Desktop · Linux with a BSD-flavored userland (Unix-like) · Chimera Linux
Chimera Linux
Unknown year
vRolling release / 20 December 2025; 5 months ago (2025-12-20)[1]
mostly BSD-2-Clause
Active
Operating system entry sourced from Wikipedia: Chimera Linux.
Key specifications
- Family
- Linux with a BSD-flavored userland (Unix-like)
- Type
- Desktop
- Kernel
- Monolithic (Linux)
- Version
- Rolling release / 20 December 2025; 5 months ago (2025-12-20)[1]
- License
- mostly BSD-2-Clause
general
| Defaultuser interface | GNOME Shell, FreeBSD's Almquist shell |
|---|---|
| Developer | Chimera Linux |
| Kernel type | Monolithic (Linux) |
| Latest release | Rolling release / 20 December 2025; 5 months ago (2025-12-20) |
| License | mostly BSD-2-Clause |
| Marketing target | General purpose |
| Official website | chimera-linux.org |
| Operating system | Unix-like |
| OS family | Linux with a BSD-flavored userland (Unix-like) |
| Package manager | apk-tools, cports, flatpak |
| Repository | https://github.com/chimera-linux/ |
| Source model | Open source |
| Stable release | 15.0.3 / 4th January 2026 |
| Supported platforms | x86-64, aarch64, loongarch64, ppc64le, ppc64, PowerPC, RISC-V |
| Type | Miscellaneous utilities |
| Update method | Rolling release |
| Userland | BSD |
| Website | github.com/chimera-linux/chimerautils |
| Working state | Current |
| Written in | C, roff, shell script, Meson, Yacc, C++ |
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Performance profile
Catalog-derived scores for comparison — not benchmark results.
Security
86
Performance
42
Compatibility
52
Ecosystem
94
Modern support
83
Related systems
Data sources
- wikipedia os en.wikipedia.org → 2 weeks ago