Alternatives to FuguIta

An OpenBSD-based live system that boots from DVD, USB memory or an external drive. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.

  • FuguIta

    An OpenBSD-based live system that boots from DVD, USB memory or an external drive.

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Replacements

Listings that take over the same core job as FuguIta.

  • NomadBSD

    A persistent FreeBSD-based live system for USB flash drives with automatic hardware detection.

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    NomadBSD is a persistent FreeBSD-based live system for USB drives with automatic hardware detection, needing at least 5 GB, with its latest release from July 2024.

  • GhostBSD

    A desktop operating system based on FreeBSD with the MATE desktop and preinstalled software.

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    GhostBSD is an installed FreeBSD-based desktop with MATE and preinstalled software rather than a portable live OpenBSD system.

Also worth comparing

These listings name FuguIta as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.

  • MidnightBSD

    A BSD-derived desktop operating system for x86 and AMD64 PCs and virtual machines.

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    FuguIta is an OpenBSD-based live system that boots from DVD or USB without installing, with builds for more architectures, but is maintained by a single developer.

  • Porteus

    A small, modular Slackware-based Linux system built to run from a USB drive, CD or disk.

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    FuguIta is an OpenBSD-based live system booting from DVD or USB, maintained by a single developer with some guides only in Japanese.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.