Perhaps you're hesitant about making the switch to GNU/Linux and haven't found a suitable distribution. Furthermore, you might want to enjoy all the best features of the Linux world without sacrificing the graphical interface of Windows or macOS. If that's the case, Fenix OS is one of those projects that can give you the best of both systems…
Furthermore, this chameleon-like distro is Made in Spain and is based on Ubuntu. Therefore, it boasts a solid foundation, robustness, security, and stability. In addition, it offers a vast number of packages available for this Canonical distro and excellent driver support, ensuring hardware compatibility is never an issue.
I know there are already other projects that simulate the look of macOS, such as elementary OS, or other projects like Zorin OS to mimic Windows, as well as the controversial Linspire, and even projects for the Raspberry Pi single-board computer like iRaspbian and Raspbian X. And there are also a multitude of themes you can use to customize your desktop and make it look however you want…
You might think Fenix OS doesn't offer anything new, but you'd be wrong . The idea behind this distro is to be able to adapt and adopt any look you want, like a chameleon. You can choose the look of macOS (X and Classic), or different versions of the Microsoft platform, from Windows 95 to Windows 10, including the famous XP, 7, and so on.
Other features of Fenix OS
In addition to its adaptable appearance, Fenix OS has also been designed to run quite efficiently on Raspberry Pi boards . It only uses 1 GB of RAM and is compatible with the ARM architecture of its chips.
- It has lots of packages Pre-installed software, such as LibreOffice, Openshot, Audacity, Inkscape, Telegram client, etc., as well as others that are not installed by default such as Kodi, RetroPie, ...
- You have snap for package management.
- Includes your own assistant and a emulator for Android called AndEmu, so you can run all the apps and video games of the Google system on your distro.
- Multiple desktop environments to choose from. Fenix OS can be downloaded in images with XFCE, Cinnamon, LXDE and Openbox. They include themes to mimic Windows and macOS.
- Available in multiple languages, including the spanishl.
If you liked it, you can find more information or see videos and images demonstrating the appearance customization options on the project's official website . You can also download the images ready to install on your SD card, or even run it without installing anything wherever you want.