How to: Operating Systems
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**Creating a bootable media device(USB/MicroSD card)**

[Rufus](https://rufus.ie/) is a utility that helps format and create bootable USB flash drives.
Rufus
**OR**

[Etcher](https://www.balena.io/etcher/) is an open source, cross-platform software that makes it easy to flash operating system images to a microSD card or USB device.
Etcher UI
**A List of Operating Systems that are great for either settig up a personal Home Server or a Enterprise Server for your Organization/Company.**

[Home Assistant OS](https://home-assistant.io/hassio/) is a container-based system for managing your Home Assistant Core installation and related applications. The system is controlled via Home Assistant which communicates with the Supervisor. The Supervisor provides an API to manage the installation. This includes changing network settings or installing and updating software.
Home Assistant OS
[Umbrel](https://umbrel.com/) is an OS for running a personal server in your home. It can Self-host open source apps like Nextcloud, Bitcoin node, and more.
Umbrel
[CasaOS](https://casaos.io/) is a simple, easy-to-use, elegant open-source Home Cloud system.
CasaOS
[TrueNAS® CORE](https://www.truenas.com/truenas-core/) is the world's most popular storage OS because it gives you the power to build your own professional-grade storage system to use in a variety of data-intensive applications without any software costs. It's based on FreeBSD and Linux, using the OpenZFS file system.
TrueNAS CORE
[Alpine Linux](https://www.alpinelinux.org/) is a security-oriented, lightweight Linux distribution based on musl libc and busybox.

 * [Alpine Linux Wiki](https://wiki.alpinelinux.org/wiki/Main_Page)

 * [Alpine Linux Community](https://alpinelinux.org/community)

#### Xfce4 Desktop

**Enable the [Community repository](https://wiki.alpinelinux.org/wiki/Enable_Community_Repository), then execute command:**

``apk add xfce4``
Alpine Linux Xfce
#### Mate Desktop

**Enable the [Community repository](https://wiki.alpinelinux.org/wiki/Enable_Community_Repository), then execute command:**

``apk add mate-desktop-environment``
Alpine Linux MATE
[Ubuntu](https://ubuntu.com/) is a modern open source operating system on Linux for the enterprise Server, Desktop, Cloud, and IoT developed by Canonical. 

 * [Ubuntu Server](https://ubuntu.com/download/server)
 
 * [Ubuntu for ARM](https://ubuntu.com/download/server/arm)
 
 * [Ubuntu for Raspberry Pi](https://ubuntu.com/raspberry-pi)

 * [Ubuntu Flavours](https://www.ubuntu.com/download/flavours) is for those that prefer an alternative desktop environment such as [KDE Plasma Desktop](https://kubuntu.org/), [MATE](https://ubuntu-mate.org/), [Xfce](https://xubuntu.org/), [LXQt](https://lubuntu.me/), [Budgie](https://ubuntubudgie.org/), and [UKUI](https://www.ubuntukylin.com/) you can download a Flavour for your preferred desktop environment and use that to install Ubuntu, pre-configured for the desktop environment of your choice.
Ubuntu
[Debian](https://www.debian.org/) is an operating system and a distribution of Free Software. It is maintained and updated through the work of many users who volunteer their time and effort.
Debian 11
[Linux Mint](https://linuxmint.com/) is a modern, elegant, and comfortable open source operating system(based on Debian and Ubuntu), which is both powerful and easy to use for both new and advanced users. The flagsip version of Linux Min