What is the best OS to run on ARM-based SOCs like the RPi?

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A Debian based OS with a ton of useful apps like Box86 and Steam, and theme switching to look like Windows, MacOS, and many more.

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XFCE

It doesn't use that much RAM, but still looks good.

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Box86, Wine, Steam, and more, preinstalled

Proper x86 emulation, amazing.

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Lots of themes

Windows 11, Windows 10, Windows XP, Windows 98, MacOS Catalina, MacOS BigSur, its own custom theme...

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Not an OS

It is a gnu/distribution

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A bit big

It's understandable considering the amount of custom stuff loaded on to the OS.

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no mod here....
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Twister OS
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This is an awesome project that everyone should try. It has almost everything you need, and themes galore.
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 Lots of themes
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 Box86, Wine, Steam, and more, preinstalled
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