We have collected here a shortlist of operating systems and tools.
Mainly aimed at x86, PowerPC and Sparc architectures.
Linux
Everything about the revolutionary Linux distributions: - - , - - - - - ...
BSD
The BSD family of operating systems distributions:
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Includes Mac OS X
Windows
The most widely used operating system family, things you should know and things you probably need to do
Others
More unusal or specialised operating systems
Virtualisation
With so many operating systems available, so many installations are needed to simulate all the possible setups that it would be impractical (and often impossible) to install them all, virtual machines can allow a single physical machine to run many different combinations for a fraction of the cost.
Tools
Tools for (net)booting and testing