illumos Distributions¶
Introduction¶
Similar to other operating systems, there are many different OS distributions based on the common illumos ecosystem.
Some distributions are maintained by enthusiasts, while others are primarily developed by companies with their own priorities and focus.
Comparison¶
All illumos-derived systems should include our common technologies.
Not all distributions have the latest features, or run on both x86 and SPARC.
For major feature differences, the following chart may be helpful.
| Project | Provider | Focus | Linux Comparison | Open Source | Packaging | x86 | SPARC | KVM | LX |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OmniOS CE | OmniOS Community Association | Servers | Debian | check | IPS | check | check | check | |
| OpenIndiana | OpenIndiana | Workstation, Servers | Ubuntu | check | IPS | check | check | ||
| SmartOS | Joyent | Hypervisor | CoreOS | check | pkgsrc | check | check | check | |
| NexenStor | Nexenta | Storage | APT | check | |||||
| Tribblix | Peter Tribble | Workstation, Servers | Slackware | check | SVR4 | check | check | check | |
| DilOS | igork | Workstation, Servers | check | APT | check | check | check | check | |
| XStreamOS | Sonicle | Server | check | ||||||
| v9os | MilaX | Server | check | IPS | check |