Ten alternative operating systems you can install on your PC

Although Microsoft Windows is definitely the most popular operating system in the world, is far from the only thing we can install in our PC. And we're not just talking about Linux and its distributions, also.

If we strive a little, we can find ten different operating systems that we can test.

 And yes, it is true that many of them will not sustiuir our beloved Windows, but you may find them useful. They are:

Linux, FreeBSD and the like

When we talk about an alternative operating system to Windows and we can install on our PC, the first term to almost everyone comes to mind is Linux.

With distributions like Ubuntu or Linux Mint , the Open Source operating system has succeeded in winning a large number of users worldwide. In addition, companies such as Red Hat or Suse are getting out the power of free software companies, each time more, discover what are the advantages of not relying on Microsoft.

While purists what we considered an aberration at this point inluimos FreeBSD and other BSD derivatives base. Like Linux, these projects are based on a common Unix base, and although the kernel is not the same as governing in Linux distributions and licenses are also different, the fact is that both programs and the overall user experience are very similar.

Chrome OS

Chrome OS part of the Linux kernel, but it is different enough to be considered a different operating system. Modifications have been made ​​on the desktop let alone work with Google Chrome and applications from the Chrome Web Store.

Currently comes preinstalled on some specific models (which in the coming weeks also will go on sale in Spain), but this does not mean that we can not try on our PC .

Android

Once this is a part of the operating system Linux kernel. And yet it contains so many from modifications to be able to be considered a separate operating system . In addition to smartphones and tablets, manufacturers increasingly are considering offering Android preinstalled on their computers and in fact, we have seen how companies like Acer or HP are offering equipment that allow dual boot with Windows work well with either are Android.

On the other hand, it may also be useful in some scenarios have Android installed on your PC. In this article we show some possibilities, if we are interested.

Mac OS X

If your company is interested in buying some Macs, but not sure if it is the operating system that you need , you can always try it before on your own PC. however get it is not always a cakewalk. First we need to have a PC with compatible components that are usually found in Macs and secondly, to discover how to avoid the restrictions that Apple imposes on the practice.

If you want to try, one page Hackingtosh shows you what equipment and components with a higher degree of compatibility are and how you can install Mac OS X on your computer.

Haiku

History of Haiku in BeOS starts. BeOS was born in the early 90s and was a very lightweight operating system that was developed to deliver maximum performance in multimedia environments. In 1998 he made ​​the jump to the Intel x86 architecture in an attempt to compete with Microsoft. As we all know, things did not fare too well.

Be Inc ended up suing Microsoft, which he accused of pressuring Compaq Hitachi and not to launch products based on BeOS. Microsoft avoided trial by paying $ 23.5 million without admitting any liability in the case. Be Inc. was subsequently acquired by Palm.

What then is Haiku? It is nothing but an open source reimplementation of BeOS. At the moment the development is in Alpha stage, and although install can make some sense in very specific niches, has a long way to go before being a stable product.

eComStation

OS / 2 operating system was initially developed by Microsoft and equal parts and IBM. When Microsoft abandoned the project, IBM continued to develop for a few years and OS / 2 and MSDOS competed with early versions of Windows. And although it is clear that it was Microsoft that ended up taking the upper hand in the world there are still thousands of computers, ATMs and other systems that are based on developing new OS / 2, IBM finally releasing commercially as OS / 2 Warp

We say this because IBM sold the rights to development and distribution of OS / 2 to a company calledSerenity Systems continued development of the system to rename it eComSation,  an operating system designed for companies that pay though, can try asking for a CD Demo its website.

React OS

ReactOS is an open source operating system based on the best principles of design found in the architecture of Windows NT (versions of Windows such as Windows XP, Windows 7 and Windows Server 2012 follow the NT architecture).

Written completely from scratch, ReactOS is not a system based on Linux , and shares nothing architecture UNIX . Moment is in alpha stage and aims to be compatible with Windows Server 2003.

Syllable

Syllable is an open source operating system born as a fork of AtheOS, which at the time was a clone of the old AmigaOS. Follow the principles and best traditions of BeOS and AmigaOS but shares much of Linux source code. Like many of the operating systems listed above only has practical value for developers.

SkyOS

SkyOS is an owner and payment as last retail version was released in 2009 operating system. community seems to have taken over and now you can download and install a free beta offering little more than a Linux distribution to use.

FreeDOS

If you miss the days of MSDOS, then FreeDOS is for you. This operating system is an implementation of the open source operating system that was that marked a whole generation in the history of computing.

Via: Howtogeek.com

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