Best Operating Systems - Page 4
Operating systems (OS) allow users to perform the basic functions of a computer. The best operating systems oversee all software and peripheral hardware and accesses the central processing unit (CPU) for memory or storage. It also makes it possible for a system to run applications simultaneously.
All PCs, laptops, tablets, smartphones, and servers require an OS. Developers may opt for specific operating systems more conducive to programming and application development. In contrast, the average employee will likely use a proprietary system for more common, everyday usage. The most common operating systems for businesses are Microsoft’s Windows, Apple’s OS X, and Linux distributions, as well as mobile operating systems for smartphones.
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Best Operating Systems At A Glance
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Kubuntu is designed to be a friendly Linux distro for laptops and desktops.
- Software Engineer
- Information Technology and Services
- Computer Software
- 61% Small-Business
- 25% Mid-Market
21,115 Twitter followers
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Whether it’s an IoT sensor monitoring industrial devices or an edge system that must act instantly on external inputs, SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time is a real time operating system designed to reduc
- Information Technology and Services
- Computer Software
- 42% Mid-Market
- 30% Enterprise
63,945 Twitter followers
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Tizen is an open and flexible operating system built from the ground up to address the needs of all stakeholders of the mobile andæconnected device ecosystem, including device manufacturers, mobile op
- Software Engineer
- Computer Software
- Information Technology and Services
- 45% Small-Business
- 28% Enterprise
865 Twitter followers
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Slackware Linux is an advanced Linux operating system, designed with the twin goals of ease of use and stability as top priorities,including the latest popular software while retaining a sense of trad
- Information Technology and Services
- 44% Small-Business
- 38% Mid-Market
4,547 Twitter followers
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Pop!_OS is an operating system for STEM and creative professionals who use their computer as a tool to discover and create. Unleash your potential on secure, reliable open source software. Based on yo
- Computer Software
- Information Technology and Services
- 73% Small-Business
- 15% Mid-Market
87,663 Twitter followers
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BlackBerry UEM is a suite of solutions that all rely on the same foundation of security to secure the digital workplace. It keeps employees productive on any device, anywhere, while allowing your secu
- Consultant
- Financial Services
- Information Technology and Services
- 55% Enterprise
- 27% Small-Business
2,781,134 Twitter followers
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Lubuntu is a fast and lightweight operating system. The core of the system is based on Linux and Ubuntu that uses the minimal desktop LXDE, and a selection of light applications.
- Software Engineer
- Information Technology and Services
- Consumer Goods
- 58% Small-Business
- 22% Mid-Market
12,299 Twitter followers
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Remix OS gives you access to over 2+ million Android apps and games. Most are free and can be installed with a single click from any Android app store of your choice.
- Information Technology and Services
- 62% Small-Business
- 17% Enterprise
5,342 Twitter followers
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Experience the unparalleled functionality of the VyOS Universal Router An open-source network operating system underpinned by the robust Debian GNU/Linux. Crafted with the modern IT landscape in mi
- Information Technology and Services
- Computer & Network Security
- 47% Small-Business
- 34% Mid-Market
2,710 Twitter followers
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CloudReady is the highly secure, fast, and modern operating system that runs on almost any hardware. Launched in February 2015, CloudReady garnered immediate attention by giving budget-strapped school
- 53% Small-Business
- 30% Mid-Market
2,881 Twitter followers
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Netrunner is a Linux operating system for desktop computers, netbooks and ARM microcomputers.It uses the Plasma desktop environment.
- 36% Enterprise
- 36% Small-Business
625 Twitter followers
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Arch Linux is a lightweight and flexible Linux distribution that tries to keep it simple.Currently It has official packages optimized for the x86-64 architecture
- Computer Software
- Information Technology and Services
- 67% Small-Business
- 22% Mid-Market
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BackBox is more than an operating system, it is a Free Open Source Community Project with the aim of promoting the culture of security in IT environment and give its contribution to make it better and
- 62% Small-Business
- 23% Mid-Market
3,224 Twitter followers
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Xubuntu is a community developed operating system that combines elegance and ease of use.
- Information Technology and Services
- Computer Software
- 56% Small-Business
- 33% Mid-Market
11,644 Twitter followers
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Sabayon Linux provides a flexible and extendible Gentoo based operating system, designed for ease of use with access to advanced features, Sabayon aims to provide a bleeding edge OOTB desktop experien
- 54% Small-Business
- 31% Mid-Market
228 Twitter followers
