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Two Linux Distributions I'm Watching Closely in 2026 (linuxiac.com)
submitted 6 days ago by cm0002@ttrpg.network to c/linux@programming.dev
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There’s no doubt that 2026 will bring plenty of new Linux releases, with Ubuntu 26.04 LTS likely being the most anticipated, set to arrive at the end of April. But this article isn’t about the usual names that tend to dominate the conversation year after year.

Instead, I want to focus on two relatively new projects that left a strong impression on me in 2025. What sets them apart is their originality: they aren’t built on top of existing distributions, and they take genuinely fresh approaches to how a Linux system can be designed and function.

And no, this isn’t about the wave of immutability that defined much of 2025, nor about distributions overloaded with tools in an attempt to be everything to everyone.

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[–] RmDebArc_5@feddit.org 24 points 6 days ago (3 children)

Took me a moment to realize that Chimera Linux is a different distro than Chimera OS

[–] Telorand@reddthat.com 7 points 6 days ago

Wait, they are? I thought I was going crazy and missed a big shift in the latter's project goals! Thanks for pointing that out