---
title: illumos
kind: note
description: Unix operating system kernel forked from OpenSolaris
words: 47
readingMinutes: 1
created: '2022-01-29T00:00:00.000Z'
updated: '2026-06-29T20:34:03+02:00'
website: https://www.illumos.org/
---
## Link

<https://www.illumos.org/>

illumos is basically a kernel environment (similar to GNU) forked from <span class="dead-link">OpenSolaris</span>, which was made closed-source again when <span class="dead-link">Oracle</span> purchased <span class="dead-link">Sun Microsystems</span>.
## Resources
- [OS](/notes/operating-systems)/Distributions based on illumos
  - [OmniOS](https://omnios.org/)
    - > The Open Source Enterprise Server OS with just the features you need.
  - [openindiana](https://www.openindiana.org/)
    - > Community-driven illumos Distribution