On the face of it, the most popular open-source operating system is Android, which is based on a modified version of the Linux kernel. … Among that share are a mix of old favorites such as Ubuntu and Debian and newer challengers such as Linux Mint and Elementary OS.

What is a common open source software operating system?

Operating systems

The most popular Linux distributions include Ubuntu Linux, Arch Linux, Fedora, Linux Mint, Debian, and openSUSE. FreeBSD is a free open source OS, a Unix-like operating system that’s based on Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD) Unix.

What is an example of an open source operating system?

Examples of open source programs

Android by Google. Open office. Firefox browser. VCL media player.