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Google Chrome OS is a Linux-based operating system designed by Google to work exclusively with web applications. The only application on the operating system is a web browser, which includes a media player. The user interface takes a minimalist approach, resembling that of the Chrome web browser. Additionally, Chrome OS has a minimal boot time, of approximately 8 seconds on a Chromebook.

Porteus is a complete linux operating system that is optimized to run from CD, USB flash drive, hard drive, or other bootable storage media. It's small (under 300Mb) and insanely fast which allows you to start up and get online while most other operating systems are left spitting dust. Porteus comes in both 32 & 64 bit and aims to keep on the bleeding edge. It also supports several different languages and the user forum has language sections.

xPUD is an unique Linux distribution, consisting mainly of a web browser and a media player, with a simple user interface on top. It can turn your computer into a kiosk-like station making surfing and watching movies as easy as pie.

What is CloudReady?CloudReady is a operating system built and maintained by Neverware. Based on Google’s open source Chromium OS, CloudReady uses web apps and cloud storage instead of traditional software and local storage. If you are just getting started with Chromebooks, start here!

Sanickiosk is a free and open source turn-key web kiosk which can be used in public or business spaces to provide internet or intranet services. It can be used for open or filtered web browsing or for digital signage.

Webconverger is a Linux-based operating system designed by Kai Hendry to be used solely for accessing web applications, first released in 2007. It is based on the Debian distro and is live, being able to boot from various media like a CD-ROM and a USB flash drive, and can be installed on a local hard drive. Webconverger is an open source project and has its own public git repository. Webconverger is pre-compiled to run on any x86 hardware so far. It does not have high system requirements and will also run on older machines. »

Black Lab NetOS is an operating system that makes use of web technologies as applications. Black Lab NetOS is a competitor to Chrome OS and Chromium OS with commercial support available or free support for the download release. With the applications being web based the only thing that needs to be updated is the core OS while 99.9% of the applications are updated via the developer and streamed over the browser, in this case, Google Chrome.