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Chimera Linux

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
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