, fixed the links, and organized it so it is easier to navigate. If you are looking for a non-Ubuntu Debian based distro, this is a decent place to start.

View the list here: https://codeberg.org/resplendent606/terminal-tilt/src/branch/main/docs/debian-distros.md

Pull Requests are welcome, or you can just tell me here.

RE: https://climatejustice.social/@resplendent606/115788867728385803

#Debian #GNULinux #GNU #Linux #Privacy #SysAdmin #Tech #OpenSource #LMDE #LinuxMint #Mint #MXLinux #Deepin #PeppermintOS #antiX #SparkyLinux #BunsenLabs #Elive #AVLinux #NeptuneOS #KaliLinux #Kali #Tails #Whonix #Proxmox #OpenMediaVault #GRML #FINNIX #Knoppix #RaspberryPi #Pi #VyOS #Devuan #PureOS #Nitrux #EndlessOS #Emmabuntüs #Siduction #Bashcore #VanillaOS #TrueNAS #TrueNASScale #WindowMakerLive #Neptune #blendOS #crunchbang #Mobian #Droidian #FuriOS #LuneOS #Slax

I love using Debian. I think it is so interesting that so many distros have been or currently are based on Debian. While I prefer vanillia Debian, I wanted to list all of the Debian based distros (non-Ubuntu) I know of and categorize them based on what makes them unique.

Daily Drivers (Ease of use):

LMDE - Linux Mint + Debian, no Ubuntu, Mint polish
MX Linux - MXTools is helpful
Deepin - Beautiful, preconfigured desktop, from China.
Peppermint_OS – Lightweight, cloud integrated, snappy
Neptune - Polished KDE Plasma on stable Debian w/newer kernels.
SpiralLinux – Pure Debian with modern defaults (Btrfs, ZRAM).
SolydXK – Simplified XFCE/KDE desktops for stability.
Lingmo OS / Mauna Linux / Br OS - Recent, beautiful desktops (China/Brazil)

Modern/Atomic (Immutable):

Vanilla OS - Atomic updates, can run Fedora/Arch apps via Apx.
blendOS - Atomic, lets you choose DE (KDE, XFCE, etc), can install applications from other Linux distros.
Nitrux - Immutable, no systemd (OpenRC), Maui shell, immutable, heavy reliance on AppImage

High Performance and Gaming:

Siduction - Rolling release based on Debian Sid.
SparkyLinux - Great for gaming, newer drivers.
PikaOS - Gaming with high-performance kernel opimizations.

Multimedia/Creative:

AV Linux (MX Edition) – Preconfigured w/low-latency kernel for audio production.

Minimalist:

BashCore - Ultra minimalist, branding free CLI environment.
Slax - Modular, tiny, runs from a USB stick.

Performance and Old Hardware (Lightweight):

antiX - No systemd, runs on a toaster (256MB RAM)
CrunchBang++ (#!++)- Minimalist, Debian + Openbox, continuation of original Crunchbang.
BunsenLabs - minimalist OpenBox, keyboard centric.
Window Maker Live - 90s NeXTSTEP look, fast, retro.
Puppy Linux (DPup) - Runes entirely on RAM, fast.
Elive - Enlightenment desktop, high-end looks for 20 year old hardware.
Damn Small Linux - Stays under 700MB.
wattOS - Low power consumption and simplicity.
Q4OS – Trinity desktop, can mimic Windows XP/7.
Commodore OS Vision - Retro computing aesthetic.

Security, Privacy, and Stealth:

Qubes OS - Isolates everything inside Xen VMs, has Debian and Fedora as default templates.
Tails - Amnesic "Snowden" OS, leaves no trace on hardware.
Whonix - Extreme privacy via dual-VM gateway/workstation.
Kodachi - Hardened, pre-routed live OS alternative to Tails.
Septor – Surf the web anonymously.
Kicksecure - Hardened Debian layer (the base for Whonix).

IT and SysAdmin Toolbox:

Kali Linux/Parrot OS - "Hackerman" suites for penetration testing.
GParted Live/Dr. Parted - Disk partitioning
Grml/Finnix/Knoppix - "Oh Shit Buttons", emergency ktis for broken PCs.
SysLinuxOS/Kaisen - Built for network admins and system integrators.

Servers, Cloud, and Self Hosting:

Proxmox VE - Server, machine host for VMs
TrueNAS Scale - NAS, built for ZFS storage and applications.
OpenMediaVault - Turns old hardwrae into NAS
umbrelOS/StartOS/YunoHost - self-host your own cloud.
Univention (UCS) - Professional Debian for corporate identity mangement.

Network & Radio Engineering:

Live Raizo – Specialized lab environment for network admins to simulate and experiment with complex network topologies (integrated with GNS3).
Skywave Linux – Built for Software Defined Radio (SDR) and shortwave enthusiasts. Preconfigured with specific drivers and software needed to communicate on the airwaves.
VyOS – Network OS for routers and firewalls.

Embedded, IoT, and Media:

Raspberry Pi OS - OS specifically for Raspberry Pi
DietPi - lightweight, optimized base for hobbyist boards.
OSMC - Turn hardware into dedicated Kodi media center.
LinuxCNC - Controls heavy machinery and 3D printers.

Mobile Distros:

Mobian - Debian for phones and tablets.
PureOS - FSF endorsed, famous for Librem 5 convergence.
Droidian - Allows Debian to run on standard Android hardware.
LuneOS - Spiritual successor to Palm webOS.
FuriOS – OS for the FuriLabs FLX1, includes Waydroid.

Philosopy and Geopolitics:

Devuan - Protest against systemd
Endless OS/Emmabuntüs - Built for schools and developing world.
Astra/BOSS/Pardus/UOS - State sponsored distros (RU,IN,TR,CN).
openKylin - Community version of China's Kylin OS.

You could also consider Debian Pureblends, like Debian Med and Debian Edu.

Did I miss any? Please let me know, I will edit the list. Thank you!

#Debian #GNULinux #GNU #Linux #Privacy #SysAdmin #Tech #OpenSource #LMDE #LinuxMint #Mint #MXLinux #Deepin #PeppermintOS #antiX #SparkyLinux #BunsenLabs #Elive #AVLinux #NeptuneOS #KaliLinux #Kali #Tails #Whonix #Proxmox #OpenMediaVault #GRML #FINNIX #Knoppix #RaspberryPi #Pi #VyOS #Devuan #PureOS #Nitrux #EndlessOS #Emmabuntüs #Siduction #Bashcore #VanillaOS #TrueNAS #TrueNASScale #WindowMakerLive #Neptune #blendOS #crunchbang #Mobian #Droidian #FuriOS #LuneOS #Slax

I miss the original #crunchbang #debian #linux distro.

esqueci-me do #tersoftware, ainda vou a tempo? distribuição de gnu/Linux adorei #bunsenlabs, e anteriormente o #crunchbang - ambas são as melhores distribuições que vi a utilizar directamente o repositorio do debian (melhor que o debian até)

@NYbill That is the finest collection of @hpr stickers I have ever seen.

The token #CrunchBang @corenominal #eff @eff to boot.

Then your ruin in by plastering the @dick_turpin roadshow sticker on their 😜 🤣

Find of the year and #2 of my 2025 Distros is:

#Lilidog

https://lilidog.org/

It's a Debian-based distro with a well-thought-out emphasis on easy design customization (looking minimal and pretty out of the box), expanded install scripts, and repository options, as well as lightweight speed.

You don't often see what's happening in the Arch-based distro world happening in Debian, but Lilidog offers a mix of #Arco and #Archcraft, in the spirit of #Crunchbang.

@soyalexmoli
I agree. Back then, when i started discovering Linux, #Crunchbang became my first love - a very dark and very minimalist debian customisation which taught me tools i still use today. Then i would become an Arch-based Distro user for some years - still trying always to keep it minimal, lightweight and if possible with realtime kernel for the sake of audio recording. I returned to Debian again, to be precise : MX-Linux. It will be my main workhorse 2025!

Hi, I'm #NewHere!

https://friendica.world/display/84b6ef2b-6867-84e3-1ed0-e30045555845

@SolusSpider Fond memories of #CrunchBang. Lost track - will have to check #BunsenLabs out.

Time to fire up a #VM.

Finally got my hardware brightness buttons to work in #BunsenLabs.

1. With root permission, append this string:
acpi_backlight=native
Between the quotes in the line:
GRUB_CMDLINE_DEFAULT=" "
Which is found in the file:
/etc/default/grub

2. Run in terminal:
sudo update grub

3. Reboot

4. Use hardware backlight keys as normal.

This took me over a week of scorched retinae to unearth. Now i post it here.

#Linux #Debian #Debian12 #CrunchBang #CrunchBangPlusPlus #oldlaptop #i915 #acpi #grub

@RandamuMaki To be fair I'm just now getting back into Linux in earnest after some years. I've only recently learned/was reminded about #Wayland even being a thing (for reasons I don't remember, I didn't use it before). I am of course generally wary of anything new in the computing world, because new changes always seem to bring disruption to things that previously worked and make them stop working suddenly (or even worse: expect me to adapt my workflow), but #Xorg is showing its age, and we all have known it for a while.

I used #WindowsXP almost to EOL before switching to Linux after a few months using Win7 and complaining about how ugly and clunky and Vista-esque I thought it was. I eventually settled on a #CrunchBang and #Windows8.1 dual-boot in 2014 that stuck for a while before I decided I'd finally cave and try Windows 10 in 2017-ish, which — shockingly — managed to last 7 wholeass years, until just these last few weeks, when the limits of my tolerance to gaslighting-borne insanity have one again been not only met, but effortlessly crushed by the #enshittification brigade.

Anyway, all that to say, that even if #OpenBox is on the way out, that doesn't mean I'll stop using what I like if nobody is willing to offer me a good enough motivation to do so. I am fickle in what I consider deal-breakers, but also (and for the same reasons) rather stubborn against entertaining new prospects because they usually aren't what I want, or are exactly what I *don't* want (official Old Head™️ status, give me my AARP card).

Looking at #lightweight #Linux distros and window managers. I already know I like #CrunchBang and its standard #OpenBox from when I last daily-drove Linux, So #CrunchBangPlusPlus and #BunsenLabs are obvious first picks, and have already made it onto my #Easy2Boot / #Ventoy #LiveUSB, but I've also peeked at #Nobara and decided to try it on for size as well.

Looking at a few other window managers, I was pretty impressed by #AwesomeWM and have also heard good things about #FluxBox.

All will suit my needs more or less equally (and any can be modified or switched), each just have unique flavors, quirks, and footprints.

Oh! Of course, I was distracted. I even wrote a poem about so much bane.

Well, before I go off on another tangent.

I have involved myself to be engaged presently in this activity:

:aside:
ohhhh!
no wonder i'm not super fond of Feh (what a name), the img viwer for LInux.
It's imageMagic / the "display" command.

I just realized I think I like ImageMagic better! ha.

Parrot OS / Parrot Sec. I've read good things. So giving that a try.

Also, check out #BunsenLabs #Boron inspired by #CrunchBang

A wallpapers based on Crunchbang++

#crunchbangplusplus #crunchbang
#linux
#wallpapers

Wallpaper based on Crunchbang++ ALT 1

Credits to Dudely from https://wallhaven.cc

Wallpaper based on Crunchbang++ ALT 2

Credits to Dudely from https://wallhaven.cc

Wallpaper based on Crunchbang++ ALT 3

Credits to Dudely from https://wallhaven.cc

Wallpaper based on Crunchbang++ ALT 4

Credits to Dudely from https://wallhaven.cc

@Radixi Als ich noch meinen Ur-EeePC benutzte, warf ich auch mal einen Blick auf #PeppermintOS, nahm dann aber aus Gründen, die ich vergessen habe, #Crunchbang. Das lief sehr langsam. Erst mit #PuppyLinux kam der Winzling wieder richtig in Schwung.

Jetzt habe ich drei #netbooks der Leistungsklasse geschenkt bekommen, der dein EeePC angehört. Auf denen werde ich PeppermintOS nochmal ausprobieren. Vielleicht taugen sie ja noch als Fileserver für Backups oder so.

Der Bürocomputer, über den ich heute schrieb, gehört aber zu einer ganz anderen Leistungklasse. Auf dem laufen alle gängigen Linux-Distributionen. Trotzdem werden solche Computer in vielen Firmen weggeworfen – manchmal schon nach drei Jahren, wie ich hörte. Leider nimmt die @computertruhe nur noch Laptops und ähnlich mobile Computer an. Wer rettet die vielen Desktop-PCs?