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Tribblix: The retro Illumos distribution
Tribblix is an open source operating system created by Peter Tribble. Based on illumos , it blends a retro style with modern components.
NEWS: June 12th 2026: Milestone 40 available. ( updates ). See the X86 Release Notes .
NEWS: April 21st 2026. SPARC m34 ISO available for download , in addition to the upgrades from m33 to m34 that were previously available. ( SPARC Release Notes .)
Important: 32-bit hardware support now completely removed .
While the SPARC version still suffers from lack of testing and has spotty hardware support, the x86 version is pretty solid. You can download the image, install to a hard drive, and use it .