Photon OS
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Photon OS is ranked #19 of 45 in operating systems on Inferse. It runs on Linux.
Compared on operating systems
- Free plan
- Yesvmware.github.io
- Device types
- Bare-metal systems, virtual machines, Raspberry Pi, cloud instancesvmware.github.io
- CPU architectures
- x86_64, ARM64/aarch64vmware.github.io
- Support lifecycle
- Security updates as needed; non-security package updates described in legacy FAQ as quarterly; no fixed duration verifiedvmware.github.io
- Built-in management
- tdnf package manager; Photon Management Daemon; RPM OSTree; Network Configuration Managervmware.github.io
- App compatibility
- Docker and other container formats; Kubernetes; RPM packages via tdnf; RPM OSTreevmware.github.io
- Deployment models
- Bare metal; VMware hypervisors; ISO installation; OVA appliance; AWS AMI; Google GCE image; Azure VHD; Raspberry Pi imagevmware.github.io
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5.9 Debian Free free plan, no paid price published Free plan Where it ranks on Inferse
- Best Operating Systems in 2026#19 of 45
