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General
Basic general information about the distributions: creator or producer, release date and latest version, and so forth.
| Distribution | Creator | Producer | First public release (yyyy-MM-dd) | Base distribution | Latest release date | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64 Studio | Daniel James, Free Ekanayaka | 64 Studio Ltd. 64 Studio is a free Operating system based on Debian designed for creative users on X86-64 and legacy 32-bit hardware architectures | 2005-05-09 | Debian | 2007-07-27 | multimedia |
| Alinex | Alinex Team, University of Évora | Alinex Team, University of Évora | 2005-12-06 | Ubuntu | 2008-03-07 | General purpose |
| aLinux | Jay Klepacs | Jay Klepacs | ? pre-1999-08-19 (1. Debian ( pronounced) is a computer Operating system composed entirely of Free and open source software. Alinex is a Portuguese Operating system. It started with as an initiative between the regional government of Extremadura ( Spain) and the University Ubuntu Kubuntu Edubuntu Xubuntu Gobuntu --> Ubuntu aLinux (pronunciation eɪˈlɪnʊks is a Linux distribution created and maintained by Jay Klepacs 1) | Red Hat Linux | 2006-11-08 | desktop |
| ALT Linux | ALT Linux Team | ALT Linux Team | 2001-03-21 | none | 2007-12-27 | desktop, workstation, server |
| Annvix | Vincent Danen | Vincent Danen | 2003-11-? | Mandrake Linux | server | |
| Arch Linux | Judd Vinet | dev team | 2002-03-11 | none | 2007-10-07 | general purpose |
| Ark Linux | Bernhard Rosenkraenzer | dev team | 2003-01-25 | none | 2008-05-14 | desktop |
| Arudius | Haidut | dev team | 2005-11-04 | none | 2006-02-06 | information assurance, security |
| Asianux | Red Flag Linux, Miracle Linux, Haansoft Linux | dev team | 2004-06-? | RHEL | 2007-09-22 | workstation, server |
| Aurox | Software-Wydawnictwo Sp. ALT Linux is a set of Linux distributions based upon its development project ALT Linux Sisyphus Annvix is a Security-focused operating system based on Mandriva Linux (originally forked from Mandrake Linux 9 Mandriva Linux (formerly Mandrakelinux or Mandrake Linux) is an Operating system created by Mandriva (formerly Mandrakesoft Arch Linux (or Arch) is an independently developed Operating system intended to be lightweight and simple Arch Linux (or Arch) is an independently developed Operating system intended to be lightweight and simple Ark Linux is a free Linux distribution maintained by a group of volunteers and aims to be easy to install and use Bernhard Rosenkränzer (or Bero to the Internet community is the founder and main developer of Ark Linux, and a contributor to various other Asianux is an Operating system (a Linux distribution) It is a joint development between Linux vendors Red Flag Software Co Red Flag Linux ( 红旗 Linux) is a Chinese Linux distribution. Miracle Linux is a Linux distribution. It is developed by Japanese software vendor Miracle Linux co Red Hat Enterprise Linux is a Linux distribution produced by Red Hat and targeted toward the commercial market including mainframes. z oo | Aurox Sp. z oo | 2002-09-? | Fedora | 2006-08-31 | general purpose |
| BLAG | Brixton Linux Action Group | Brixton Linux Action Group | 2002-10-22 | Fedora | 2007-11-11 | desktop |
| Caixa Mágica | Daniel Neves, José Guimarães, Paulo Trezentos | Caixa Mágica Software | 2000-10-28 | Mandriva Linux | 2008-02-20 | desktop, server |
| CentOS | CentOS Project | CentOS Project | 2003-12-? | RHEL | 2007-12-02 | server |
| CRUX | Per Liden | CRUX Linux community | 2001-01-20 | none | 2007-12-22 | general purpose |
| Damn Small Linux | John Andrews | dev team | 2003-?-? | Knoppix | 2008-04-22 | general purpose |
| Debian | Ian Murdock | Debian Project | 1993-08-16 | none | 2007-04-08 | general purpose |
| Desktop Light Linux | Henry Jensen | Henry Jensen | 2002-10-? | none | 2008-05-28 | desktop |
| DeMuDi | AGNULA | AGNULA | 2002-04-? | Debian | 2005-11-03 | producing audio, video |
| dyne:bolic | Jaromil | Jaromil | 2001-06-? | none | 2007-09-22 | producing audio, video |
| Elive | Thanatermesis | Thanatermesis | 2005-01-01 | Debian | 2007-07-05 | desktop |
| EnGarde Secure Linux | Guardian Digital, Inc. The Fedora Operating system is an RPM -based general purpose Linux distribution, developed by the community-supported Fedora Project and sponsored The Fedora Operating system is an RPM -based general purpose Linux distribution, developed by the community-supported Fedora Project and sponsored Caixa Mágica is an Operating system based on Mandriva Linux and maintain by Caixa Mágica Software. Caixa Mágica is an Operating system based on Mandriva Linux and maintain by Caixa Mágica Software. Mandriva Linux (formerly Mandrakelinux or Mandrake Linux) is an Operating system created by Mandriva (formerly Mandrakesoft CentOS is a freely-available Operating system that is based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux. Red Hat Enterprise Linux is a Linux distribution produced by Red Hat and targeted toward the commercial market including mainframes. CRUX is a lightweight I686 -optimized Linux distribution targeted at experienced Linux users Damn Small Linux or DSL is a free Operating system for the x86 family of Personal computers It was designed to run graphical Knoppix, or KNOPPIX (nopɪks is a GNU/Linux Operating system based on Debian designed to be run directly from a CD / DVD Debian ( pronounced) is a computer Operating system composed entirely of Free and open source software. Ian Murdock (born April 28, 1973, in Konstanz, Germany) is the founder of the Debian distribution and Progeny Linux Systems DeMuDi ( Debian Multimedia Distribution) is a defunct Operating system based on Debian with enhancements and features aimed at music sound and video AGNULA is a defunct project originally funded by the European Commission aimed at creating two Linux distributions for use in music and audio production DeMuDi AGNULA is a defunct project originally funded by the European Commission aimed at creating two Linux distributions for use in music and audio production DeMuDi Debian ( pronounced) is a computer Operating system composed entirely of Free and open source software. dynebolic is a Live CD Linux distribution with a focus on Multimedia production and is distributed with a large assortment of applications for audio and Denis Jaromil Rojo (also known as the Rasta Coder) is a Free software programmer a media artist and activist Denis Jaromil Rojo (also known as the Rasta Coder) is a Free software programmer a media artist and activist Elive is an Operating system based on Debian for legacy and commodity hardware Debian ( pronounced) is a computer Operating system composed entirely of Free and open source software. EnGarde Secure Linux is an Open Source server-only Linux distribution developed by Guardian Digital | Guardian Digital, Inc. | 2001-?-? | none | server | |
| Fedora | Fedora Project | Fedora Project | 2003-11-05 | Red Hat Linux | 2008-05-13 | general purpose |
| Finnix | Ryan Finnie | Ryan Finnie | 2000-03-22 | Debian | 2008-01-29 | server administration |
| Foresight Linux | Ken VanDine | dev team | 2004-12-? | rPath | desktop, workstation, gnome showcase | |
| Frugalware | Miklos Vajna | dev team | 2004-09-? | Slackware | 2008-03-11 | general purpose |
| Gentoo Linux | Daniel Robbins | Gentoo Foundation, Inc. The Fedora Operating system is an RPM -based general purpose Linux distribution, developed by the community-supported Fedora Project and sponsored The Fedora Project is the community responsible for producing the Fedora Operating system, along with a variety of other projects The Fedora Project is the community responsible for producing the Fedora Operating system, along with a variety of other projects Finnix is a Debian based Live CD Operating system, developed by Ryan Finnie and intended for system administrators for tasks such as filesystem recovery Debian ( pronounced) is a computer Operating system composed entirely of Free and open source software. Foresight Linux is an Operating system comprising free and Non-free software with the stated goal of showcasing the latest in Linux desktop technologies rPath Inc is a technology company based in Raleigh North Carolina that provides a platform for software vendors to create and maintain Software appliances and Frugalware Linux is a general-purpose Linux distribution, designed for intermediate users who are familiar with command-line operations Slackware is an Operating system created by Patrick Volkerding of Slackware Linux Inc The Gentoo Linux Operating system (ˈdʒɛntuː is a Linux distribution based on the Portage Package management system. Daniel Robbins is a software developer best known as the founder and former chief architect of the Gentoo Linux project The Gentoo Linux Operating system (ˈdʒɛntuː is a Linux distribution based on the Portage Package management system. | 2002-3-? | none | 2007-05-07 | general purpose |
| gNewSense | Brian Brazil and Paul O'Malley | dev team | 2006-11-02 | Ubuntu (8. The gNewSense GNU/Linux distribution is an Operating system designed for users who wish to only use Free software on Personal computers Ubuntu Kubuntu Edubuntu Xubuntu Gobuntu --> Ubuntu 04) | 2008-04-30 | desktop |
| Gnoppix | Klaus Knopper | dev team | ? pre-2003-07-17 (0. Gnoppix is an Operating system primarily intended to offer the GNOME desktop environment on a Live CD, which allows the operating system to be used without Klaus Knopper (b 1968 in Ingelheim) is a German Electrical engineer and Free Software developer 4) | Knoppix | 2005-09-07 | live CD |
| gnuLinEx | Regional Government of Extremadura | dev team | 2002-06-09 | Debian | 2006-06-20 | desktop |
| GoboLinux | Hisham Muhammad, Andre Detsch | dev team | 2002-06-? | none | 2008-03-30 | desktop |
| Impi Linux | Gauteng Linux Users Group | Impi Linux (Pty) Ltd. Knoppix, or KNOPPIX (nopɪks is a GNU/Linux Operating system based on Debian designed to be run directly from a CD / DVD gnuLinEx, or LinEx, is a Operating system based on Debian which uses GNOME as its desktop. Extremadura is an autonomous community of western Spain whose capital city is Mérida. Debian ( pronounced) is a computer Operating system composed entirely of Free and open source software. GoboLinux is a free Operating system whose most salient feature is its reorganization of the Filesystem hierarchy Impi Linux is a South African Linux distribution based on Ubuntu, which focuses on the enterprise and government sector | 2003-11-? | Debian | 2006-01-31 | desktop |
| Kanotix | Jörg Schirottke (Kano) | dev team | 2003-12-24 | Debian, Knoppix | 2007-12-31 | live CD, desktop |
| Knoppix | Klaus Knopper | dev team | ? pre-2003-01-19 (3. Debian ( pronounced) is a computer Operating system composed entirely of Free and open source software. Kanotix, also referred to as KANOTIX, is an Operating system Live CD ( Live Distro) based on Debian (until 2006 unstable Debian ( pronounced) is a computer Operating system composed entirely of Free and open source software. Knoppix, or KNOPPIX (nopɪks is a GNU/Linux Operating system based on Debian designed to be run directly from a CD / DVD Knoppix, or KNOPPIX (nopɪks is a GNU/Linux Operating system based on Debian designed to be run directly from a CD / DVD Klaus Knopper (b 1968 in Ingelheim) is a German Electrical engineer and Free Software developer 1) | Debian | 2008-03-27 | live CD |
| KnoppMyth | Cecil Watson | dev team | ? | Debian, Knoppix | 2007-09-09 | Live Frontend, Desktop |
| Kurumin Linux | Carlos Morimoto | GuiadoHardware | 2003-01-? | Knoppix | 2007-02-21 | desktop, live CD |
| Linspire | Lindows. Debian ( pronounced) is a computer Operating system composed entirely of Free and open source software. Knoppmyth is a Portmanteau word of Knoppix and MythTV. It is a Debian -based operating system using Knoppix configuration scripts and Debian ( pronounced) is a computer Operating system composed entirely of Free and open source software. Knoppix, or KNOPPIX (nopɪks is a GNU/Linux Operating system based on Debian designed to be run directly from a CD / DVD Kurumin Linux is a Live CD Operating system based on Debian via Knoppix and Kanotix. Knoppix, or KNOPPIX (nopɪks is a GNU/Linux Operating system based on Debian designed to be run directly from a CD / DVD Linspire, previously known as LindowsOS, was a commercial Operating system based on Debian GNU/Linux and later Ubuntu. com, Inc. | Linspire, Inc. | 2002-03-? | Debian | 2007-10-10 | desktop |
| Freespire | Lindows. Debian ( pronounced) is a computer Operating system composed entirely of Free and open source software. Freespire is a community-driven Linux distribution which is composed mostly of free / open source software while providing users the choice of including com, Inc. | Linspire, Inc. | 2002-03-? | Debian/Ubuntu(developing) | 2007-08-07 | desktop |
| Linux Mint | Clement Lefebvre | dev team | 2006-08-27 | Ubuntu | 2008-06-08 | desktop |
| Lunar Linux | Chuck Mead, Lunar Penguin Project | dev team | 2002-03-? | Sorcerer | 2006-04-06 | desktop, workstation |
| Mandriva Linux | Mandrakesoft S. Debian ( pronounced) is a computer Operating system composed entirely of Free and open source software. Ubuntu Kubuntu Edubuntu Xubuntu Gobuntu --> Ubuntu Linux Mint is a Operating system for Personal computers based on Ubuntu 's code which in turn is based on Debian. Ubuntu Kubuntu Edubuntu Xubuntu Gobuntu --> Ubuntu Lunar Linux is an Operating system maintained around a source based Package management system also called Lunar. Chuck Mead (born in 1957 is a long time member and leader in the Linux and open source communities Mandriva Linux (formerly Mandrakelinux or Mandrake Linux) is an Operating system created by Mandriva (formerly Mandrakesoft A. | Mandriva S. A. | 1998-7-23 (5. 1 (venice)) | Red Hat Linux | 2008-04-09 | general purpose |
| MontaVista Linux | MontaVista Software | MontaVista Software | 1999-?-? | Debian | 2007-03-? | embedded systems |
| Musix GNU+Linux | Marcos Guglielmetti | ? | ? | Knoppix, Kanotix, Debian | 2007-03-05 | producing audio |
| NimbleX | Bogdan Radulescu | Bogdan Radulescu | 2005-12-? | Slackware | 2006-12-25 | desktop |
| Nitix | Net Integration Technologies, Inc. MontaVista Software is a Software developer that develops Embedded Linux system software development tools and related software MontaVista Software is a Software developer that develops Embedded Linux system software development tools and related software MontaVista Software is a Software developer that develops Embedded Linux system software development tools and related software Debian ( pronounced) is a computer Operating system composed entirely of Free and open source software. Musix GNU+Linux is a Live CD and Live DVD Operating system for the X86 processor family based on Knoppix, Kanotix Knoppix, or KNOPPIX (nopɪks is a GNU/Linux Operating system based on Debian designed to be run directly from a CD / DVD Kanotix, also referred to as KANOTIX, is an Operating system Live CD ( Live Distro) based on Debian (until 2006 unstable Debian ( pronounced) is a computer Operating system composed entirely of Free and open source software. NimbleX is a small Slackware -based Linux distribution optimized to run from a CD, USB drive or a network environment. Slackware is an Operating system created by Patrick Volkerding of Slackware Linux Inc Nitix (properly pronounced /nitiks/ is a retail Linux distribution, produced in Canada. | Net Integration Technologies, Inc. | 2001-?-? | none | 2006-10-18 | server |
| Open Enterprise Server on Linux | Novell | Novell, Inc. SUSE Linux distributions Novell Open Enterprise Server (OES is the successor product to Novell Inc Novell Inc ( is a global Software Corporation based in the United States specializing in enterprise operating systems such as SUSE Novell Inc ( is a global Software Corporation based in the United States specializing in enterprise operating systems such as SUSE dev team | 2003 | SUSE Linux Enterprise Server | 2007-10-08 | server |
| openSUSE | SUSE Linux / Novell | Novell, Inc. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server ( SLES) is a Linux distribution supplied by Novell, targeted at the business market SUSE Linux distributions openSUSE, (ˌoʊpɛnˈsuːzə is a general purpose Operating system developed by the OpenSUSE Project. Novell Inc ( is a global Software Corporation based in the United States specializing in enterprise operating systems such as SUSE & openSUSE community | 1994-03-? | SUSE Linux | 2007-10-04 | desktop |
| Paipix | António Amorim | António Amorim | 2004 | Debian | 2007-10-17 | science |
| Pardus | TUBITAK | TUBITAK | 2005 | none | 2007-11-19 | general purpose |
| Parsix | Alan Baghumian | Parsix Project | 2005-01-25 | Kanotix, Debian | 2007-10-05 | desktop |
| PCLinuxOS | Bill Reynolds | dev team | 2003-11-? | Mandriva | 2007-05-21 | desktop |
| Pie Box Enterprise Linux | PixExcel | PixExcel | 2004-04-19 | Red Hat Enterprise Linux | 2006-08-15 | general purpose |
| Puppy Linux | Barry Kauler | Puppy Foundation | 2002-07-12 (0. SUSE (ˈsuːsə German ˈzuːzə is a major retail Operating system, produced worldwide and supported by Novell Inc Debian ( pronounced) is a computer Operating system composed entirely of Free and open source software. The Pardus Linux distribution is an Operating system developed in Turkey, as a product of the Pardus Project The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey ( Turkish: Türkiye Bilimsel ve Teknolojik Araştırma Kurumu - The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey ( Turkish: Türkiye Bilimsel ve Teknolojik Araştırma Kurumu - Kanotix, also referred to as KANOTIX, is an Operating system Live CD ( Live Distro) based on Debian (until 2006 unstable Debian ( pronounced) is a computer Operating system composed entirely of Free and open source software. PCLinuxOS, often abbreviated as PCLOS, is a Desktop Operating system. Mandriva Linux (formerly Mandrakelinux or Mandrake Linux) is an Operating system created by Mandriva (formerly Mandrakesoft Red Hat Enterprise Linux is a Linux distribution produced by Red Hat and targeted toward the commercial market including mainframes. Puppy Linux is a Live CD Linux distribution that is very small and focuses on Ease of use. 4) | none | 2007-10-15[1] | desktop |
| QiLinux | QiLinux team | QiLinux team | 2003-10-31 (1. 0alpha2) | none | 2006-08-01 | desktop, server |
| Red Flag Linux | Institute of Software, Chinese Academy of Sciences, NewMargin Venture Capital | Red Flag Software Co. Red Flag Linux ( 红旗 Linux) is a Chinese Linux distribution. , Ltd. | 1999-09-20 | Asianux | 2005-11-11 | general purpose |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux | Red Hat & Fedora Project | Red Hat & Fedora Project | 2000-03-27 (RHL 6. Asianux is an Operating system (a Linux distribution) It is a joint development between Linux vendors Red Flag Software Co Red Hat Enterprise Linux is a Linux distribution produced by Red Hat and targeted toward the commercial market including mainframes. In Computing, Red Hat Inc ( is a company dedicated to Free and open source software, and a major Linux distribution vendor The Fedora Project is the community responsible for producing the Fedora Operating system, along with a variety of other projects In Computing, Red Hat Inc ( is a company dedicated to Free and open source software, and a major Linux distribution vendor The Fedora Project is the community responsible for producing the Fedora Operating system, along with a variety of other projects 2E (Zoot)) | Red Hat Linux | 2007-03-14 | business workstation, server |
| Red Hat Linux | Red Hat | Red Hat | 1995-05-13 (1. In Computing, Red Hat Inc ( is a company dedicated to Free and open source software, and a major Linux distribution vendor In Computing, Red Hat Inc ( is a company dedicated to Free and open source software, and a major Linux distribution vendor 0) | none | 2003-03-31 | server, workstation |
| Rxart | Pixart SRL | Pixart SRL | 2000-03-? | Debian | 2006-04-16 | desktop, workstation, server |
| Sabayon Linux | lxnay Design | dev team | ? | Gentoo | 2007-09-07 | desktop |
| Satux | Institute of Technology JRSC (iTJRSC) | Institute of Technology JRSC (iTJRSC) | 2007 | Debian | 2007[2] | desktop, end user |
| Scientific Linux | CERN, Fermilab | dev team | 2004-5-10 | RHL/RHEL | 2007-05-04 | science |
| sidux | sidux team | sidux team, sidux e.V. | 2007-02-21 | Debian Sid | 2008-04-12 | desktop |
| SimplyMEPIS | Warren Woodford | MEPIS LLC. Debian ( pronounced) is a computer Operating system composed entirely of Free and open source software. Sabayon Linux or SabayonLinux (formerly known as RR4 Linux/RR64 Linux, is a Gentoo -based Operating system created by Fabio Erculiani and produced in The Gentoo Linux Operating system (ˈdʒɛntuː is a Linux distribution based on the Portage Package management system. Debian ( pronounced) is a computer Operating system composed entirely of Free and open source software. Scientific Linux is a free Operating system (a Linux distribution) co-developed by Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory and the European Organization The European Organization for Nuclear Research (Organisation Européenne pour la Recherche Nucléaire known as CERN Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory ( Fermilab) located in Batavia near Chicago, Illinois, is a U Red Hat Enterprise Linux is a Linux distribution produced by Red Hat and targeted toward the commercial market including mainframes. sidux [ziːdʊks] is a desktop-oriented Operating system based on the "unstable" branch of Debian, which uses the codename Sid Debian ( pronounced) is a computer Operating system composed entirely of Free and open source software. MEPIS (pronunciation ˈmɛpɪs refers to a set of Operating systems distributed as Live CDs which can be installed onto a Hard disk. Warren Woodford is a computer industry veteran and the head developer of MEPIS. | 2003-09-05 | Debian | 2007-12-23 | desktop |
| Slackware | Patrick Volkerding | dev team | 1993-07-16 | SLS | 2008-05-02 | desktop, workstation, server |
| SLAX | Tomas Matejicek | Tomas Matejicek | 2002-06-16 | Slackware | 2008-04-18 | live CD |
| SliTaz GNU/Linux | Christophe Lincoln | dev team | 2008-03-22 | none | 2008-03-22 | live CD |
| Source Mage GNU/Linux | Ryan Abrams, Eric Schabell | dev team | 2002-06-? | Sorcerer | 2007-03-27 | general purpose |
| SUSE Linux | SUSE Linux / Novell | Novell, Inc. Debian ( pronounced) is a computer Operating system composed entirely of Free and open source software. Slackware is an Operating system created by Patrick Volkerding of Slackware Linux Inc Patrick Volkerding (born 1966 is the founder and maintainer of the Slackware Operating system. Softlanding Linux System ( SLS) was an early Linux distribution, founded by Peter MacDonald in mid-1992 SLAX is a Linux Live CD Operating system based on Slackware. It does not need to be installed on a computer system's Hard drive; it boots Slackware is an Operating system created by Patrick Volkerding of Slackware Linux Inc SliTaz GNU/Linux is a community software project started in 2006 by Christophe Lincoln Source Mage GNU/Linux is an Operating system. When a package is installed its source code is automatically downloaded compiled and installed SUSE (ˈsuːsə German ˈzuːzə is a major retail Operating system, produced worldwide and supported by Novell Inc Novell Inc ( is a global Software Corporation based in the United States specializing in enterprise operating systems such as SUSE dev team | 1994-03-? | SUSE Linux | 2007-06-26 | business desktop, server |
| Symphony OS | Ryan Quinn | Ryan Quinn & Jason Spisak | ? | Debian | 2006-12-13 | desktop |
| Trustix Secure Linux | Comodo Group, Inc. SUSE (ˈsuːsə German ˈzuːzə is a major retail Operating system, produced worldwide and supported by Novell Inc Symphony OS, SymphonyOne or Symphony Linux, is a Live CD Operating system, developed by Ryan Quinn, Jason Spisak, and Jason Spisak is an American voice actor in Animation and Video games. Debian ( pronounced) is a computer Operating system composed entirely of Free and open source software. In Computing, Trustix Secure Linux is a Linux distribution intended for use on servers and focused on security and stability | Comodo Group, Inc. | 2000-02-? | Red Hat Linux | 2007-03-06 | server |
| Ubuntu | Canonical Ltd. Ubuntu Kubuntu Edubuntu Xubuntu Gobuntu --> Ubuntu Canonical Ltd is a Private company founded (and funded by South African Entrepreneur Mark Shuttleworth for the promotion of Free software | Canonical Ltd. Canonical Ltd is a Private company founded (and funded by South African Entrepreneur Mark Shuttleworth for the promotion of Free software | 2004-10-20 | Debian | 2008-04-24 | desktop, server |
| Kubuntu | Canonical Ltd. Debian ( pronounced) is a computer Operating system composed entirely of Free and open source software. Ubuntu Kubuntu Edubuntu Xubuntu Gobuntu Canonical Ltd is a Private company founded (and funded by South African Entrepreneur Mark Shuttleworth for the promotion of Free software | Canonical Ltd. Canonical Ltd is a Private company founded (and funded by South African Entrepreneur Mark Shuttleworth for the promotion of Free software | 2005-04-08 | Debian | 2008-04-24 | desktop |
| Xubuntu | Canonical Ltd. Debian ( pronounced) is a computer Operating system composed entirely of Free and open source software. Xubuntu Canonical Ltd is a Private company founded (and funded by South African Entrepreneur Mark Shuttleworth for the promotion of Free software | Canonical Ltd. Canonical Ltd is a Private company founded (and funded by South African Entrepreneur Mark Shuttleworth for the promotion of Free software | 2006-06-01 | Debian | 2008-04-24 | desktop |
| Edubuntu | Canonical Ltd. Debian ( pronounced) is a computer Operating system composed entirely of Free and open source software. Canonical Ltd is a Private company founded (and funded by South African Entrepreneur Mark Shuttleworth for the promotion of Free software | Canonical Ltd. Canonical Ltd is a Private company founded (and funded by South African Entrepreneur Mark Shuttleworth for the promotion of Free software | 2005-10-13 | Debian | 2008-04-24 | computer lab |
| Gobuntu | Canonical Ltd. Debian ( pronounced) is a computer Operating system composed entirely of Free and open source software. Not to be confused with Goobuntu, a Linux distribution used by Google. Canonical Ltd is a Private company founded (and funded by South African Entrepreneur Mark Shuttleworth for the promotion of Free software | Canonical Ltd. Canonical Ltd is a Private company founded (and funded by South African Entrepreneur Mark Shuttleworth for the promotion of Free software | 2007-10-18 | Debian | 2008-04-24 | desktop |
| Ubuntu Studio | Canonical Ltd. Debian ( pronounced) is a computer Operating system composed entirely of Free and open source software. Ubuntu Studio is an officially recognized derivative of the Ubuntu Operating system, which is explicitly geared to general Multimedia production Canonical Ltd is a Private company founded (and funded by South African Entrepreneur Mark Shuttleworth for the promotion of Free software | Canonical Ltd. Canonical Ltd is a Private company founded (and funded by South African Entrepreneur Mark Shuttleworth for the promotion of Free software | 2007-05-11 | Debian | 2008-04-24 | multimedia |
| Ututo | Diego Saravia, Daniel Olivera | UTUTO dev-team | 2000-?-? | Gentoo Linux | 2006-03-04 | general purpose |
| VectorLinux | Robert S. Debian ( pronounced) is a computer Operating system composed entirely of Free and open source software. Ututo GNU/Linux is an Operating system based on Gentoo Linux with the main goal of producing an operating system comprised entirely of Free software The Gentoo Linux Operating system (ˈdʒɛntuː is a Linux distribution based on the Portage Package management system. VectorLinux, abbreviated VL is a Linux Operating system for the X86 platform currently based on Slackware 12 Lange | dev team | 1999-?-? | Slackware | 2007-05-17 | desktop |
| Xandros | Xandros Corp. Slackware is an Operating system created by Patrick Volkerding of Slackware Linux Inc Xandros is both the name of a line of Operating systems and Xandros Corporation, the company which creates them | Xandros, Inc. | 2002-10-22 | Corel Linux | 2006-06-21 | desktop |
| Yellow Dog Linux | Terra Soft Solutions | Terra Soft Solutions | 1999 | Fedora | 2008-02-05 | desktop, workstation |
| Yoper | Andreas Giradet | The Yoper Team | 2003-03-05 | none | 2007-10-03 | desktop, workstation, server |
| Zenwalk Linux | Jean-Philippe Guillemin | dev team | 2004-05-21 (as Minislack) | Slackware | 2008-06-07 | desktop, server |
| Distribution | Creator | Producer | First public release (yyyy-MM-dd) | Base distribution | Latest release date | Purpose |
Cost
The following distributions are completely without cost : aLinux, ALT Linux, Annvix, Arch Linux, Ark Linux, Arudius, Asianux, Aurox, BLAG Linux and GNU, CentOS, CRUX, Damn Small Linux, Debian, DeLi Linux, DeMuDi, Devil-Linux, dyne:bolic, Edubuntu, EnGarde Secure Linux, Fedora, Finnix, Foresight Linux, Freespire, Frugalware, Gentoo, gNewSense, Gnoppix, gnuLinEx, GoboLinux, Gobuntu, Impi Linux, Kanotix, Knoppix, Knoppmyth, Kubuntu, Kurumin Linux, Linux Mint, Lunar Linux, Musix GNU+Linux, NimbleX, NUbuntu, openSUSE, Paipix, Pardus, Parsix, PCLinuxOS, Puppy Linux, QiLinux, SabayonLinux, Satux, Scientific Linux, sidux, Slackware, SLAX, SliTaz GNU/Linux, Source Mage GNU/Linux, Symphony OS, Trustix, Ubuntu, Ututo GNU/Linux, Xubuntu, Yoper and Zenwalk. Corel Linux, also called Corel LinuxOS, was a Debian -based Operating system made by Corel that was released in late 1999. Yellow Dog Linux, also YDL, is a free-software, open-source Operating system for the Sony PlayStation 3, PowerPC Yoper Linux&mdash Y our '''Oper'''ating System &mdashis a Linux distribution for PCs with i686 ( Pentium Pro) or higher processor Zenwalk (formerly Minislack or Zenwalk Linux, is an Operating system founded by Jean-Philippe Guillemin Zenwalk (formerly Minislack or Zenwalk Linux, is an Operating system founded by Jean-Philippe Guillemin Slackware is an Operating system created by Patrick Volkerding of Slackware Linux Inc aLinux (pronunciation eɪˈlɪnʊks is a Linux distribution created and maintained by Jay Klepacs ALT Linux is a set of Linux distributions based upon its development project ALT Linux Sisyphus Annvix is a Security-focused operating system based on Mandriva Linux (originally forked from Mandrake Linux 9 Arch Linux (or Arch) is an independently developed Operating system intended to be lightweight and simple Ark Linux is a free Linux distribution maintained by a group of volunteers and aims to be easy to install and use Asianux is an Operating system (a Linux distribution) It is a joint development between Linux vendors Red Flag Software Co CentOS is a freely-available Operating system that is based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux. CRUX is a lightweight I686 -optimized Linux distribution targeted at experienced Linux users Damn Small Linux or DSL is a free Operating system for the x86 family of Personal computers It was designed to run graphical Debian ( pronounced) is a computer Operating system composed entirely of Free and open source software. DeMuDi ( Debian Multimedia Distribution) is a defunct Operating system based on Debian with enhancements and features aimed at music sound and video Devil-Linux is a Linux distribution for use as a Router / firewall which boots and runs completely from CD-ROM which can be put on an older dynebolic is a Live CD Linux distribution with a focus on Multimedia production and is distributed with a large assortment of applications for audio and EnGarde Secure Linux is an Open Source server-only Linux distribution developed by Guardian Digital The Fedora Operating system is an RPM -based general purpose Linux distribution, developed by the community-supported Fedora Project and sponsored Finnix is a Debian based Live CD Operating system, developed by Ryan Finnie and intended for system administrators for tasks such as filesystem recovery Foresight Linux is an Operating system comprising free and Non-free software with the stated goal of showcasing the latest in Linux desktop technologies Freespire is a community-driven Linux distribution which is composed mostly of free / open source software while providing users the choice of including Frugalware Linux is a general-purpose Linux distribution, designed for intermediate users who are familiar with command-line operations The Gentoo Linux Operating system (ˈdʒɛntuː is a Linux distribution based on the Portage Package management system. The gNewSense GNU/Linux distribution is an Operating system designed for users who wish to only use Free software on Personal computers Gnoppix is an Operating system primarily intended to offer the GNOME desktop environment on a Live CD, which allows the operating system to be used without gnuLinEx, or LinEx, is a Operating system based on Debian which uses GNOME as its desktop. GoboLinux is a free Operating system whose most salient feature is its reorganization of the Filesystem hierarchy Not to be confused with Goobuntu, a Linux distribution used by Google. Impi Linux is a South African Linux distribution based on Ubuntu, which focuses on the enterprise and government sector Kanotix, also referred to as KANOTIX, is an Operating system Live CD ( Live Distro) based on Debian (until 2006 unstable Knoppix, or KNOPPIX (nopɪks is a GNU/Linux Operating system based on Debian designed to be run directly from a CD / DVD Knoppmyth is a Portmanteau word of Knoppix and MythTV. It is a Debian -based operating system using Knoppix configuration scripts and Ubuntu Kubuntu Edubuntu Xubuntu Gobuntu Kurumin Linux is a Live CD Operating system based on Debian via Knoppix and Kanotix. Linux Mint is a Operating system for Personal computers based on Ubuntu 's code which in turn is based on Debian. Lunar Linux is an Operating system maintained around a source based Package management system also called Lunar. Musix GNU+Linux is a Live CD and Live DVD Operating system for the X86 processor family based on Knoppix, Kanotix NimbleX is a small Slackware -based Linux distribution optimized to run from a CD, USB drive or a network environment. nUbuntu or Network Ubuntu is a project to take the existing Ubuntu Operating system and remaster it as a Live CD and Full Install with tools SUSE Linux distributions openSUSE, (ˌoʊpɛnˈsuːzə is a general purpose Operating system developed by the OpenSUSE Project. The Pardus Linux distribution is an Operating system developed in Turkey, as a product of the Pardus Project PCLinuxOS, often abbreviated as PCLOS, is a Desktop Operating system. Puppy Linux is a Live CD Linux distribution that is very small and focuses on Ease of use. Sabayon Linux or SabayonLinux (formerly known as RR4 Linux/RR64 Linux, is a Gentoo -based Operating system created by Fabio Erculiani and produced in Scientific Linux is a free Operating system (a Linux distribution) co-developed by Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory and the European Organization sidux [ziːdʊks] is a desktop-oriented Operating system based on the "unstable" branch of Debian, which uses the codename Sid Slackware is an Operating system created by Patrick Volkerding of Slackware Linux Inc SLAX is a Linux Live CD Operating system based on Slackware. It does not need to be installed on a computer system's Hard drive; it boots SliTaz GNU/Linux is a community software project started in 2006 by Christophe Lincoln Source Mage GNU/Linux is an Operating system. When a package is installed its source code is automatically downloaded compiled and installed Symphony OS, SymphonyOne or Symphony Linux, is a Live CD Operating system, developed by Ryan Quinn, Jason Spisak, and In Computing, Trustix Secure Linux is a Linux distribution intended for use on servers and focused on security and stability Ubuntu Kubuntu Edubuntu Xubuntu Gobuntu --> Ubuntu Ututo GNU/Linux is an Operating system based on Gentoo Linux with the main goal of producing an operating system comprised entirely of Free software Xubuntu Yoper Linux&mdash Y our '''Oper'''ating System &mdashis a Linux distribution for PCs with i686 ( Pentium Pro) or higher processor Zenwalk (formerly Minislack or Zenwalk Linux, is an Operating system founded by Jean-Philippe Guillemin
The following distributions have several editions, some of which are without cost and some of which do cost money : Caixa Mágica, Mandriva Linux, MEPIS and Red Flag Linux. Caixa Mágica is an Operating system based on Mandriva Linux and maintain by Caixa Mágica Software. Mandriva Linux (formerly Mandrakelinux or Mandrake Linux) is an Operating system created by Mandriva (formerly Mandrakesoft MEPIS (pronunciation ˈmɛpɪs refers to a set of Operating systems distributed as Live CDs which can be installed onto a Hard disk. Red Flag Linux ( 红旗 Linux) is a Chinese Linux distribution.
The following distributions cost money : Elive, Linspire,[3], OES Linux,[4] Pie Box Enterprise Linux, Red Hat Enterprise Linux,[5][6] Rxart. Elive is an Operating system based on Debian for legacy and commodity hardware Linspire, previously known as LindowsOS, was a commercial Operating system based on Debian GNU/Linux and later Ubuntu. SUSE Linux distributions Novell Open Enterprise Server (OES is the successor product to Novell Inc Red Hat Enterprise Linux is a Linux distribution produced by Red Hat and targeted toward the commercial market including mainframes. [7], SUSE Linux[8]
Note that when talking about "free software", the word "free" refers to software freedom, not monetary cost: for an explanation of the difference, see The Free Software Definition. SUSE (ˈsuːsə German ˈzuːzə is a major retail Operating system, produced worldwide and supported by Novell Inc The Free Software Definition, written by Richard Stallman and published by Free Software Foundation (FSF defines Free software - free in the "free
Technical
Information on technical aspects of the distributions.
| Distribution | Linux kernel | C Compiler | Default file system | Default desktop environment or window manager |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alinex | 2. Linux is an operating system kernel used by a family of Unix-like Operating systems These are popularly termed Linux operating systems and A compiler is a Computer program (or set of programs that translates text written in a computer language (the source language) into another In Computing, a file system (often also written as filesystem) is a method for storing and organizing Computer files and the data they contain to make In graphical computing a desktop environment ( DE) commonly refers to a style of Graphical user interface (GUI that is based on the Desktop metaphor which An X window manager is a Window manager which runs on top of the X Window System, a Windowing system mainly used on Unix-like systems Alinex is a Portuguese Operating system. It started with as an initiative between the regional government of Extremadura ( Spain) and the University 6. 22 | GCC 4. The GNU Compiler Collection (usually shortened to GCC) is a set of Compilers produced for various Programming languages by the GNU Project 1. 2 | ext3 | GNOME |
| aLinux | 2. A gnome is a Mythical creature characterized by its extremely small size and subterranean lifestyle aLinux (pronunciation eɪˈlɪnʊks is a Linux distribution created and maintained by Jay Klepacs 6. 12 | GCC 4. The GNU Compiler Collection (usually shortened to GCC) is a set of Compilers produced for various Programming languages by the GNU Project 1. 1 | none | KDE |
| ALT Linux | 2. KDE ( K Desktop Environment) (ˌkeɪdiːˈiː is a Free software project which aims to be a powerful system for an easy-to-use Desktop environment. ALT Linux is a set of Linux distributions based upon its development project ALT Linux Sisyphus 6. 18 | GCC 4. The GNU Compiler Collection (usually shortened to GCC) is a set of Compilers produced for various Programming languages by the GNU Project 1. 1 | ext3 | KDE, Xfce |
| Annvix | 2. The ext3 or third extended filesystem is a journaled file system that is commonly used by the Linux Operating system. KDE ( K Desktop Environment) (ˌkeɪdiːˈiː is a Free software project which aims to be a powerful system for an easy-to-use Desktop environment. Xfce ( ɛf siː iː is a Free software Desktop environment for Unix and other Unix-like platforms such as Linux, Solaris Annvix is a Security-focused operating system based on Mandriva Linux (originally forked from Mandrake Linux 9 4. 32 | GCC 3. The GNU Compiler Collection (usually shortened to GCC) is a set of Compilers produced for various Programming languages by the GNU Project 4. 3 | none | |
| Arch Linux | 2. Arch Linux (or Arch) is an independently developed Operating system intended to be lightweight and simple 6. 25. 4[9] | GCC 4. The GNU Compiler Collection (usually shortened to GCC) is a set of Compilers produced for various Programming languages by the GNU Project 3. 0[10] | ext3 | none |
| Archie | Xfce | |||
| Ark Linux | 2. The ext3 or third extended filesystem is a journaled file system that is commonly used by the Linux Operating system. Xfce ( ɛf siː iː is a Free software Desktop environment for Unix and other Unix-like platforms such as Linux, Solaris Ark Linux is a free Linux distribution maintained by a group of volunteers and aims to be easy to install and use 6. 22. 3 | GCC 4. The GNU Compiler Collection (usually shortened to GCC) is a set of Compilers produced for various Programming languages by the GNU Project 2. 1 | JFS file system | KDE |
| Arudius | 2. Journaled File System or JFS is a 64-bit Journaling filesystem created by IBM. KDE ( K Desktop Environment) (ˌkeɪdiːˈiː is a Free software project which aims to be a powerful system for an easy-to-use Desktop environment. 6. 13 | GCC 3. The GNU Compiler Collection (usually shortened to GCC) is a set of Compilers produced for various Programming languages by the GNU Project 3. 6 | ext3 | Fluxbox |
| Asianux | 2. The ext3 or third extended filesystem is a journaled file system that is commonly used by the Linux Operating system. In Unix computing Fluxbox is an X window manager based on Blackbox 0 Asianux is an Operating system (a Linux distribution) It is a joint development between Linux vendors Red Flag Software Co 6. 18 | GCC 4. The GNU Compiler Collection (usually shortened to GCC) is a set of Compilers produced for various Programming languages by the GNU Project 1. 1 | ext3 | KDE |
| Aurox | 2. The ext3 or third extended filesystem is a journaled file system that is commonly used by the Linux Operating system. KDE ( K Desktop Environment) (ˌkeɪdiːˈiː is a Free software project which aims to be a powerful system for an easy-to-use Desktop environment. 6. 9 | GCC 4. The GNU Compiler Collection (usually shortened to GCC) is a set of Compilers produced for various Programming languages by the GNU Project 1. 1 | ext3 | KDE |
| BLAG Linux and GNU | 2. The ext3 or third extended filesystem is a journaled file system that is commonly used by the Linux Operating system. KDE ( K Desktop Environment) (ˌkeɪdiːˈiː is a Free software project which aims to be a powerful system for an easy-to-use Desktop environment. 6. 20. 10 | GCC 4. The GNU Compiler Collection (usually shortened to GCC) is a set of Compilers produced for various Programming languages by the GNU Project 1. 1 | ext3 | GNOME |
| Caixa Mágica | 2. The ext3 or third extended filesystem is a journaled file system that is commonly used by the Linux Operating system. A gnome is a Mythical creature characterized by its extremely small size and subterranean lifestyle Caixa Mágica is an Operating system based on Mandriva Linux and maintain by Caixa Mágica Software. 6. 16. 13 | GCC 3. The GNU Compiler Collection (usually shortened to GCC) is a set of Compilers produced for various Programming languages by the GNU Project 3. 5 | ReiserFS | |
| CentOS | 2. ReiserFS is a general-purpose journaled Computer File system designed and implemented by a team at Namesys led by Hans Reiser CentOS is a freely-available Operating system that is based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux. 6. 18 | GCC 4. The GNU Compiler Collection (usually shortened to GCC) is a set of Compilers produced for various Programming languages by the GNU Project 1. 1 | ext3 | GNOME |
| CRUX | 2. The ext3 or third extended filesystem is a journaled file system that is commonly used by the Linux Operating system. A gnome is a Mythical creature characterized by its extremely small size and subterranean lifestyle CRUX is a lightweight I686 -optimized Linux distribution targeted at experienced Linux users 6. 23. 9 | GCC 4. The GNU Compiler Collection (usually shortened to GCC) is a set of Compilers produced for various Programming languages by the GNU Project 2. 2 | ? | Blackbox |
| Damn Small Linux | 2. In Unix computing Blackbox is a window manager for the X Window System. Damn Small Linux or DSL is a free Operating system for the x86 family of Personal computers It was designed to run graphical 4. 31 | GCC 3. The GNU Compiler Collection (usually shortened to GCC) is a set of Compilers produced for various Programming languages by the GNU Project 3. 5, TCC | ext3 | Jwm |
| Debian | 2. The Tiny C Compiler (aka TCC tCc or TinyCC is an X86 C language compiler created by Fabrice Bellard. The ext3 or third extended filesystem is a journaled file system that is commonly used by the Linux Operating system. JWM (Joe's Window Manager is a Window manager for the X Window System written by Joe Wingbermuehle Debian ( pronounced) is a computer Operating system composed entirely of Free and open source software. 6. 18 | GCC 4. The GNU Compiler Collection (usually shortened to GCC) is a set of Compilers produced for various Programming languages by the GNU Project 1. 1, 3. 4. 6, 3. 3. 6, 2. 95 | ext3 | GNOME, KDE or Xfce (depending on installation media) |
| DeLi Linux | 2. The ext3 or third extended filesystem is a journaled file system that is commonly used by the Linux Operating system. A gnome is a Mythical creature characterized by its extremely small size and subterranean lifestyle KDE ( K Desktop Environment) (ˌkeɪdiːˈiː is a Free software project which aims to be a powerful system for an easy-to-use Desktop environment. Xfce ( ɛf siː iː is a Free software Desktop environment for Unix and other Unix-like platforms such as Linux, Solaris 4. 32 | GCC 2. The GNU Compiler Collection (usually shortened to GCC) is a set of Compilers produced for various Programming languages by the GNU Project 95 | ext3/ext2 | IceWM |
| DeMuDi | 2. The ext3 or third extended filesystem is a journaled file system that is commonly used by the Linux Operating system. The ext2 or second extended file system is a File system for the Linux kernel. IceWM is a Stacking window manager for the X Window System graphical infrastructure written by Marko Maček. DeMuDi ( Debian Multimedia Distribution) is a defunct Operating system based on Debian with enhancements and features aimed at music sound and video 6. 12 | GCC 3. The GNU Compiler Collection (usually shortened to GCC) is a set of Compilers produced for various Programming languages by the GNU Project 3. 5 | ext3 | GNOME |
| Dreamlinux | Xfce | |||
| dyne:bolic | 2. The ext3 or third extended filesystem is a journaled file system that is commonly used by the Linux Operating system. A gnome is a Mythical creature characterized by its extremely small size and subterranean lifestyle Dreamlinux is a Brazilian Operating system based on Debian. It can boot as a Live CD, from USB flash drive or can be installed on a hard drive Xfce ( ɛf siː iː is a Free software Desktop environment for Unix and other Unix-like platforms such as Linux, Solaris dynebolic is a Live CD Linux distribution with a focus on Multimedia production and is distributed with a large assortment of applications for audio and 6. 18 | GCC 3. The GNU Compiler Collection (usually shortened to GCC) is a set of Compilers produced for various Programming languages by the GNU Project 4. 3 | SquashFS, ext3 | Xfce |
| Elive | 2. Squashfs (sfs is a compressed read-only File system for Linux. The ext3 or third extended filesystem is a journaled file system that is commonly used by the Linux Operating system. Xfce ( ɛf siː iː is a Free software Desktop environment for Unix and other Unix-like platforms such as Linux, Solaris Elive is an Operating system based on Debian for legacy and commodity hardware 6. 15/2. 6. 18. 2 | GCC 3. The GNU Compiler Collection (usually shortened to GCC) is a set of Compilers produced for various Programming languages by the GNU Project 4. 3 | SquashFS, ReiserFS | Enlightenment |
| EnGarde Secure Linux | 2. Squashfs (sfs is a compressed read-only File system for Linux. ReiserFS is a general-purpose journaled Computer File system designed and implemented by a team at Namesys led by Hans Reiser Enlightenment, also known simply as E, is a Free software / Open source Window manager for the X Window System which can be used alone EnGarde Secure Linux is an Open Source server-only Linux distribution developed by Guardian Digital 6. 17 | None | ext3 | none |
| Fedora | 2. The ext3 or third extended filesystem is a journaled file system that is commonly used by the Linux Operating system. The Fedora Operating system is an RPM -based general purpose Linux distribution, developed by the community-supported Fedora Project and sponsored 6. 25 | GCC 4. The GNU Compiler Collection (usually shortened to GCC) is a set of Compilers produced for various Programming languages by the GNU Project 3. 1 | ext3 | GNOME, KDE, Xfce (depending on spin) |
| Finnix | 2. The ext3 or third extended filesystem is a journaled file system that is commonly used by the Linux Operating system. A gnome is a Mythical creature characterized by its extremely small size and subterranean lifestyle KDE ( K Desktop Environment) (ˌkeɪdiːˈiː is a Free software project which aims to be a powerful system for an easy-to-use Desktop environment. Xfce ( ɛf siː iː is a Free software Desktop environment for Unix and other Unix-like platforms such as Linux, Solaris Finnix is a Debian based Live CD Operating system, developed by Ryan Finnie and intended for system administrators for tasks such as filesystem recovery 6. 22 | GCC 4. The GNU Compiler Collection (usually shortened to GCC) is a set of Compilers produced for various Programming languages by the GNU Project 1. 1 | SquashFS | none |
| Foresight Linux | 2. Squashfs (sfs is a compressed read-only File system for Linux. Foresight Linux is an Operating system comprising free and Non-free software with the stated goal of showcasing the latest in Linux desktop technologies 6. 20. 11 | GCC 3. The GNU Compiler Collection (usually shortened to GCC) is a set of Compilers produced for various Programming languages by the GNU Project 4. 4. 9 | ext3 | GNOME |
| Frugalware | 2. The ext3 or third extended filesystem is a journaled file system that is commonly used by the Linux Operating system. A gnome is a Mythical creature characterized by its extremely small size and subterranean lifestyle Frugalware Linux is a general-purpose Linux distribution, designed for intermediate users who are familiar with command-line operations 6. 22. 9 | GCC 4. The GNU Compiler Collection (usually shortened to GCC) is a set of Compilers produced for various Programming languages by the GNU Project 2. 1 | none | none |
| Gentoo | 2. The Gentoo Linux Operating system (ˈdʒɛntuː is a Linux distribution based on the Portage Package management system. 6. 19 | GCC 4. The GNU Compiler Collection (usually shortened to GCC) is a set of Compilers produced for various Programming languages by the GNU Project 1. 1 | none | none |
| gnuLinEx | 2. gnuLinEx, or LinEx, is a Operating system based on Debian which uses GNOME as its desktop. 6. 16 | GCC 3. The GNU Compiler Collection (usually shortened to GCC) is a set of Compilers produced for various Programming languages by the GNU Project 3. 5 | ext2 | |
| GoboLinux | 2. The ext2 or second extended file system is a File system for the Linux kernel. GoboLinux is a free Operating system whose most salient feature is its reorganization of the Filesystem hierarchy 6. 24. 4 | GCC 4. The GNU Compiler Collection (usually shortened to GCC) is a set of Compilers produced for various Programming languages by the GNU Project 1. 2 | ReiserFS | KDE |
| gNewSense | 2. ReiserFS is a general-purpose journaled Computer File system designed and implemented by a team at Namesys led by Hans Reiser KDE ( K Desktop Environment) (ˌkeɪdiːˈiː is a Free software project which aims to be a powerful system for an easy-to-use Desktop environment. The gNewSense GNU/Linux distribution is an Operating system designed for users who wish to only use Free software on Personal computers 6. 15. 27 | GCC 4. The GNU Compiler Collection (usually shortened to GCC) is a set of Compilers produced for various Programming languages by the GNU Project 0. 3 | ext3 | |
| Impi Linux | 2. The ext3 or third extended filesystem is a journaled file system that is commonly used by the Linux Operating system. Impi Linux is a South African Linux distribution based on Ubuntu, which focuses on the enterprise and government sector 6. 11. 7 | GCC 4. The GNU Compiler Collection (usually shortened to GCC) is a set of Compilers produced for various Programming languages by the GNU Project 0. 1 | ? | KDE |
| Kanotix | 2. KDE ( K Desktop Environment) (ˌkeɪdiːˈiː is a Free software project which aims to be a powerful system for an easy-to-use Desktop environment. Kanotix, also referred to as KANOTIX, is an Operating system Live CD ( Live Distro) based on Debian (until 2006 unstable 6. 22 | GCC 4. The GNU Compiler Collection (usually shortened to GCC) is a set of Compilers produced for various Programming languages by the GNU Project 1. 1 | ext3 | KDE |
| Knoppix | 2. The ext3 or third extended filesystem is a journaled file system that is commonly used by the Linux Operating system. KDE ( K Desktop Environment) (ˌkeɪdiːˈiː is a Free software project which aims to be a powerful system for an easy-to-use Desktop environment. Knoppix, or KNOPPIX (nopɪks is a GNU/Linux Operating system based on Debian designed to be run directly from a CD / DVD 6. 24. 4 | GCC 4. The GNU Compiler Collection (usually shortened to GCC) is a set of Compilers produced for various Programming languages by the GNU Project 2. 2 | XFS | KDE |
| Kurumin Linux | 2. XFS is a high-performance Journaling file system created by Silicon Graphics, originally for their IRIX Operating system and later ported to KDE ( K Desktop Environment) (ˌkeɪdiːˈiː is a Free software project which aims to be a powerful system for an easy-to-use Desktop environment. Kurumin Linux is a Live CD Operating system based on Debian via Knoppix and Kanotix. 6. 18 | GCC 4. The GNU Compiler Collection (usually shortened to GCC) is a set of Compilers produced for various Programming languages by the GNU Project 1. 1 | ext3 | KDE |
| Linspire | 2. The ext3 or third extended filesystem is a journaled file system that is commonly used by the Linux Operating system. KDE ( K Desktop Environment) (ˌkeɪdiːˈiː is a Free software project which aims to be a powerful system for an easy-to-use Desktop environment. Linspire, previously known as LindowsOS, was a commercial Operating system based on Debian GNU/Linux and later Ubuntu. 6. 14 | GCC 3. The GNU Compiler Collection (usually shortened to GCC) is a set of Compilers produced for various Programming languages by the GNU Project 4. 3 | ReiserFS | KDE |
| Linux Mint | 2. ReiserFS is a general-purpose journaled Computer File system designed and implemented by a team at Namesys led by Hans Reiser KDE ( K Desktop Environment) (ˌkeɪdiːˈiː is a Free software project which aims to be a powerful system for an easy-to-use Desktop environment. Linux Mint is a Operating system for Personal computers based on Ubuntu 's code which in turn is based on Debian. 6. 24 | GCC 4. The GNU Compiler Collection (usually shortened to GCC) is a set of Compilers produced for various Programming languages by the GNU Project 1. 2 | ext3 | GNOME, KDE or Xfce (depending on edition) |
| Lunar Linux | 2. The ext3 or third extended filesystem is a journaled file system that is commonly used by the Linux Operating system. A gnome is a Mythical creature characterized by its extremely small size and subterranean lifestyle KDE ( K Desktop Environment) (ˌkeɪdiːˈiː is a Free software project which aims to be a powerful system for an easy-to-use Desktop environment. Xfce ( ɛf siː iː is a Free software Desktop environment for Unix and other Unix-like platforms such as Linux, Solaris Lunar Linux is an Operating system maintained around a source based Package management system also called Lunar. 6. 17. 8 | GCC 3. The GNU Compiler Collection (usually shortened to GCC) is a set of Compilers produced for various Programming languages by the GNU Project 4. 6 GCC 4. The GNU Compiler Collection (usually shortened to GCC) is a set of Compilers produced for various Programming languages by the GNU Project 1. 1[11] | none | none |
| Mandriva Linux | 2. Mandriva Linux (formerly Mandrakelinux or Mandrake Linux) is an Operating system created by Mandriva (formerly Mandrakesoft 6. 24. 4 | GCC 4. The GNU Compiler Collection (usually shortened to GCC) is a set of Compilers produced for various Programming languages by the GNU Project 2. 3 | ext3 | GNOME,KDE |
| MEPIS | 2. The ext3 or third extended filesystem is a journaled file system that is commonly used by the Linux Operating system. A gnome is a Mythical creature characterized by its extremely small size and subterranean lifestyle KDE ( K Desktop Environment) (ˌkeɪdiːˈiː is a Free software project which aims to be a powerful system for an easy-to-use Desktop environment. MEPIS (pronunciation ˈmɛpɪs refers to a set of Operating systems distributed as Live CDs which can be installed onto a Hard disk. 6. 22. 14 | GCC ? | ReiserFS, ext3 | KDE |
| Musix GNU+Linux | 2. The GNU Compiler Collection (usually shortened to GCC) is a set of Compilers produced for various Programming languages by the GNU Project ReiserFS is a general-purpose journaled Computer File system designed and implemented by a team at Namesys led by Hans Reiser The ext3 or third extended filesystem is a journaled file system that is commonly used by the Linux Operating system. KDE ( K Desktop Environment) (ˌkeɪdiːˈiː is a Free software project which aims to be a powerful system for an easy-to-use Desktop environment. Musix GNU+Linux is a Live CD and Live DVD Operating system for the X86 processor family based on Knoppix, Kanotix 6. 16 | GCC 4. The GNU Compiler Collection (usually shortened to GCC) is a set of Compilers produced for various Programming languages by the GNU Project 0. 3 | ? | IceWM |
| NimbleX | 2. IceWM is a Stacking window manager for the X Window System graphical infrastructure written by Marko Maček. NimbleX is a small Slackware -based Linux distribution optimized to run from a CD, USB drive or a network environment. 6. 11 | ? | SquashFS | KDE |
| Nitix | 2. Squashfs (sfs is a compressed read-only File system for Linux. KDE ( K Desktop Environment) (ˌkeɪdiːˈiː is a Free software project which aims to be a powerful system for an easy-to-use Desktop environment. Nitix (properly pronounced /nitiks/ is a retail Linux distribution, produced in Canada. 4. 21 | GCC 3. The GNU Compiler Collection (usually shortened to GCC) is a set of Compilers produced for various Programming languages by the GNU Project 3. 4 | ReiserFS | none |
| openSUSE | 2. ReiserFS is a general-purpose journaled Computer File system designed and implemented by a team at Namesys led by Hans Reiser SUSE Linux distributions openSUSE, (ˌoʊpɛnˈsuːzə is a general purpose Operating system developed by the OpenSUSE Project. 6. 22. 5 | GCC 4. The GNU Compiler Collection (usually shortened to GCC) is a set of Compilers produced for various Programming languages by the GNU Project 2 | ext3, ReiserFS, XFS | GNOME, KDE, Xfce |
| Paipix | 2. The ext3 or third extended filesystem is a journaled file system that is commonly used by the Linux Operating system. ReiserFS is a general-purpose journaled Computer File system designed and implemented by a team at Namesys led by Hans Reiser XFS is a high-performance Journaling file system created by Silicon Graphics, originally for their IRIX Operating system and later ported to A gnome is a Mythical creature characterized by its extremely small size and subterranean lifestyle KDE ( K Desktop Environment) (ˌkeɪdiːˈiː is a Free software project which aims to be a powerful system for an easy-to-use Desktop environment. Xfce ( ɛf siː iː is a Free software Desktop environment for Unix and other Unix-like platforms such as Linux, Solaris 6. 14 | GCC 4. The GNU Compiler Collection (usually shortened to GCC) is a set of Compilers produced for various Programming languages by the GNU Project 0. 2 | none | KDE |
| Pardus | 2. KDE ( K Desktop Environment) (ˌkeɪdiːˈiː is a Free software project which aims to be a powerful system for an easy-to-use Desktop environment. The Pardus Linux distribution is an Operating system developed in Turkey, as a product of the Pardus Project 6. 18 | GCC 3. The GNU Compiler Collection (usually shortened to GCC) is a set of Compilers produced for various Programming languages by the GNU Project 4. 6 | ext3 | KDE |
| Parsix | 2. KDE ( K Desktop Environment) (ˌkeɪdiːˈiː is a Free software project which aims to be a powerful system for an easy-to-use Desktop environment. 6. 23. 9 | GCC 4. The GNU Compiler Collection (usually shortened to GCC) is a set of Compilers produced for various Programming languages by the GNU Project 2. 2 | ext3 | GNOME |
| PCLinuxOS | 2. A gnome is a Mythical creature characterized by its extremely small size and subterranean lifestyle PCLinuxOS, often abbreviated as PCLOS, is a Desktop Operating system. 6. 16 | GCC 3. The GNU Compiler Collection (usually shortened to GCC) is a set of Compilers produced for various Programming languages by the GNU Project 3. 1 | none | KDE |
| Pie Box Enterprise Linux | 2. KDE ( K Desktop Environment) (ˌkeɪdiːˈiː is a Free software project which aims to be a powerful system for an easy-to-use Desktop environment. 6. 9 | GCC 3. The GNU Compiler Collection (usually shortened to GCC) is a set of Compilers produced for various Programming languages by the GNU Project 4. 6 | ext3 | GNOME |
| Puppy Linux | 2. The ext3 or third extended filesystem is a journaled file system that is commonly used by the Linux Operating system. A gnome is a Mythical creature characterized by its extremely small size and subterranean lifestyle Puppy Linux is a Live CD Linux distribution that is very small and focuses on Ease of use. 6. 21. 7 | GCC 3. The GNU Compiler Collection (usually shortened to GCC) is a set of Compilers produced for various Programming languages by the GNU Project 3. 4 | SquashFS containing ext2 | JWM |
| QiLinux | 2. JWM (Joe's Window Manager is a Window manager for the X Window System written by Joe Wingbermuehle 6. 17 | GCC 4. The GNU Compiler Collection (usually shortened to GCC) is a set of Compilers produced for various Programming languages by the GNU Project 0. 2 | ReiserFS | KDE |
| Red Flag Linux | 2. ReiserFS is a general-purpose journaled Computer File system designed and implemented by a team at Namesys led by Hans Reiser KDE ( K Desktop Environment) (ˌkeɪdiːˈiː is a Free software project which aims to be a powerful system for an easy-to-use Desktop environment. Red Flag Linux ( 红旗 Linux) is a Chinese Linux distribution. 6. 9 | GCC 3. The GNU Compiler Collection (usually shortened to GCC) is a set of Compilers produced for various Programming languages by the GNU Project 4. 3 | ext3 | KDE |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux | 2. The ext3 or third extended filesystem is a journaled file system that is commonly used by the Linux Operating system. KDE ( K Desktop Environment) (ˌkeɪdiːˈiː is a Free software project which aims to be a powerful system for an easy-to-use Desktop environment. Red Hat Enterprise Linux is a Linux distribution produced by Red Hat and targeted toward the commercial market including mainframes. 6. 18[12] | GCC 4. The GNU Compiler Collection (usually shortened to GCC) is a set of Compilers produced for various Programming languages by the GNU Project 1. 1 | ext3 | GNOME |
| Rxart Desktop | 2. The ext3 or third extended filesystem is a journaled file system that is commonly used by the Linux Operating system. A gnome is a Mythical creature characterized by its extremely small size and subterranean lifestyle 6. 11 | ? | ext3 | KDE |
| Sabayon Linux | 2. The ext3 or third extended filesystem is a journaled file system that is commonly used by the Linux Operating system. KDE ( K Desktop Environment) (ˌkeɪdiːˈiː is a Free software project which aims to be a powerful system for an easy-to-use Desktop environment. Sabayon Linux or SabayonLinux (formerly known as RR4 Linux/RR64 Linux, is a Gentoo -based Operating system created by Fabio Erculiani and produced in 6. 23. 1 | GCC 4. The GNU Compiler Collection (usually shortened to GCC) is a set of Compilers produced for various Programming languages by the GNU Project 1. 2 | ext3/ext4 | KDE |
| Satux | 2. The ext3 or third extended filesystem is a journaled file system that is commonly used by the Linux Operating system. The ext4, or fourth extended filesystem is a Journaling file system in development designed as a backwards-compatible replacement of the Ext3 filesystem KDE ( K Desktop Environment) (ˌkeɪdiːˈiː is a Free software project which aims to be a powerful system for an easy-to-use Desktop environment. 6. 22 | GCC 4. The GNU Compiler Collection (usually shortened to GCC) is a set of Compilers produced for various Programming languages by the GNU Project 1. 2 | ext3 | GNOME |
| Scientific Linux | 2. The ext3 or third extended filesystem is a journaled file system that is commonly used by the Linux Operating system. A gnome is a Mythical creature characterized by its extremely small size and subterranean lifestyle Scientific Linux is a free Operating system (a Linux distribution) co-developed by Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory and the European Organization 6. 9 | GCC 3. The GNU Compiler Collection (usually shortened to GCC) is a set of Compilers produced for various Programming languages by the GNU Project 4. 6 | ext3 | GNOME |
| sidux | 2. The ext3 or third extended filesystem is a journaled file system that is commonly used by the Linux Operating system. A gnome is a Mythical creature characterized by its extremely small size and subterranean lifestyle sidux [ziːdʊks] is a desktop-oriented Operating system based on the "unstable" branch of Debian, which uses the codename Sid 6. 24. 4 | GCC 4. The GNU Compiler Collection (usually shortened to GCC) is a set of Compilers produced for various Programming languages by the GNU Project 2. 3 | ext3 | KDE |
| Slackware | 2. The ext3 or third extended filesystem is a journaled file system that is commonly used by the Linux Operating system. KDE ( K Desktop Environment) (ˌkeɪdiːˈiː is a Free software project which aims to be a powerful system for an easy-to-use Desktop environment. Slackware is an Operating system created by Patrick Volkerding of Slackware Linux Inc 6. 24. 4 | GCC 4. The GNU Compiler Collection (usually shortened to GCC) is a set of Compilers produced for various Programming languages by the GNU Project 1. 2 | ReiserFS | KDE, Xfce |
| SLAX | 2. ReiserFS is a general-purpose journaled Computer File system designed and implemented by a team at Namesys led by Hans Reiser KDE ( K Desktop Environment) (ˌkeɪdiːˈiː is a Free software project which aims to be a powerful system for an easy-to-use Desktop environment. Xfce ( ɛf siː iː is a Free software Desktop environment for Unix and other Unix-like platforms such as Linux, Solaris SLAX is a Linux Live CD Operating system based on Slackware. It does not need to be installed on a computer system's Hard drive; it boots 6. 24. 4 | GCC 4. The GNU Compiler Collection (usually shortened to GCC) is a set of Compilers produced for various Programming languages by the GNU Project 2. 3 | SquashFS | KDE, Xfce (Popcorn edition) |
| SliTaz GNU/Linux | 2. Squashfs (sfs is a compressed read-only File system for Linux. KDE ( K Desktop Environment) (ˌkeɪdiːˈiː is a Free software project which aims to be a powerful system for an easy-to-use Desktop environment. Xfce ( ɛf siː iː is a Free software Desktop environment for Unix and other Unix-like platforms such as Linux, Solaris SliTaz GNU/Linux is a community software project started in 2006 by Christophe Lincoln 6. 24. 2 | GCC 4. The GNU Compiler Collection (usually shortened to GCC) is a set of Compilers produced for various Programming languages by the GNU Project 2. 2 | ext3 | JWM |
| Source Mage GNU/Linux | any (iso uses 2. The ext3 or third extended filesystem is a journaled file system that is commonly used by the Linux Operating system. JWM (Joe's Window Manager is a Window manager for the X Window System written by Joe Wingbermuehle Source Mage GNU/Linux is an Operating system. When a package is installed its source code is automatically downloaded compiled and installed 6. 19) | GCC 4. The GNU Compiler Collection (usually shortened to GCC) is a set of Compilers produced for various Programming languages by the GNU Project 1. 2 | ext2 | none |
| SUSE Linux | 2. The ext2 or second extended file system is a File system for the Linux kernel. SUSE (ˈsuːsə German ˈzuːzə is a major retail Operating system, produced worldwide and supported by Novell Inc 6. 16. 46 | GCC 4. The GNU Compiler Collection (usually shortened to GCC) is a set of Compilers produced for various Programming languages by the GNU Project 1. 2 | ext3, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS | GNOME, KDE, Xfce |
| Symphony OS | 2. The ext3 or third extended filesystem is a journaled file system that is commonly used by the Linux Operating system. Journaled File System or JFS is a 64-bit Journaling filesystem created by IBM. ReiserFS is a general-purpose journaled Computer File system designed and implemented by a team at Namesys led by Hans Reiser XFS is a high-performance Journaling file system created by Silicon Graphics, originally for their IRIX Operating system and later ported to A gnome is a Mythical creature characterized by its extremely small size and subterranean lifestyle KDE ( K Desktop Environment) (ˌkeɪdiːˈiː is a Free software project which aims to be a powerful system for an easy-to-use Desktop environment. Xfce ( ɛf siː iː is a Free software Desktop environment for Unix and other Unix-like platforms such as Linux, Solaris Symphony OS, SymphonyOne or Symphony Linux, is a Live CD Operating system, developed by Ryan Quinn, Jason Spisak, and 6. 16 | GCC 4. The GNU Compiler Collection (usually shortened to GCC) is a set of Compilers produced for various Programming languages by the GNU Project 1. 0 | ReiserFS | Mezzo |
| Ubuntu Edubuntu | 2. ReiserFS is a general-purpose journaled Computer File system designed and implemented by a team at Namesys led by Hans Reiser Mezzo is the Desktop environment created by Jason Spisak Added to Symphony OS, it follows Jason Spisak 's Laws of Interface Design and poses a new way Ubuntu Kubuntu Edubuntu Xubuntu Gobuntu --> Ubuntu 6. 22 | GCC 4. The GNU Compiler Collection (usually shortened to GCC) is a set of Compilers produced for various Programming languages by the GNU Project 1. 2 | ext3 | GNOME |
| Kubuntu | 2. The ext3 or third extended filesystem is a journaled file system that is commonly used by the Linux Operating system. A gnome is a Mythical creature characterized by its extremely small size and subterranean lifestyle Ubuntu Kubuntu Edubuntu Xubuntu Gobuntu 6. 22 | GCC 4. The GNU Compiler Collection (usually shortened to GCC) is a set of Compilers produced for various Programming languages by the GNU Project 1. 2 | ext3 | KDE |
| Xubuntu | 2. The ext3 or third extended filesystem is a journaled file system that is commonly used by the Linux Operating system. KDE ( K Desktop Environment) (ˌkeɪdiːˈiː is a Free software project which aims to be a powerful system for an easy-to-use Desktop environment. Xubuntu 6. 22 | GCC 4. The GNU Compiler Collection (usually shortened to GCC) is a set of Compilers produced for various Programming languages by the GNU Project 1. 2 | ext3 | Xfce |
| Ututo GNU/Linux | 2. The ext3 or third extended filesystem is a journaled file system that is commonly used by the Linux Operating system. Xfce ( ɛf siː iː is a Free software Desktop environment for Unix and other Unix-like platforms such as Linux, Solaris Ututo GNU/Linux is an Operating system based on Gentoo Linux with the main goal of producing an operating system comprised entirely of Free software 6. 15 | ? | ? | ? |
| VectorLinux | 2. VectorLinux, abbreviated VL is a Linux Operating system for the X86 platform currently based on Slackware 12 6. 13 | GCC 3. The GNU Compiler Collection (usually shortened to GCC) is a set of Compilers produced for various Programming languages by the GNU Project 4. 6 | ? | Fluxbox, IceWM, Xfce |
| Xandros Desktop OS | 2. In Unix computing Fluxbox is an X window manager based on Blackbox 0 IceWM is a Stacking window manager for the X Window System graphical infrastructure written by Marko Maček. Xfce ( ɛf siː iː is a Free software Desktop environment for Unix and other Unix-like platforms such as Linux, Solaris Xandros is both the name of a line of Operating systems and Xandros Corporation, the company which creates them 6. 15 | GCC 3. The GNU Compiler Collection (usually shortened to GCC) is a set of Compilers produced for various Programming languages by the GNU Project 3. 5 | ReiserFS | KDE |
| Yoper | 2. ReiserFS is a general-purpose journaled Computer File system designed and implemented by a team at Namesys led by Hans Reiser KDE ( K Desktop Environment) (ˌkeɪdiːˈiː is a Free software project which aims to be a powerful system for an easy-to-use Desktop environment. Yoper Linux&mdash Y our '''Oper'''ating System &mdashis a Linux distribution for PCs with i686 ( Pentium Pro) or higher processor 6 | GCC 4. The GNU Compiler Collection (usually shortened to GCC) is a set of Compilers produced for various Programming languages by the GNU Project 0, 4. 2 | ext3 | KDE |
| Zenwalk Linux | 2. The ext3 or third extended filesystem is a journaled file system that is commonly used by the Linux Operating system. KDE ( K Desktop Environment) (ˌkeɪdiːˈiː is a Free software project which aims to be a powerful system for an easy-to-use Desktop environment. Zenwalk (formerly Minislack or Zenwalk Linux, is an Operating system founded by Jean-Philippe Guillemin 6. 25. 4 | GCC 4. The GNU Compiler Collection (usually shortened to GCC) is a set of Compilers produced for various Programming languages by the GNU Project 2. 3 | XFS | Xfce |
| Distribution | Linux kernel | C Compiler | Default file system | Default desktop environment or window manager |
Architecture support
| Distribution | x86 | x86-64 | IA-64 | ppc | ppc64 | sparc32 | sparc64 | arm | hppa | mips | sh | s390 | s390x | alpha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64 Studio | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| aLinux | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Alinex | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| ALT Linux | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Annvix | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Arch Linux | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Ark Linux | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Arudius | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Asianux | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Aurox | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| BLAG Linux and GNU | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Caixa Mágica | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| CentOS | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| CRUX | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Damn Small Linux | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Debian[13] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| DeLi Linux | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| DeMuDi | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| dyne:bolic | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Elive | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| EnGarde Secure Linux | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Fedora | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Finnix | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Foresight Linux | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Frugalware | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Gentoo | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes |
| gnuLinEx | Yes | Yes | ? | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| GoboLinux[14] | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Impi Linux | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | No | ? | ? | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Kanotix | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Knoppix | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Kurumin Linux | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Linspire | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Linux Mint | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Lunar Linux | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Mandriva Linux | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| MEPIS | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Musix GNU+Linux | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| NimbleX | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Nitix | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| OES2-Linux | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No |
| openSUSE | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Paipix | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Pardus | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Parsix | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| PCLinuxOS | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Pie Box Enterprise Linux | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Puppy Linux | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| QiLinux | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Red Flag Linux | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No[15] | Yes | No |
| Rxart Desktop | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Sabayon Linux | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Satux | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Scientific Linux | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| sidux | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Slackware | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No |
| Slax | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| SliTaz GNU/Linux | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Source Mage GNU/Linux | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| SUSE Linux | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No |
| Symphony OS | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Ubuntu/Kubuntu/Edubuntu/Xubuntu | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Partial | Partial | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| UTUTO GNU/Linux | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| VectorLinux | Yes | ? | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Xandros Desktop OS | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Yellow Dog Linux | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Yoper | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Zenwalk Linux | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Distribution | x86 | x86-64 | IA-64 | ppc | ppc64 | sparc32 | sparc64 | arm | hppa | mips | sh | s390 | s390x | alpha |
Features
Information on features in the distributions. XFS is a high-performance Journaling file system created by Silicon Graphics, originally for their IRIX Operating system and later ported to Xfce ( ɛf siː iː is a Free software Desktop environment for Unix and other Unix-like platforms such as Linux, Solaris Linux is an operating system kernel used by a family of Unix-like Operating systems These are popularly termed Linux operating systems and A compiler is a Computer program (or set of programs that translates text written in a computer language (the source language) into another In Computing, a file system (often also written as filesystem) is a method for storing and organizing Computer files and the data they contain to make In graphical computing a desktop environment ( DE) commonly refers to a style of Graphical user interface (GUI that is based on the Desktop metaphor which An X window manager is a Window manager which runs on top of the X Window System, a Windowing system mainly used on Unix-like systems See also X86 assembly language The generic term x86 refers to the most commercially successful Instruction set architecture in the history of Personal x86-64 is a Superset of the x86 instruction set architecture. Itanium is the brand name for 64-bit Intel Microprocessors that implement the Intel Itanium architecture (formerly called IA-64) PowerPC is a RISC Instruction set architecture created by the 1991 Apple – IBM – Motorola alliance known as AIM ppc64 is an identifier commonly used within the Linux and GCC Open source software communities to refer to the target architecture for applications SPARC (from Scalable Processor Architecture is a RISC Microprocessor Instruction set architecture originally SPARC (from Scalable Processor Architecture is a RISC Microprocessor Instruction set architecture originally The ARM architecture (previously the Advanced RISC Machine, and prior to that Acorn RISC Machine) is a 32-bit RISC processor architecture PA-RISC is a Microprocessor architecture developed by Hewlett-Packard 's Systems & VLSI Technology Operation. MIPS (originally an acronym for Microprocessor without Interlocked Pipeline Stages) is a RISC microprocessor architecture developed by MIPS Technologies The SuperH (or SH) is brandname of a certain Microcontroller and Microprocessor architecture ESA/390 (Enterprise Systems Architecture/390 was introduced in September 1990 and is IBM 's last 31-bit -address/ 32-bit -data mainframe computing ESA/390 (Enterprise Systems Architecture/390 was introduced in September 1990 and is IBM 's last 31-bit -address/ 32-bit -data mainframe computing Alpha, originally known as Alpha AXP, was a 64-bit Reduced instruction set computer (RISC Instruction set architecture (ISA developed 64 Studio is a free Operating system based on Debian designed for creative users on X86-64 and legacy 32-bit hardware architectures aLinux (pronunciation eɪˈlɪnʊks is a Linux distribution created and maintained by Jay Klepacs Alinex is a Portuguese Operating system. It started with as an initiative between the regional government of Extremadura ( Spain) and the University ALT Linux is a set of Linux distributions based upon its development project ALT Linux Sisyphus Annvix is a Security-focused operating system based on Mandriva Linux (originally forked from Mandrake Linux 9 Arch Linux (or Arch) is an independently developed Operating system intended to be lightweight and simple Ark Linux is a free Linux distribution maintained by a group of volunteers and aims to be easy to install and use Asianux is an Operating system (a Linux distribution) It is a joint development between Linux vendors Red Flag Software Co Caixa Mágica is an Operating system based on Mandriva Linux and maintain by Caixa Mágica Software. CentOS is a freely-available Operating system that is based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux. CRUX is a lightweight I686 -optimized Linux distribution targeted at experienced Linux users Damn Small Linux or DSL is a free Operating system for the x86 family of Personal computers It was designed to run graphical Debian ( pronounced) is a computer Operating system composed entirely of Free and open source software. DeMuDi ( Debian Multimedia Distribution) is a defunct Operating system based on Debian with enhancements and features aimed at music sound and video dynebolic is a Live CD Linux distribution with a focus on Multimedia production and is distributed with a large assortment of applications for audio and Elive is an Operating system based on Debian for legacy and commodity hardware EnGarde Secure Linux is an Open Source server-only Linux distribution developed by Guardian Digital The Fedora Operating system is an RPM -based general purpose Linux distribution, developed by the community-supported Fedora Project and sponsored Finnix is a Debian based Live CD Operating system, developed by Ryan Finnie and intended for system administrators for tasks such as filesystem recovery Foresight Linux is an Operating system comprising free and Non-free software with the stated goal of showcasing the latest in Linux desktop technologies Frugalware Linux is a general-purpose Linux distribution, designed for intermediate users who are familiar with command-line operations The Gentoo Linux Operating system (ˈdʒɛntuː is a Linux distribution based on the Portage Package management system. gnuLinEx, or LinEx, is a Operating system based on Debian which uses GNOME as its desktop. GoboLinux is a free Operating system whose most salient feature is its reorganization of the Filesystem hierarchy Impi Linux is a South African Linux distribution based on Ubuntu, which focuses on the enterprise and government sector Kanotix, also referred to as KANOTIX, is an Operating system Live CD ( Live Distro) based on Debian (until 2006 unstable Knoppix, or KNOPPIX (nopɪks is a GNU/Linux Operating system based on Debian designed to be run directly from a CD / DVD Kurumin Linux is a Live CD Operating system based on Debian via Knoppix and Kanotix. Linspire, previously known as LindowsOS, was a commercial Operating system based on Debian GNU/Linux and later Ubuntu. Linux Mint is a Operating system for Personal computers based on Ubuntu 's code which in turn is based on Debian. Lunar Linux is an Operating system maintained around a source based Package management system also called Lunar. Mandriva Linux (formerly Mandrakelinux or Mandrake Linux) is an Operating system created by Mandriva (formerly Mandrakesoft MEPIS (pronunciation ˈmɛpɪs refers to a set of Operating systems distributed as Live CDs which can be installed onto a Hard disk. Musix GNU+Linux is a Live CD and Live DVD Operating system for the X86 processor family based on Knoppix, Kanotix NimbleX is a small Slackware -based Linux distribution optimized to run from a CD, USB drive or a network environment. Nitix (properly pronounced /nitiks/ is a retail Linux distribution, produced in Canada. SUSE Linux distributions Novell Open Enterprise Server (OES is the successor product to Novell Inc SUSE Linux distributions openSUSE, (ˌoʊpɛnˈsuːzə is a general purpose Operating system developed by the OpenSUSE Project. The Pardus Linux distribution is an Operating system developed in Turkey, as a product of the Pardus Project PCLinuxOS, often abbreviated as PCLOS, is a Desktop Operating system. Puppy Linux is a Live CD Linux distribution that is very small and focuses on Ease of use. Red Flag Linux ( 红旗 Linux) is a Chinese Linux distribution. Red Hat Enterprise Linux is a Linux distribution produced by Red Hat and targeted toward the commercial market including mainframes. Sabayon Linux or SabayonLinux (formerly known as RR4 Linux/RR64 Linux, is a Gentoo -based Operating system created by Fabio Erculiani and produced in Scientific Linux is a free Operating system (a Linux distribution) co-developed by Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory and the European Organization sidux [ziːdʊks] is a desktop-oriented Operating system based on the "unstable" branch of Debian, which uses the codename Sid Slackware is an Operating system created by Patrick Volkerding of Slackware Linux Inc SLAX is a Linux Live CD Operating system based on Slackware. It does not need to be installed on a computer system's Hard drive; it boots SliTaz GNU/Linux is a community software project started in 2006 by Christophe Lincoln Source Mage GNU/Linux is an Operating system. When a package is installed its source code is automatically downloaded compiled and installed SUSE (ˈsuːsə German ˈzuːzə is a major retail Operating system, produced worldwide and supported by Novell Inc Symphony OS, SymphonyOne or Symphony Linux, is a Live CD Operating system, developed by Ryan Quinn, Jason Spisak, and Ubuntu Kubuntu Edubuntu Xubuntu Gobuntu --> Ubuntu Ubuntu Kubuntu Edubuntu Xubuntu Gobuntu Xubuntu Ututo GNU/Linux is an Operating system based on Gentoo Linux with the main goal of producing an operating system comprised entirely of Free software VectorLinux, abbreviated VL is a Linux Operating system for the X86 platform currently based on Slackware 12 Xandros is both the name of a line of Operating systems and Xandros Corporation, the company which creates them Yellow Dog Linux, also YDL, is a free-software, open-source Operating system for the Sony PlayStation 3, PowerPC Yoper Linux&mdash Y our '''Oper'''ating System &mdashis a Linux distribution for PCs with i686 ( Pentium Pro) or higher processor Zenwalk (formerly Minislack or Zenwalk Linux, is an Operating system founded by Jean-Philippe Guillemin See also X86 assembly language The generic term x86 refers to the most commercially successful Instruction set architecture in the history of Personal x86-64 is a Superset of the x86 instruction set architecture. Itanium is the brand name for 64-bit Intel Microprocessors that implement the Intel Itanium architecture (formerly called IA-64) PowerPC is a RISC Instruction set architecture created by the 1991 Apple – IBM – Motorola alliance known as AIM ppc64 is an identifier commonly used within the Linux and GCC Open source software communities to refer to the target architecture for applications SPARC (from Scalable Processor Architecture is a RISC Microprocessor Instruction set architecture originally SPARC (from Scalable Processor Architecture is a RISC Microprocessor Instruction set architecture originally The ARM architecture (previously the Advanced RISC Machine, and prior to that Acorn RISC Machine) is a 32-bit RISC processor architecture PA-RISC is a Microprocessor architecture developed by Hewlett-Packard 's Systems & VLSI Technology Operation. MIPS (originally an acronym for Microprocessor without Interlocked Pipeline Stages) is a RISC microprocessor architecture developed by MIPS Technologies The SuperH (or SH) is brandname of a certain Microcontroller and Microprocessor architecture ESA/390 (Enterprise Systems Architecture/390 was introduced in September 1990 and is IBM 's last 31-bit -address/ 32-bit -data mainframe computing ESA/390 (Enterprise Systems Architecture/390 was introduced in September 1990 and is IBM 's last 31-bit -address/ 32-bit -data mainframe computing Alpha, originally known as Alpha AXP, was a 64-bit Reduced instruction set computer (RISC Instruction set architecture (ISA developed Package numbers are only approximate.
| Distribution | Approximate number of packages | GUI installation procedure | Default desktop environment or window manager | Default package management tools | Package Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alinex | 20300 | Yes | GNOME | APT | DEB |
| aLinux | 1200 | No | KDE | RPM | RPM |
| ALT Linux | 7500 | Yes | KDE, Xfce | APT, RPM | RPM |
| Annvix | APT, RPM | RPM | |||
| Arch Linux | 15000 | No | none | Pacman | tgz |
| Archie | ? | ? | Xfce | ||
| Ark Linux | 4000 | Yes | KDE | RPM, APT | RPM |
| Arudius | ? | No | Fluxbox | Slackware Pkgtools | tgz |
| Asianux | ? | Yes | KDE | mlupdater, RPM | RPM |
| Aurox | 3000 | Yes | KDE | RPM, yum | RPM |
| BLAG | 9000 | Yes | GNOME | RPM, yum, APT | RPM |
| CRUX | 1155 | No | Blackbox | pkgutils | tgz |
| CentOS | 1660 | Yes | GNOME | RPM, yum/up2date | RPM |
| Damn Small Linux | 610 | No | Jwm | myDSL, APT | . In graphical computing a desktop environment ( DE) commonly refers to a style of Graphical user interface (GUI that is based on the Desktop metaphor which An X window manager is a Window manager which runs on top of the X Window System, a Windowing system mainly used on Unix-like systems Alinex is a Portuguese Operating system. It started with as an initiative between the regional government of Extremadura ( Spain) and the University A gnome is a Mythical creature characterized by its extremely small size and subterranean lifestyle The Advanced Packaging Tool, or APT, is a free user interface that works with core libraries to handle installing software on Linux aLinux (pronunciation eɪˈlɪnʊks is a Linux distribution created and maintained by Jay Klepacs KDE ( K Desktop Environment) (ˌkeɪdiːˈiː is a Free software project which aims to be a powerful system for an easy-to-use Desktop environment. RPM Package Manager ( Red Hat Package Manager, abbreviated RPM) is a Package management system. RPM Package Manager ( Red Hat Package Manager, abbreviated RPM) is a Package management system. ALT Linux is a set of Linux distributions based upon its development project ALT Linux Sisyphus KDE ( K Desktop Environment) (ˌkeɪdiːˈiː is a Free software project which aims to be a powerful system for an easy-to-use Desktop environment. Xfce ( ɛf siː iː is a Free software Desktop environment for Unix and other Unix-like platforms such as Linux, Solaris The Advanced Packaging Tool, or APT, is a free user interface that works with core libraries to handle installing software on Linux RPM Package Manager ( Red Hat Package Manager, abbreviated RPM) is a Package management system. RPM Package Manager ( Red Hat Package Manager, abbreviated RPM) is a Package management system. Annvix is a Security-focused operating system based on Mandriva Linux (originally forked from Mandrake Linux 9 The Advanced Packaging Tool, or APT, is a free user interface that works with core libraries to handle installing software on Linux RPM Package Manager ( Red Hat Package Manager, abbreviated RPM) is a Package management system. RPM Package Manager ( Red Hat Package Manager, abbreviated RPM) is a Package management system. Arch Linux (or Arch) is an independently developed Operating system intended to be lightweight and simple Pacman is a software package manager, developed as part of the Arch Linux Linux distribution. In Computing, tar (derived from tape archive) is both a File format (in the form of a type of archive Bitstream) and the name Xfce ( ɛf siː iː is a Free software Desktop environment for Unix and other Unix-like platforms such as Linux, Solaris Ark Linux is a free Linux distribution maintained by a group of volunteers and aims to be easy to install and use KDE ( K Desktop Environment) (ˌkeɪdiːˈiː is a Free software project which aims to be a powerful system for an easy-to-use Desktop environment. RPM Package Manager ( Red Hat Package Manager, abbreviated RPM) is a Package management system. The Advanced Packaging Tool, or APT, is a free user interface that works with core libraries to handle installing software on Linux RPM Package Manager ( Red Hat Package Manager, abbreviated RPM) is a Package management system. In Unix computing Fluxbox is an X window manager based on Blackbox 0 In Computing, tar (derived from tape archive) is both a File format (in the form of a type of archive Bitstream) and the name Asianux is an Operating system (a Linux distribution) It is a joint development between Linux vendors Red Flag Software Co KDE ( K Desktop Environment) (ˌkeɪdiːˈiː is a Free software project which aims to be a powerful system for an easy-to-use Desktop environment. RPM Package Manager ( Red Hat Package Manager, abbreviated RPM) is a Package management system. RPM Package Manager ( Red Hat Package Manager, abbreviated RPM) is a Package management system. KDE ( K Desktop Environment) (ˌkeɪdiːˈiː is a Free software project which aims to be a powerful system for an easy-to-use Desktop environment. RPM Package Manager ( Red Hat Package Manager, abbreviated RPM) is a Package management system. The Yellow dog Updater Modified ( YUM) is an open source command line package management utility for RPM -compatible Linux RPM Package Manager ( Red Hat Package Manager, abbreviated RPM) is a Package management system. A gnome is a Mythical creature characterized by its extremely small size and subterranean lifestyle RPM Package Manager ( Red Hat Package Manager, abbreviated RPM) is a Package management system. The Yellow dog Updater Modified ( YUM) is an open source command line package management utility for RPM -compatible Linux The Advanced Packaging Tool, or APT, is a free user interface that works with core libraries to handle installing software on Linux RPM Package Manager ( Red Hat Package Manager, abbreviated RPM) is a Package management system. CRUX is a lightweight I686 -optimized Linux distribution targeted at experienced Linux users In Unix computing Blackbox is a window manager for the X Window System. In Computing, tar (derived from tape archive) is both a File format (in the form of a type of archive Bitstream) and the name CentOS is a freely-available Operating system that is based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux. A gnome is a Mythical creature characterized by its extremely small size and subterranean lifestyle RPM Package Manager ( Red Hat Package Manager, abbreviated RPM) is a Package management system. The Yellow dog Updater Modified ( YUM) is an open source command line package management utility for RPM -compatible Linux up2date, also known as the Red Hat Update Agent, is a tool used by older versions of Red Hat Enterprise Linux, CentOS and Fedora Core that downloads RPM Package Manager ( Red Hat Package Manager, abbreviated RPM) is a Package management system. Damn Small Linux or DSL is a free Operating system for the x86 family of Personal computers It was designed to run graphical JWM (Joe's Window Manager is a Window manager for the X Window System written by Joe Wingbermuehle The Advanced Packaging Tool, or APT, is a free user interface that works with core libraries to handle installing software on Linux dsl, . tar. gz, . uci, . unc, deb |
| Debian | 26000 | Yes | GNOME, KDE or Xfce (depending on installation media) | APT | deb |
| Desktop Light Linux | 150 | No | IceWM | ? | ? |
| DeMuDi | 875 | Yes | GNOME | APT | deb |
| Dreamlinux | ? | ? | Xfce | ||
| dyne:bolic | ? | Yes | Xfce | none | none |
| Elive | 20000 | Yes | Enlightenment | APT | deb |
| EnGarde Secure Linux | 500 | ? | none | RPM, APT | RPM |
| Fedora | 8000 | Yes | GNOME, KDE, Xfce (depending on spin) | yum | RPM |
| Finnix | 350 | No | none | APT | deb |
| Foresight Linux | 15000 | Yes | GNOME | Conary, PackageKit[16] | |
| Frugalware | 3000 | Yes | none | Pacman | . deb is the extension of the Debian software package format and the most often used name for such binary packages Like the "Deb" part Debian ( pronounced) is a computer Operating system composed entirely of Free and open source software. A gnome is a Mythical creature characterized by its extremely small size and subterranean lifestyle KDE ( K Desktop Environment) (ˌkeɪdiːˈiː is a Free software project which aims to be a powerful system for an easy-to-use Desktop environment. Xfce ( ɛf siː iː is a Free software Desktop environment for Unix and other Unix-like platforms such as Linux, Solaris The Advanced Packaging Tool, or APT, is a free user interface that works with core libraries to handle installing software on Linux deb is the extension of the Debian software package format and the most often used name for such binary packages Like the "Deb" part IceWM is a Stacking window manager for the X Window System graphical infrastructure written by Marko Maček. DeMuDi ( Debian Multimedia Distribution) is a defunct Operating system based on Debian with enhancements and features aimed at music sound and video A gnome is a Mythical creature characterized by its extremely small size and subterranean lifestyle The Advanced Packaging Tool, or APT, is a free user interface that works with core libraries to handle installing software on Linux deb is the extension of the Debian software package format and the most often used name for such binary packages Like the "Deb" part Dreamlinux is a Brazilian Operating system based on Debian. It can boot as a Live CD, from USB flash drive or can be installed on a hard drive Xfce ( ɛf siː iː is a Free software Desktop environment for Unix and other Unix-like platforms such as Linux, Solaris dynebolic is a Live CD Linux distribution with a focus on Multimedia production and is distributed with a large assortment of applications for audio and Xfce ( ɛf siː iː is a Free software Desktop environment for Unix and other Unix-like platforms such as Linux, Solaris Elive is an Operating system based on Debian for legacy and commodity hardware Enlightenment, also known simply as E, is a Free software / Open source Window manager for the X Window System which can be used alone The Advanced Packaging Tool, or APT, is a free user interface that works with core libraries to handle installing software on Linux deb is the extension of the Debian software package format and the most often used name for such binary packages Like the "Deb" part EnGarde Secure Linux is an Open Source server-only Linux distribution developed by Guardian Digital RPM Package Manager ( Red Hat Package Manager, abbreviated RPM) is a Package management system. The Advanced Packaging Tool, or APT, is a free user interface that works with core libraries to handle installing software on Linux RPM Package Manager ( Red Hat Package Manager, abbreviated RPM) is a Package management system. The Fedora Operating system is an RPM -based general purpose Linux distribution, developed by the community-supported Fedora Project and sponsored A gnome is a Mythical creature characterized by its extremely small size and subterranean lifestyle KDE ( K Desktop Environment) (ˌkeɪdiːˈiː is a Free software project which aims to be a powerful system for an easy-to-use Desktop environment. Xfce ( ɛf siː iː is a Free software Desktop environment for Unix and other Unix-like platforms such as Linux, Solaris The Yellow dog Updater Modified ( YUM) is an open source command line package management utility for RPM -compatible Linux RPM Package Manager ( Red Hat Package Manager, abbreviated RPM) is a Package management system. Finnix is a Debian based Live CD Operating system, developed by Ryan Finnie and intended for system administrators for tasks such as filesystem recovery The Advanced Packaging Tool, or APT, is a free user interface that works with core libraries to handle installing software on Linux deb is the extension of the Debian software package format and the most often used name for such binary packages Like the "Deb" part Foresight Linux is an Operating system comprising free and Non-free software with the stated goal of showcasing the latest in Linux desktop technologies A gnome is a Mythical creature characterized by its extremely small size and subterranean lifestyle Conary is a Free software Package management system created by RPath and distributed under the terms of the Common Public License. PackageKit is a free suite of Software applications designed to provide a consistent and high-level Front end for a number of different Package Frugalware Linux is a general-purpose Linux distribution, designed for intermediate users who are familiar with command-line operations Pacman is a software package manager, developed as part of the Arch Linux Linux distribution. tar. bz |
| Gentoo | 12000 | Yes[17] | none | Portage | ebuild |
| gnuLinEx | 200 | Yes | GNOME | APT | deb |
| GoboLinux | 2000 | Yes | KDE | Manager,[18] Compile, InstallPackage | recipes,tar.bz2 |
| Impi Linux | ? | No | KDE | ? | ? |
| Kanotix | 1200 | Yes | KDE | APT | deb |
| KateOS | ? | ? | Xfce | ||
| Knoppix | 3600 | No | KDE | APT | deb |
| Kurumin | ? | Yes | KDE | APT | deb |
| Linspire | 2200 | Yes | KDE | CNR "click and run" | deb |
| Linux Mint | 20000 | Yes | GNOME, KDE or Xfce (depending on edition) | APT | deb |
| Lunar | 3120 | Yes | none | lin | src? |
| Mandriva Linux | 16000 | Yes | GNOME,KDE | urpmi, rpmdrake[19] | RPM |
| MEPIS | 20000 | Yes | KDE | APT | deb |
| Musix GNU+Linux | 1300 | Yes | IceWM | APT | deb |
| Mythbuntu | ? | ? | Xfce | ||
| NimbleX | 500 | No | KDE | none | tgz |
| Nitix | ? | Yes | none | SoftUpdate, yum | RPM |
| openSUSE | 22000 | Yes | GNOME, KDE, Xfce | YaST, Zypper | RPM |
| Paipix | 2000 | Yes | KDE | APT | deb |
| Pardus | 1600 | Yes | KDE | PiSi | . The Gentoo Linux Operating system (ˈdʒɛntuː is a Linux distribution based on the Portage Package management system. Portage is a Package management system used by Gentoo Linux. Gentoo is sometimes referred to as a " Meta-distribution " due to the flexibility An ebuild is a specialized Bash script format created by the Gentoo Linux project for use in its Portage software management system which automates gnuLinEx, or LinEx, is a Operating system based on Debian which uses GNOME as its desktop. A gnome is a Mythical creature characterized by its extremely small size and subterranean lifestyle The Advanced Packaging Tool, or APT, is a free user interface that works with core libraries to handle installing software on Linux deb is the extension of the Debian software package format and the most often used name for such binary packages Like the "Deb" part GoboLinux is a free Operating system whose most salient feature is its reorganization of the Filesystem hierarchy KDE ( K Desktop Environment) (ˌkeɪdiːˈiː is a Free software project which aims to be a powerful system for an easy-to-use Desktop environment. GoboLinux is a free Operating system whose most salient feature is its reorganization of the Filesystem hierarchy bzip2 is a free and open source Lossless data compression Algorithm and program developed by Julian Seward. Impi Linux is a South African Linux distribution based on Ubuntu, which focuses on the enterprise and government sector KDE ( K Desktop Environment) (ˌkeɪdiːˈiː is a Free software project which aims to be a powerful system for an easy-to-use Desktop environment. Kanotix, also referred to as KANOTIX, is an Operating system Live CD ( Live Distro) based on Debian (until 2006 unstable KDE ( K Desktop Environment) (ˌkeɪdiːˈiː is a Free software project which aims to be a powerful system for an easy-to-use Desktop environment. The Advanced Packaging Tool, or APT, is a free user interface that works with core libraries to handle installing software on Linux deb is the extension of the Debian software package format and the most often used name for such binary packages Like the "Deb" part KateOS is a Linux distribution originally based on Slackware. Xfce ( ɛf siː iː is a Free software Desktop environment for Unix and other Unix-like platforms such as Linux, Solaris Knoppix, or KNOPPIX (nopɪks is a GNU/Linux Operating system based on Debian designed to be run directly from a CD / DVD KDE ( K Desktop Environment) (ˌkeɪdiːˈiː is a Free software project which aims to be a powerful system for an easy-to-use Desktop environment. The Advanced Packaging Tool, or APT, is a free user interface that works with core libraries to handle installing software on Linux deb is the extension of the Debian software package format and the most often used name for such binary packages Like the "Deb" part Kurumin Linux is a Live CD Operating system based on Debian via Knoppix and Kanotix. KDE ( K Desktop Environment) (ˌkeɪdiːˈiː is a Free software project which aims to be a powerful system for an easy-to-use Desktop environment. The Advanced Packaging Tool, or APT, is a free user interface that works with core libraries to handle installing software on Linux deb is the extension of the Debian software package format and the most often used name for such binary packages Like the "Deb" part Linspire, previously known as LindowsOS, was a commercial Operating system based on Debian GNU/Linux and later Ubuntu. KDE ( K Desktop Environment) (ˌkeɪdiːˈiː is a Free software project which aims to be a powerful system for an easy-to-use Desktop environment. deb is the extension of the Debian software package format and the most often used name for such binary packages Like the "Deb" part Linux Mint is a Operating system for Personal computers based on Ubuntu 's code which in turn is based on Debian. A gnome is a Mythical creature characterized by its extremely small size and subterranean lifestyle KDE ( K Desktop Environment) (ˌkeɪdiːˈiː is a Free software project which aims to be a powerful system for an easy-to-use Desktop environment. Xfce ( ɛf siː iː is a Free software Desktop environment for Unix and other Unix-like platforms such as Linux, Solaris The Advanced Packaging Tool, or APT, is a free user interface that works with core libraries to handle installing software on Linux deb is the extension of the Debian software package format and the most often used name for such binary packages Like the "Deb" part Lunar Linux is an Operating system maintained around a source based Package management system also called Lunar. Mandriva Linux (formerly Mandrakelinux or Mandrake Linux) is an Operating system created by Mandriva (formerly Mandrakesoft A gnome is a Mythical creature characterized by its extremely small size and subterranean lifestyle KDE ( K Desktop Environment) (ˌkeɪdiːˈiː is a Free software project which aims to be a powerful system for an easy-to-use Desktop environment. urpmi is a Mandriva Linux Package management tool for installing removing updating and querying software packages of local or remote (networked media rpmdrake is a graphical interface to Urpmi, which permits the installation of software packages. RPM Package Manager ( Red Hat Package Manager, abbreviated RPM) is a Package management system. MEPIS (pronunciation ˈmɛpɪs refers to a set of Operating systems distributed as Live CDs which can be installed onto a Hard disk. KDE ( K Desktop Environment) (ˌkeɪdiːˈiː is a Free software project which aims to be a powerful system for an easy-to-use Desktop environment. The Advanced Packaging Tool, or APT, is a free user interface that works with core libraries to handle installing software on Linux deb is the extension of the Debian software package format and the most often used name for such binary packages Like the "Deb" part Musix GNU+Linux is a Live CD and Live DVD Operating system for the X86 processor family based on Knoppix, Kanotix IceWM is a Stacking window manager for the X Window System graphical infrastructure written by Marko Maček. The Advanced Packaging Tool, or APT, is a free user interface that works with core libraries to handle installing software on Linux deb is the extension of the Debian software package format and the most often used name for such binary packages Like the "Deb" part Mythbuntu is a specialized Operating system based on Ubuntu and MythTV (currently 0 Xfce ( ɛf siː iː is a Free software Desktop environment for Unix and other Unix-like platforms such as Linux, Solaris NimbleX is a small Slackware -based Linux distribution optimized to run from a CD, USB drive or a network environment. KDE ( K Desktop Environment) (ˌkeɪdiːˈiː is a Free software project which aims to be a powerful system for an easy-to-use Desktop environment. In Computing, tar (derived from tape archive) is both a File format (in the form of a type of archive Bitstream) and the name Nitix (properly pronounced /nitiks/ is a retail Linux distribution, produced in Canada. RPM Package Manager ( Red Hat Package Manager, abbreviated RPM) is a Package management system. SUSE Linux distributions openSUSE, (ˌoʊpɛnˈsuːzə is a general purpose Operating system developed by the OpenSUSE Project. A gnome is a Mythical creature characterized by its extremely small size and subterranean lifestyle KDE ( K Desktop Environment) (ˌkeɪdiːˈiː is a Free software project which aims to be a powerful system for an easy-to-use Desktop environment. Xfce ( ɛf siː iː is a Free software Desktop environment for Unix and other Unix-like platforms such as Linux, Solaris RPM Package Manager ( Red Hat Package Manager, abbreviated RPM) is a Package management system. KDE ( K Desktop Environment) (ˌkeɪdiːˈiː is a Free software project which aims to be a powerful system for an easy-to-use Desktop environment. The Advanced Packaging Tool, or APT, is a free user interface that works with core libraries to handle installing software on Linux deb is the extension of the Debian software package format and the most often used name for such binary packages Like the "Deb" part The Pardus Linux distribution is an Operating system developed in Turkey, as a product of the Pardus Project KDE ( K Desktop Environment) (ˌkeɪdiːˈiː is a Free software project which aims to be a powerful system for an easy-to-use Desktop environment. pisi |
| Parsix | ? | Yes | GNOME | APT | deb |
| PCLinuxOS | 5025 | Yes | KDE | APT, RPM | RPM |
| Pie Box Enterprise Linux | 1500 | Yes | GNOME | up2date,yum | RPM |
| Puppy | 300 | Yes | JWM | PupGet, DotPup | . A gnome is a Mythical creature characterized by its extremely small size and subterranean lifestyle The Advanced Packaging Tool, or APT, is a free user interface that works with core libraries to handle installing software on Linux deb is the extension of the Debian software package format and the most often used name for such binary packages Like the "Deb" part PCLinuxOS, often abbreviated as PCLOS, is a Desktop Operating system. KDE ( K Desktop Environment) (ˌkeɪdiːˈiː is a Free software project which aims to be a powerful system for an easy-to-use Desktop environment. The Advanced Packaging Tool, or APT, is a free user interface that works with core libraries to handle installing software on Linux RPM Package Manager ( Red Hat Package Manager, abbreviated RPM) is a Package management system. RPM Package Manager ( Red Hat Package Manager, abbreviated RPM) is a Package management system. A gnome is a Mythical creature characterized by its extremely small size and subterranean lifestyle up2date, also known as the Red Hat Update Agent, is a tool used by older versions of Red Hat Enterprise Linux, CentOS and Fedora Core that downloads The Yellow dog Updater Modified ( YUM) is an open source command line package management utility for RPM -compatible Linux RPM Package Manager ( Red Hat Package Manager, abbreviated RPM) is a Package management system. Puppy Linux is a Live CD Linux distribution that is very small and focuses on Ease of use. JWM (Joe's Window Manager is a Window manager for the X Window System written by Joe Wingbermuehle pup, . pet |
| QiLinux | 2500 | Yes[20] | KDE | RPM, APT | RPM |
| Red Flag | ? | Yes | KDE | Red Flag Installer System,RPM | RPM |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux | 3000 | Yes | GNOME | RPM,yum | RPM |
| Rxart | 5000 | Yes | KDE | APT | deb |
| Sabayon Linux | 12000 | Yes | KDE | Portage,Entropy | ebuild |
| SAM Linux | ? | ? | Xfce | ||
| Satux | ? | Yes | GNOME | dpkg,apt-get | deb |
| Scientific | ? | Yes | GNOME | APT/yum | RPM |
| sidux | 22950 | Yes | KDE | APT | deb |
| Slackware | 544 | No | KDE, Xfce | installpkg, upgradepkg | tgz |
| Slax | 2050 | ? | KDE, Xfce (Popcorn edition) | none | slax modules |
| SliTaz GNU/Linux | 448 | Yes | JWM | Tazpkg | . KDE ( K Desktop Environment) (ˌkeɪdiːˈiː is a Free software project which aims to be a powerful system for an easy-to-use Desktop environment. RPM Package Manager ( Red Hat Package Manager, abbreviated RPM) is a Package management system. The Advanced Packaging Tool, or APT, is a free user interface that works with core libraries to handle installing software on Linux RPM Package Manager ( Red Hat Package Manager, abbreviated RPM) is a Package management system. Red Flag Linux ( 红旗 Linux) is a Chinese Linux distribution. KDE ( K Desktop Environment) (ˌkeɪdiːˈiː is a Free software project which aims to be a powerful system for an easy-to-use Desktop environment. RPM Package Manager ( Red Hat Package Manager, abbreviated RPM) is a Package management system. RPM Package Manager ( Red Hat Package Manager, abbreviated RPM) is a Package management system. Red Hat Enterprise Linux is a Linux distribution produced by Red Hat and targeted toward the commercial market including mainframes. A gnome is a Mythical creature characterized by its extremely small size and subterranean lifestyle RPM Package Manager ( Red Hat Package Manager, abbreviated RPM) is a Package management system. The Yellow dog Updater Modified ( YUM) is an open source command line package management utility for RPM -compatible Linux RPM Package Manager ( Red Hat Package Manager, abbreviated RPM) is a Package management system. KDE ( K Desktop Environment) (ˌkeɪdiːˈiː is a Free software project which aims to be a powerful system for an easy-to-use Desktop environment. The Advanced Packaging Tool, or APT, is a free user interface that works with core libraries to handle installing software on Linux deb is the extension of the Debian software package format and the most often used name for such binary packages Like the "Deb" part Sabayon Linux or SabayonLinux (formerly known as RR4 Linux/RR64 Linux, is a Gentoo -based Operating system created by Fabio Erculiani and produced in KDE ( K Desktop Environment) (ˌkeɪdiːˈiː is a Free software project which aims to be a powerful system for an easy-to-use Desktop environment. Portage is a Package management system used by Gentoo Linux. Gentoo is sometimes referred to as a " Meta-distribution " due to the flexibility SAM Linux Desktop, a live and installation CD based on PCLinuxOS 2007 is a Xfce 4 Xfce ( ɛf siː iː is a Free software Desktop environment for Unix and other Unix-like platforms such as Linux, Solaris A gnome is a Mythical creature characterized by its extremely small size and subterranean lifestyle dpkg is the Software at the base of the Debian Package management system. The Advanced Packaging Tool, or APT, is a free user interface that works with core libraries to handle installing software on Linux deb is the extension of the Debian software package format and the most often used name for such binary packages Like the "Deb" part Scientific Linux is a free Operating system (a Linux distribution) co-developed by Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory and the European Organization A gnome is a Mythical creature characterized by its extremely small size and subterranean lifestyle The Advanced Packaging Tool, or APT, is a free user interface that works with core libraries to handle installing software on Linux The Yellow dog Updater Modified ( YUM) is an open source command line package management utility for RPM -compatible Linux RPM Package Manager ( Red Hat Package Manager, abbreviated RPM) is a Package management system. sidux [ziːdʊks] is a desktop-oriented Operating system based on the "unstable" branch of Debian, which uses the codename Sid KDE ( K Desktop Environment) (ˌkeɪdiːˈiː is a Free software project which aims to be a powerful system for an easy-to-use Desktop environment. The Advanced Packaging Tool, or APT, is a free user interface that works with core libraries to handle installing software on Linux deb is the extension of the Debian software package format and the most often used name for such binary packages Like the "Deb" part Slackware is an Operating system created by Patrick Volkerding of Slackware Linux Inc KDE ( K Desktop Environment) (ˌkeɪdiːˈiː is a Free software project which aims to be a powerful system for an easy-to-use Desktop environment. Xfce ( ɛf siː iː is a Free software Desktop environment for Unix and other Unix-like platforms such as Linux, Solaris In Computing, tar (derived from tape archive) is both a File format (in the form of a type of archive Bitstream) and the name SLAX is a Linux Live CD Operating system based on Slackware. It does not need to be installed on a computer system's Hard drive; it boots KDE ( K Desktop Environment) (ˌkeɪdiːˈiː is a Free software project which aims to be a powerful system for an easy-to-use Desktop environment. Xfce ( ɛf siː iː is a Free software Desktop environment for Unix and other Unix-like platforms such as Linux, Solaris SliTaz GNU/Linux is a community software project started in 2006 by Christophe Lincoln JWM (Joe's Window Manager is a Window manager for the X Window System written by Joe Wingbermuehle tazpkg |
| Source Mage GNU/Linux | 5514 | Yes | none | Sorcery Package Manager | src |
| SUSE | 22000 | Yes | GNOME, KDE, Xfce | YaST, Zypper | RPM |
| Symphony OS | ? | Yes | Mezzo | APT, OneClick | RPM |
| Ubuntu | 23000 | Yes | GNOME | APT | deb |
| Kubuntu | 23000 | Yes | KDE | APT | deb |
| Xubuntu | 23000 | Yes | Xfce | APT | deb |
| Ututo | 5000 | ? | ? | UTUTO Package Manager | ebuild |
| Vector Linux | ? | Yes | Fluxbox, IceWM, Xfce | slapt-get, gslapt, installpkg | tgz |
| Xandros Desktop OS | ? | Yes | KDE | APT | deb |
| Yoper | 2000 | No | KDE | Smart | RPM |
| Zenwalk Linux | ? | Yes | Xfce | netpkg, installpkg, upgradepkg | tgz |
| Distribution | Approximate number of packages | GUI installation procedure | Default desktop environment or window manager | Default package management tools | Package Format |
Security features
| Distribution | Compile Time Buffer Checks | Mandatory access control | Software executable space protection | grsecurity | RSBAC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fedora | Yes | Yes (SELinux[21]) | Yes (Exec Shield[22]) | No | No |
| Gentoo[23] | Optional (SELinux) | Optional (PaX) | Optional | Optional | |
| Mandriva Linux | Yes (AppArmor[24]) | Yes |
See also
References
- ^ Puppy Linux Home - your fast, small and free Linux distro
- ^ satux
- ^ Linspire.com - Products
- ^ How to Buy: Novell Open Enterprise Server 2
- ^ redhat.com | Red Hat Enterprise Linux
- ^ redhat.com | Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Operating Systems
- ^ Linux- RXART- Soluciones Linux - Linux Solutions
- ^ Novell SUSE Linux Operating Systems
- ^ Pkg: kernel26 - Arch Linux Package Details
- ^ Pkg: gcc - Arch Linux Package Details
- ^ http://modules.lunar-linux.org/index.php?option=moonbase§ion=compilers#compilers
- ^ redhat.com | Knowledgebase
- ^ Debian - Ports
- ^ GoboLinux - the alternative Linux distribution
- ^ RHEL 4 is the last version to support 31-bit s390. Source Mage GNU/Linux is an Operating system. When a package is installed its source code is automatically downloaded compiled and installed SUSE Linux (ˈsuːsə is a major Operating system. The developer rights are owned by Novell Inc A gnome is a Mythical creature characterized by its extremely small size and subterranean lifestyle KDE ( K Desktop Environment) (ˌkeɪdiːˈiː is a Free software project which aims to be a powerful system for an easy-to-use Desktop environment. Xfce ( ɛf siː iː is a Free software Desktop environment for Unix and other Unix-like platforms such as Linux, Solaris RPM Package Manager ( Red Hat Package Manager, abbreviated RPM) is a Package management system. Symphony OS, SymphonyOne or Symphony Linux, is a Live CD Operating system, developed by Ryan Quinn, Jason Spisak, and Mezzo is the Desktop environment created by Jason Spisak Added to Symphony OS, it follows Jason Spisak 's Laws of Interface Design and poses a new way The Advanced Packaging Tool, or APT, is a free user interface that works with core libraries to handle installing software on Linux RPM Package Manager ( Red Hat Package Manager, abbreviated RPM) is a Package management system. Ubuntu Kubuntu Edubuntu Xubuntu Gobuntu --> Ubuntu A gnome is a Mythical creature characterized by its extremely small size and subterranean lifestyle The Advanced Packaging Tool, or APT, is a free user interface that works with core libraries to handle installing software on Linux deb is the extension of the Debian software package format and the most often used name for such binary packages Like the "Deb" part Ubuntu Kubuntu Edubuntu Xubuntu Gobuntu KDE ( K Desktop Environment) (ˌkeɪdiːˈiː is a Free software project which aims to be a powerful system for an easy-to-use Desktop environment. The Advanced Packaging Tool, or APT, is a free user interface that works with core libraries to handle installing software on Linux deb is the extension of the Debian software package format and the most often used name for such binary packages Like the "Deb" part Xubuntu Xfce ( ɛf siː iː is a Free software Desktop environment for Unix and other Unix-like platforms such as Linux, Solaris The Advanced Packaging Tool, or APT, is a free user interface that works with core libraries to handle installing software on Linux deb is the extension of the Debian software package format and the most often used name for such binary packages Like the "Deb" part Ututo GNU/Linux is an Operating system based on Gentoo Linux with the main goal of producing an operating system comprised entirely of Free software VectorLinux, abbreviated VL is a Linux Operating system for the X86 platform currently based on Slackware 12 In Unix computing Fluxbox is an X window manager based on Blackbox 0 IceWM is a Stacking window manager for the X Window System graphical infrastructure written by Marko Maček. Xfce ( ɛf siː iː is a Free software Desktop environment for Unix and other Unix-like platforms such as Linux, Solaris slapt-get is an APT -like system for Slackware Package management. slapt-get is an APT -like system for Slackware Package management. In Computing, tar (derived from tape archive) is both a File format (in the form of a type of archive Bitstream) and the name Xandros is both the name of a line of Operating systems and Xandros Corporation, the company which creates them KDE ( K Desktop Environment) (ˌkeɪdiːˈiː is a Free software project which aims to be a powerful system for an easy-to-use Desktop environment. The Advanced Packaging Tool, or APT, is a free user interface that works with core libraries to handle installing software on Linux deb is the extension of the Debian software package format and the most often used name for such binary packages Like the "Deb" part Yoper Linux&mdash Y our '''Oper'''ating System &mdashis a Linux distribution for PCs with i686 ( Pentium Pro) or higher processor KDE ( K Desktop Environment) (ˌkeɪdiːˈiː is a Free software project which aims to be a powerful system for an easy-to-use Desktop environment. Smart is a free software project aiming to create a package manager for Linux with "notable advantages over native tools currently in use" (e RPM Package Manager ( Red Hat Package Manager, abbreviated RPM) is a Package management system. Zenwalk (formerly Minislack or Zenwalk Linux, is an Operating system founded by Jean-Philippe Guillemin Xfce ( ɛf siː iː is a Free software Desktop environment for Unix and other Unix-like platforms such as Linux, Solaris In Computing, tar (derived from tape archive) is both a File format (in the form of a type of archive Bitstream) and the name In graphical computing a desktop environment ( DE) commonly refers to a style of Graphical user interface (GUI that is based on the Desktop metaphor which An X window manager is a Window manager which runs on top of the X Window System, a Windowing system mainly used on Unix-like systems In Computer security, mandatory access control ( MAC) refers to a type of Access control by which the operating system constrains the ability of a subject In Computer security, executable space protection is the marking of memory regions as non-executable such that an attempt to execute Machine code in these grsecurity is a set of patches for the Linux kernel with an emphasis on enhancing security. RSBAC (Rule Set Based Access Control is an Open source Access control framework for current Linux kernels which has been in stable production use since The Fedora Operating system is an RPM -based general purpose Linux distribution, developed by the community-supported Fedora Project and sponsored Security-Enhanced Linux ( SELinux) is a Linux feature that provides a variety of security policies including U Exec Shield is a project started at Red Hat Inc in late 2002 with the aim of reducing the risk of worm or other automated remote attacks on Linux systems The Gentoo Linux Operating system (ˈdʒɛntuː is a Linux distribution based on the Portage Package management system. Security-Enhanced Linux ( SELinux) is a Linux feature that provides a variety of security policies including U In Computer security, PaX is a patch for the Linux kernel that implements least privilege protections for Memory pages The least-privilege Mandriva Linux (formerly Mandrakelinux or Mandrake Linux) is an Operating system created by Mandriva (formerly Mandrakesoft AppArmor ("Application Armor" is security software for Linux, released under the GNU General Public License. What do you mean by template here? --> UserSecuniBot permission to update RHEL 5 only supports 64-bit s390x.
- ^ Foresight Linux | 1.4.1 Release Notes
- ^ Can be installed graphically (GTK+ and ncurses), but traditionally done by command line (install cd, livecd, netboot, and from distributions).
- ^ GoboLinux - the alternative Linux distribution
- ^ Mandriva 2008 release notes
- ^ Ncurses-based first stage and then KDE-based second stage installation GUI. ncurses is a programming library providing an API, allowing the programmer to write Text user interfaces in a terminal-independent manner KDE ( K Desktop Environment) (ˌkeɪdiːˈiː is a Free software project which aims to be a powerful system for an easy-to-use Desktop environment.
- ^ Mandatory Access Control with SELinux. Retrieved on 2007-12-24. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 563 - The Byzantine church Hagia Sophia in Constantinople is dedicated for the second time after being destroyed by Earthquakes
- ^ Fedora Core 1 Release Notes - Kernel Notes. Retrieved on 2007-12-24. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 563 - The Byzantine church Hagia Sophia in Constantinople is dedicated for the second time after being destroyed by Earthquakes
- ^ Hardened Gentoo - 4. Subprojects. Retrieved on 2007-12-24. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 563 - The Byzantine church Hagia Sophia in Constantinople is dedicated for the second time after being destroyed by Earthquakes
- ^ Mandriva Linux 2008 Release Notes: Apparmor has replaced RSBAC as the in-kernel application security tool..
External links
- DistroWatch - Compares all significant Linux distributions in detail, and was a source for some information shown here.
- LWN.net Linux Distribution List - A comprehensive list of hundreds of distributions, including historical ones.
- PolishLinux.org Compare distros - detailed comparison of Linux distributions
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