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24 alternatives to Ubuntu 26.10 (Stonking Stingray)

GNOME 51, Rust coreutils, and a refreshed Linux desktop

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.

1. 1
   Fog Creek - The Problems with Open Source ▲70

   And how to fix them with Justin Searls

   2015 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Naarchy▲69

   A little island for everything on your Linux desktop

   16d ago · michaelchurley.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Rusteerio by Context.dev▲71

   Keep your Cheerio code. Make it faster.

   2d ago · github.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   tunnl.gg▲65

   Stable localhost URLs over SSH with no installs

   16d ago · tunnl.gg · its alternatives →

5. 5T2
   Therac-25 Control Program Rewritten in Rust▲6

   2022 · dpaste.org · its alternatives →

6. 6
   The Bike Shed - #32: Bug For Bug Compatibility▲55

   Microsoft's interest in open source and Sean's progress imp…

   2015 · bikeshed.thoughtbot.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Rust 1.0▲6

   A high-level, safe and concurrent alternative to C++

   2015 · rust-lang.org · its alternatives →

8. 8OD
   OCaml – Dune Developer Preview▲9

   2024 · dune.ci.dev · its alternatives →

9. 9AS
   Amiga's Super Skidmarks Rebooted with Three.js▲6

   2018 · epicskidmarks.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Zabbix API V6 Crate for Rust▲7

    2024 · old.reddit.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Rocket▲5

    Web Framework for Rust

    2016 · rocket.rs · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Linux-based OS with HTML, CSS, JS, and JSON environment▲8

    May 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

13. 13MW
    My weekend project - Etherpad + Repl.it▲9

    2013 · replpad.com · its alternatives →

14. 14MR
    My recreation of cyberpunk/futuristic UI in rust▲8

    2020 · ivanceras.github.io · its alternatives →

15. 15
    A desktop HN reader client in Rust/egui▲9

    A little toy HN client for the desktop that I've been playing around with this week.

    2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Hello-world.rs, a memory-safe minimal hello world with 774 dependencies▲7

    2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Ikkekernel – The Fork of Linux▲7

    2023 · github.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Portainer▲14

    A simple management UI for Docker

    2016 · portainer.io · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Patching and making Ubuntu/Debian packages for Nginx made easy▲6

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Torchbear – fast, safe, simple, and complete(R) Rust scripting engine▲6

    2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    SSVM – Speed up your Node.js apps with Rust and WebAssembly▲7

    2020 · secondstate.io · its alternatives →

22. 22LO
    Linux on a Poster▲9

    2015 · linuxonaposter.com · its alternatives →

23. 23WC
    WebAssembly Cloud – I created a playground in the browser using Rust▲5

    2021 · webassembly.cloud · its alternatives →

24. 24AP
    A Python Web Framework with Rust Runtime▲5

    2022 · sanskar.me · its alternatives →

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