Alternatives

Products that do what An OS that installs in less than 2 seconds does

1AS
A simple Unix-like operating system that runs Doom▲233
2019 · github.com
2AL
A “living” Linux process with no memory▲312
2020 · github.com
3XA
xOS – a 32-bit OS for the PC▲115
2016 · github.com
4MO
Minoca OS – A new lightweight kernel, completely from scratch▲168
2016 · minocacorp.com
5H3
Homemade 32-bit CPU and OS (2015) [video]▲253
2016 · youtube.com
6GT
GuiLite – Tiny UI framework, runs on MCU without OS▲355
2019 · github.com
715
1.5kb Microkernel for Ben Eater's 6502 Computer▲230
2020 · github.com
8AA
An Aesthetically Pleasing Arch Linux Distro▲76
2020 · archcraft-os.github.io
9BW
Boot Windows 10 Directly into Linux Desktop of Choice▲264
2017 · github.com
10NA
Nønos – a zero-state OS that runs in RAM▲9
Dec 2025 · docs.nonos.systems
11VB
Very basic Unix-like operating system built when I was younger▲150
2013 · github.com
12AS
A small virtual machine written in C▲212
2014 · github.com
13S2
Slim 2: Create VM from Dockerfile, boots in seconds (+macOS M1/Hyper-V)▲59
2022 · github.com
14PI
Pong in 512 bytes (boot sector)▲71
2020 · github.com
15AM
A miniature Linux distro for non-rooted Android devices▲94
2013 · kevinboone.net
16SI
Server installs simplified (and built from source)▲79
2012 · rayburst.com
17RP
Raspberry Pi Laptop▲125
2013 · raspberry.io
18HF
H2 Forth CPU▲120
2019 · github.com
19MA
Monolinux – A tiny embedded Linux distro▲69
2019 · github.com
20RO
Realtime OS for Cortex-M0 Under 1K Bytes▲6
2019 · github.com
21TS
This Summer in Redox – A Rust Operating System▲20
2016 · redox-os.org
22
Keepod▲73
A $7 bootable OS to connect the 3rd world!
2014
23LE
LoWe – Extending the functionality of Ubuntu running on Windows 10▲34
2016 · github.com
24JO
Javascript operating system▲57
2012 · github.com

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