Lineage OS is a completely new system. However, you can safely say that it is simply a reincarnation of popular CyanogenMod. The software is created for the co-creator CyanogenMod with modifications, which recently ended its life. That is due to mainly by financial problems and staff.
Lineage OS Vs Android
Although he Lineage OS is only an early alpha version. However it turns out that Lineage OS is really popular. Looking at the statistics on the main page of the software, you can see that it has already downloaded more than 50,000 times . Lineage OS is mainly installed on such outfits as OnePlus 3, OnePlus One and Samsung Galaxy S3 . This shows that users need to modify to revive some older devices. This new OS gives opportunity to these devices users to get best experience of Linage OS.
CyanogenMod Modifications?
The new software is not only a modification of Android. This Linage OS is a new operating system created from scratch. Lineage OS uses as a base libraries and code that are for the CyanogenMod. So thats why it is also named as the modification of CyanogenMod.
Comparing with Android operating system new Linage OS has many new features that a techie would love to have. So you can expect similar features and solutions in future releases of the system that were in CyanogenMod.
At the moment we do not know what are the actual behaviours of people who are installing the new operating syste. However it is possible that newe OS lovers could be from the fans of previous CyanogenMod users. This ultimately getting attraction of these smartphones owners to install new software.
Lineage OS is going to be really good. You have to wait until it will be possible to use on every device . Download the Linage OS here.