Image: Stack Overflow / Count / Nick Heath Are there open-source operating systems that aren't based on Linux? Yes, while Linux underpins most open-source operating systems, there are OSes built ...

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Why switch to Linux? More security, more privacy, and freedom from vendor lock-in. And these distributions are as simple to install and use as MacOS or Windows.

But now there’s a new effort called Project Halium which is designed to create a single base that can be used to get any non-Android operating system to run on Android-compatible hardware.

Trying Linux is easy—you can even install it on a USB drive or disc to try it out before committing. Enter the world of open-source here.

Russia plans Linux-based mobile operating system to rival Android and iOS Ministry of Communications hopes China and other BRICS nations will join the project.

He didn’t create a complete operating system, but instead what’s known as a kernel, which didn’t depend on the parent MINIX operating system. This kernel is no popcorn What’s a kernel?

Android phones, smart TVs and even a smart refrigerator use Linux. The operating system is also widely used in other areas, like in 97 percent of the world’s top 500 supercomputers.

While making the switch may involve a learning curve, Linux machines will reward you with a stable and secure operating system that offers a free, private, open-source platform.