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Illumos is an open-source Unix-like operating system that continues the Solaris/OpenSolaris lineage after Oracle curtailed the project. It is maintained by a global community under the Illumos umbrella and provides a shared base for several Solaris-inspired distributions.

The Illumos core, known as illumos-gate, includes kernel and userland components derived from OpenSolaris, notably the

Several distributions build on illumos, forming a family rather than a single OS. OmniOS emphasizes stability

Software management in illumos-based systems typically uses the Image Packaging System (IPS) with the pkg command.

ZFS
file
system,
the
DTrace
dynamic
tracing
framework,
and
the
service-management
facility
SMF.
It
is
released
under
the
CDDL
and
provides
a
foundation
rather
than
a
single
distribution.
and
server
use;
OpenIndiana
aims
for
a
general-purpose,
community-driven
desktop/server
OS;
SmartOS,
developed
by
Joyent,
focuses
on
virtualization
and
cloud
workloads.
Illumos
continues
to
evolve
through
community
contributions
and
periodic
releases,
maintaining
compatibility
with
legacy
Solaris
users
and
developers
while
enabling
new
features.