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Photon OS

5.8easy start · #28 of 45
in Operating Systems
  • Free to practise onnot on record
  • Free trialnot on record
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Runs on Linux.

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Photon OS is ranked #28 of 45 in operating systems on The Geeks Club. It runs on Linux.

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Free plan
Yes
Device types
Bare-metal systems, virtual machines, Raspberry Pi, cloud instances
CPU architectures
x86_64, ARM64/aarch64
Support lifecycle
Security updates as needed; non-security package updates described in legacy FAQ as quarterly; no fixed duration verified
Built-in management
tdnf package manager; Photon Management Daemon; RPM OSTree; Network Configuration Manager
App compatibility
Docker and other container formats; Kubernetes; RPM packages via tdnf; RPM OSTree
Deployment models
Bare metal; VMware hypervisors; ISO installation; OVA appliance; AWS AMI; Google GCE image; Azure VHD; Raspberry Pi image

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