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Comparison of Linux distributions

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Technical variations of Linux distributions include support for different hardware devices and systems or software package configurations. Organizational differences may be motivated by historical reasons. Other criteria include security, including how quickly security upgrades are available; ease of package management; and number of packages available.

These tables compare notable distribution's latest stable release on wide-ranging objective criteria. It does not cover each operating system's subjective merits, branches marked as unstable or beta, nor compare Linux distributions with other operating systems.

General

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The table below shows general information about the distributions: founder or producer, maintainer, release date, the latest version, etc.

Linux distributions endorsed by the Free Software Foundation[1] are marked 100% Free under the System distribution commitment column.

Distribution Founder Maintainer Initial release year Current stable version Security updates (years) Release date System distribution commitment Forked from Target audience Cost Status
AlmaLinuxAlmaLinux OS Foundation AlmaLinux OS Foundation 2021 9.5[2] Edit this on Wikidata10 years[3]2024-11-18 X Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) general None Active
Alpine LinuxAlpine Linux Team Alpine Linux Team 2006 3.21.3[4] Edit this on Wikidata? 2025-02-13 X LEAF Projectsecurity, lightweight, general None Active
ALT LinuxALT Linux Team ALT Linux Team, ALT Linux LLC 2001 10.4[5] Edit this on Wikidata? 2024-12-17 X Mandrake Linux general, school None Active
antiXAnticapitalista Anticapitalista 2007 23.2[6] Edit this on Wikidata? 2024-10-06 X Debian, MEPIS old computers None Active
ArchBangWillensky Aristide Stan McLaren 2011 RollingRollingRollingX Arch Linux (UKM Edition) general None Active
Arch LinuxJudd Vinet dev team2002 RollingRollingRollingX Independent, inspired from CRUXgeneral None Active
BLAGBrixton Linux Action Group Brixton Linux Action Group 2002 ? 100% Free: GNU FSDG[7]Fedoradesktop None Inactive
Bodhi LinuxBodhi Linux Team Bodhi Linux Team 2011 7.0.0[8] Edit this on Wikidata? 2023-08-21 X Debian, Ubuntu desktop, lightweight None Active
CanaimaCANTV / CNTI / CENTIDEL / Edelca / VIT / FUNDACITE / Free software community CANTV / CNTI / CENTIDEL / Edelca / VIT / FUNDACITE / Free software community 2007 8.0[9] Edit this on Wikidata? 2024-10-18 X Debian, Ubuntu Government of VenezuelaNone Active
CentOSCentOS Project CentOS Project 2003 10[10] Edit this on Wikidata10 years[11]2024-12-12 X Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) server, workstation None Inactive
CentOS StreamCentOS Project CentOS Project 2019 9[12]5 years[13]2021-12-03 X Upstream of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) server, workstation None Active
ChakraJan Mette and Arch Linux KDEmod developers The Chakra Project Team 2010 RollingRolling2017.10 X Arch Linux[14]desktop None Inactive
Chimera Linuxq66 Chimera Linux team 2021 RollingRollingRollingX Independent general None Active
ChromeOSSundar PichaiGoogle2011 134.0.6998.107[15] Edit this on WikidataRolling2025-03-18 X Gentoo Linuxweb applications None Active
Clear Linux OSArjan van de Ven Intel2015 RollingRollingRollingX Independent container, server, desktop None Active
ClearOSPeter Baldwin ClearFoundation 2000 7.8[16] Edit this on Wikidata? 2020-06-23 X RHEL, CentOS server, gateway, network Some editions are free of charge Active
CrunchBang LinuxPhilip Newborough Philip Newborough 2008 ? X Debian desktop None Inactive
CRUXPer Lidén CRUX Community 2002 3.8[17] Edit this on Wikidata? 2025-04-21 X Independent general None Active
Damn Small LinuxJohn Andrews dev team2003 4.4.10[18] Edit this on Wikidata? 2008-11-18 X Debian, Knoppix lightweight, portable None Inactive
DebianIan MurdockDebian Project 1993 12.10[19] Edit this on Wikidata~5 years,[g 1] 10 years Freexian ELTS(paid) 2025-03-15 Debian Social Contract and DFSG (main was 100% free, till 2022,[20][21] non-free packages were optional)[22]Independent, inspired by Softlanding Linux System (SLS)[23]general, server, desktop None Active
Debian Edu Debian Project 2004 12.10[19] Edit this on Wikidata~3 years[g 1]2025-03-15 Debian Social Contract and DFSGDebian schools None Active
DevuanThe "Veteran Unix Admins" (VUA) The "Veteran Unix Admins" (VUA) 2016 5.0.0[24] Edit this on Wikidata? 2023-08-15 X[g 2]Debian general None Active
DeepinWuhan Deepin Technology Co., Ltd. Wuhan Deepin Technology Co., Ltd. 2004 23.1[25] Edit this on Wikidata? 2025-04-16 X Debian general None Active
Dragora GNU/Linux-LibreMatias A. Fonzo Matias A. Fonzo 2009 3.0-beta2[26] Edit this on Wikidata? 2023-04-26 100% Free: GNU FSDG[7]Independent, inspired from Slackware general None Active
dyne:bolicJaromil Jaromilx 2005 3.0.0[27] Edit this on Wikidata? 2011-09-08 100% Free: GNU FSDG[7]Debianmultimedia None Inactive
Elementary OSDanielle Foré elementary LLC 2011 8.0.1[28] Edit this on Wikidata? 2025-03-18 X Ubuntu, Debian general None Active
ELinOSSYSGOSYSGO 1999 7.1[29] Edit this on Wikidata? 2022-04 X Independent embedded systemsPartial Active
Emdebian GripEmbedded Debian Project Embedded Debian Project 2009 3.1[30] Edit this on WikidataEnd-of-life 2023-06-15 X Debian embedded systemsNone Inactive
EndeavourOSBryan Poerwoatmodjo EndeavourOS 2019 Rolling? 2022-09-14 X Arch Linux general None Active
Fedora LinuxFedora ProjectFedora Project 2003 42[31] Edit this on Wikidata1 year + 1 month 2025-04-15 Fedora Licensing Guidelines[32]Red Hat Linux general None Active
FreespireLindows.com, Inc. PC/OpenSystems LLC 2001 10[33] Edit this on Wikidata? 2023-12-07 X ? desktop None Active
Gentoo LinuxDaniel RobbinsGentoo Foundation, Inc. 2002 RollingRollingRollingGentoo Social Contract Enoch Linux general None Active
Guix SystemLudovic Courtès Ludovic Courtès, Ricardo Wurmus, the Guix community 2012 1.4.0[34] Edit this on WikidataRolling2022-12-19 100% Free: GNU FSDG[7]Independent, inspired by NixOSgeneral None Active
gNewSenseBrian Brazil and Paul O'Malley Sam Geeraerts with sponsorship from the Free Software Foundation2006 4.0[35] Edit this on Wikidata? 2016-05-02 100% Free: GNU FSDG[7]Debiangeneral, server None Inactive
GrmlMichael Prokop The Grml Team 2005 2024.02[36] Edit this on Wikidata? 2024-02-28 X Debian live, maintenance, security, network, forensic, accessibility None Active
Hyperbola GNU/Linux-libreHyperbola Founders Hyperbola Founders 2017 0.4.4[37] Edit this on Wikidata3 years (stable), 5 years (old stable)[38]2024-01-05 100% Free: GNU FSDG[7] followed in Hyperbola Social ContractArch Linux general None Active[39]
Kali LinuxMax Moser, Mati Aharoni, Martin J. Muench Offensive Security 2013 2025.1a[40] Edit this on Wikidata? 2025-03-19 X Debian auditing, forensic, security, network None Active
KnoppixKlaus Knopperdev team2000 9.3[41] Edit this on Wikidata? 2022-05-05 X Debian live None Active
KororaChris Smart Dev Team 2005 26[42] Edit this on Wikidata? 2017-09-16 X Fedora desktop None Inactive
LibreCMCLibreCMC team LibreCMC team 2010 1.5.14[43] Edit this on Wikidata? 2023-10-03 100% Free: GNU FSDG[7]Merged from LibreWRT embedded systemsNone Active
LinspireLinspire, Inc. Linspire, Inc. 2001 12 SP1[44] Edit this on Wikidata? 2023-05-29 X ? ? Commercial[45]Active
Linux MintClement Lefebvre dev team2006 22.1[46] Edit this on Wikidata5 years (main editions); ~3 years (LMDE)
2025-01-16 		X Debian (LMDE), Ubuntu (main editions) desktop None Active
Linux LiteJerry Bezencon Linux Lite Team 2012 7.4[47] Edit this on Wikidata? 2025-03-31 X Ubuntudesktop None Active
MageiaMageia Community mageia.org 2010 9[48] Edit this on Wikidata1 year 2023-09-04 X Mandriva Linux general None Active
Mandriva LinuxMandrakesoft S.A. Mandriva S.A. 1998 2011.0[49] Edit this on Wikidata? 2011-08-28 X Red Hat Linux general Some editions are free of charge Inactive
Manjaro LinuxRoland Singer dev team2012[50]RollingRollingRollingX Arch Linux general None Active
MEPISWarren Woodford MEPIS LLC 2003 11.9.92[51] Edit this on Wikidata? 2013-08-10 X Debian desktop, server None Inactive
MIRACLE LINUXCybertrust JapanCybertrust Japan2000 9[52] Edit this on Wikidata10 years 2022-11-01 X Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) server None Active
Musix GNU+LinuxMusix team Musix team 2008 3.0.1[53] Edit this on Wikidata? 2014-03-13 100% Free: GNU FSDG[7]Debianmultimedia None Inactive
NetrunnerBlue Systemsdev team2009 25[54] Edit this on Wikidataas per Debian 2025-02-10 X Debian desktop None Active
NixOSEelco Dolstra and Armijn Hemel NixOS Foundation 2003 0.5 years X – general, server, desktop None Active
Novell Open Enterprise ServerNovellNovell, Inc. dev team2003 2023 ? 2022-10 X SUSE Linux Enterprise Serverserver Commercial[55]Active
OpenELECStephan Raue, OpenELEC Team OpenELEC Team 2011 8.0.4 ? 2017-06-04 X Kodi multimedia None Inactive
openSUSESUSE Linux openSUSE Project2006 15.6[56] Edit this on Wikidata1.5 years[57]2024-06-12 X Slackware, Jurixgeneral, desktop None Active
OpenWrt? OpenWrt team 2007 24.10.0 Edit this on Wikidata[58]? 2025-02-06 X Independent embedded systemsNone Active
OpenMandriva LxOpenMandriva Association OpenMandriva Association 2013 6.0[59] Edit this on Wikidata? 2025-04-20 X Mandriva Linuxgeneral None Active
Oracle LinuxOracle Corporation Oracle Corporation 2006 9.5[60] Edit this on Wikidata? 2024-11-20 X Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) server None Active
Parabola GNU/Linux-libreParabola HackersParabola Hackers2009 Rolling[61]Rolling2021-08-11[62]100% Free: GNU FSDG[7] followed in Parabola Social ContractArch Linuxgeneral None Active
PardusScientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK) TÜBİTAK 2005 23.2[63] Edit this on Wikidata? 2024-07-16 X Gentoo (2011.2)
Debian 		general None Active
Parrot OSLorenzo "Palinuro" Faletra Parrot Dev Team 2013 6.3[64] Edit this on WikidataRolling2025-01-31 X Debian security, desktop None Active
ParsixAlan Baghumian Parsix Project2005 8.15[65] Edit this on Wikidata? 2017-01-25 X Debian desktop None Inactive
Parted MagicPatrick VernerParted Magic LLC.2007 2025_01_22[66] Edit this on Wikidata? 2025-01-22 X Independent live, maintenance Commercial[67]Active
PCLinuxOSBill Reynolds dev team2003 2022.12 Semi-rolling 2022-12-12 X Mandriva Linux desktop None Active
Pop! OSCarl Ritchell System76 2017 22.04 LTS[68] Edit this on Wikidata2 years for LTS releases.

2–3 months after the next release for other releases.

2022-04-25 X Ubuntu desktop, laptop None Active
PentooMichael Zanetta, Rick Farina, Jens Pranaitis Pentoo 2005 2019.1 ? 2019-01-17 X Gentoo Linux auditing, security None Active
PorteusFanthom Porteus 2010 5.01[69] Edit this on Wikidata? 2023-09-26 X Slackware lightweight, portable None Active
ProteanOSLibiquity2011 Rolling Rolling Rolling 100% Free: GNU FSDG[7]? embedded None Active
Puppy LinuxBarry Kauler Puppy Foundation 2003 9.5[70] Edit this on Wikidata? 2020-09-17 X Independent, inspired from Vector linux lightweight, portable None Active
PureOSTodd Weaver Purism2009 10.3[71] Edit this on WikidataStable and Rolling2023-06-14 100% Free: GNU FSDG[7]Debiangeneral, security, privacy None Active
Qubes OSJoanna RutkowskaInvisible Things Lab 2012 4.2.4[72] Edit this on Wikidata? 2025-02-18 X Xen and Fedora security by compartmentalization, desktop None Active
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) Red HatRed Hat 2002 9.5[73] Edit this on Wikidata12 years[74]2024-11-13 X Red Hat Linux, Fedora general Commercial[75][76]Active
Red Hat LinuxRed Hat Red Hat 1995 0.9[77] Edit this on Wikidataalias Shrike ? 1994-10-31 X – server, workstation None Inactive
Rocks Cluster DistributionUCSD Supercomputing Center, Clustercorp UCSD Supercomputing Center, Clustercorp 2000 7.0[78] Edit this on Wikidata? 2017-12-01 X Red Hat Linux server, workstation None Active
Rocky LinuxRocky Enterprise Software FoundationRocky Enterprise Software Foundation2021 9.5[79] Edit this on Wikidata10 years 2024-11-19 X Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) general None Active
ROSA? LLC NTC IT ROSA 2011 13[80] Edit this on Wikidata? 2025-02-28 X Mandriva server, general None Active
Sabayon LinuxFabio Erculiani dev team2005 19.03 Edit this on Wikidata[81]? 2019-03-31 X Gentoo Linux general None Inactive
Salix OSCyrille Pontvieux, George Vlahavas, Pierrick Le Brun, Thorsten Mühlfelder Salix team2009 ? X Slackwaregeneral None Active
Scientific LinuxCERN, Fermilabdev team2004 7.9[82] Edit this on Wikidata? 2020-10-20 X Red Hat Linux, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) server, workstation None Inactive
SlackwarePatrick Volkerdingdev team1993 15.0[83] Edit this on Wikidata? 2022-02-02 X Softlanding Linux System (SLS)general None Active
SlaxTomas Matejicek Tomas Matejicek 2002 12.2.0[84] Edit this on Wikidata? 2023-10-10 X Debian, Slackware (until Slax 9) live None Active
SliTaz GNU/LinuxChristophe Lincoln dev team2008 RollingRolling2020-02-23[85]X Independent portable None Active
SolusIkey Doherty dev team2005 RollingRolling2021-07-11 X Pardus Linuxdesktop None Active
SolydXKArjen Balfoort dev team2013 12 Edit this on Wikidata[86]Debian packages as per Debian 2023-12-04 X Debian desktop None Active
SparkyLinux? Sparky Linux team 2012 7.5[87] Edit this on Wikidata? 2024-09-18 X Debiangeneral, video games None Active
Source Mage GNU/LinuxRyan Abrams, Eric Schabell dev team2002 0.62-11[88] Edit this on Wikidata? 2017-09-22 Source Mage Social ContractSorcerer general None Active
SteamOSValveValve2013 3.6.21[89] Edit this on Wikidata? 2025-02-12 X Debian (2.0)
Arch Linux (3.0) 		video games None Active
SUSE Linux EnterpriseSUSESUSE 2000 15[90] Edit this on WikidataSP5[91]13 years per version[92]2023-06-20 Common code base for x86-64, Power, System z, Arm64 Slackware, Jurixedge, workstation, server, supercomputer Commercial[93]Active
Tails? Tails Development Team 2009 6.14.2[94] Edit this on Wikidata–[g 3]2025-04-15 X Debian security-focused aimed for anonymity and privacy None Active
Tiny Core LinuxRobert Shingledecker Team Tiny Core 2009 16.0[95] Edit this on Wikidata? 2025-03-31 X Independent, inspired from Damn Small Linux portable None Active
Trisquel GNU/LinuxRubén Rodríguez Pérez (quidam) Rubén Rodríguez Pérez (quidam) 2005 11.0[96] Edit this on Wikidata3 years 2023-03-19 100% Free: GNU FSDG[7]Ubuntu LTS desktop None Active
TurnKey GNU/LinuxAlon Swartz, Liraz Siri TurnKey GNU/Linux Team 2008 18.0[97] Edit this on WikidataDebian packages as per Debian; TurnKey packages for life of current major version (plus backports per request) 2023-09-14 Debian Social Contract and DFSGDebian server based software appliance library aiming to balance security and ease of use None Active
Ubuntu and Derivatives[98]Canonical Ltd.Canonical Ltd. 2004 25.04[99] Edit this on Wikidata
Standard releases 9 months, LTS releases 5 years. Flavor LTS releases 3 or 5 years. Ubuntu Pro 10 years. 2025-04-17
X Debian general, server, desktop, supercomputer, IBM mainframeNone Active
Univention Corporate ServerUnivention GmbH Univention GmbH 2004 5.0-8[100] Edit this on Wikidataup to 6 months for free Core Edition; up to 7 years if maintenance is purchased, see:[101]2024-06-11 X Debian home, business, and school Core Edition is free of charge Active
UtutoDiego Saravia, Daniel Olivera UTUTO dev team 2000 XS 2012 ? 2012-04-27 100% Free: GNU FSDG[7]Ututo XS: Gentoo Linux, Ututo UL: Ubuntugeneral None Inactive
VectorLinuxRobert S. Lange dev team1999 7.2[102] Edit this on Wikidata? 2017-08-28 X Slackware desktop None Inactive
Void LinuxJuan Romero Pardines Juan RP and contributors 2008 RollingRolling2022-10-17 X Independent, partially inspired by FreeBSD/NetBSD general None Active
WebconvergerKai Hendry Webconverger Limited 2007 35.0[103] Edit this on Wikidata? 2016-05-19 X Debian kiosk software, digital signageCommercial Inactive
XandrosXandros Incorporated Xandros Incorporated 2001 4.2 Edit this on Wikidata? 2007-07-26 X Corel Linux? Commercial Inactive
ZentyaleBox Technologies eBox Technologies 2005 8.0[104] Edit this on Wikidata? 2024-02-26 X Debian, Ubuntu small business server Some editions are free of charge ?
ZenwalkJean-Philippe Guillemindev team2004 15.0-221106[105] Edit this on Wikidata? 2022-11-06 X Slackware general None Active
Zorin OSZorin Group Zorin Group 2009 17.3[106] Edit this on Wikidata? 2025-03-26 X Ubuntu general, desktop Zorin OS Lite & Core are free, while Business and Ultimate are paid Active
Distribution Founder Maintainer Initial release year Current stable version Security updates (years) Release date System distribution commitment Forked from Target audience Cost Status
  1. ^ abDebian releases are officially supported for 1 year after the subsequent release, with releases being approximately 2 years apart. The Debian LTS Project provides community based support extending the complete support period to 5 years.
  2. ^Default ISOs included non-free software
  3. ^Security updates are released every six weeks.

Technical

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The table below shows the default file system, but many Linux distributions support some or all of ext2, ext3, ext4, Btrfs, ReiserFS, Reiser4, JFS, XFS, GFS2, OCFS2, and NILFS. It is possible to install Linux onto most of these file systems. The ext file systems, namely ext2, ext3, and ext4 are based on the original Linux file system.

File systems have been developed by companies to meet their specific needs, by hobbyists, or adapted from Unix, Microsoft Windows, and other operating systems. Linux has full support for XFS and JFS, FAT (the DOS file system), and HFS, the main file system for the Macintosh. Support for Microsoft Windows NT's NTFS file system has been developed and is now comparable with other native Unix file systems. CDs, DVDs, and Blu-ray discs' ISO 9660 and Universal Disk Format (UDF) are supported.

Unlike other operating systems, Linux and Unix allow any file system regardless of the medium it is stored on, whether that medium is a magnetic disk, an optical disk (CD, DVD, etc.), a USB flash memory key, or even contained within a file located on another file system. Similarly, many C compilers (mainly GNU Compiler Collection (GCC)), init systems (mainly sysvinit), desktop environments and window managers are widely supported.

Distribution Default Linux kernelDefault file systemDefault init systemInstall-time desktop environment or window manager selection Reproducible builds
Alpine LinuxBinary blobs ext4 openrcnone In progress[107]
ALT LinuxBinary blobs ext3 systemdKDE Plasma Workspaces, XfceNo
Arch LinuxBinary blobs[108]none[109]systemd Awesome, bspwm, Budgie, Cinnamon, COSMIC, CuteFish, Deepin, Enlightenment, GNOME, Hyprland, i3, KDE, LXQt, MATE, Qtile, Sway, Xfce[110]In progress[111]
BLAGLinux-libreext3 sysvinit GNOME No
Bodhi LinuxBinary blobs ext4 systemd Moksha (Enlightenment fork) No
CanaimaBinary blobs[108]? systemd GNOME, KDE Plasma and XfceNo
CentOSBinary blobs[108]xfs systemd GNOME No
ChakraBinary blobs ext4 systemd KDE Plasma Workspaces No
Chimera LinuxBinary blobs none dinit GNOME, KDE Plasma No
Clear Linux OS? ? ? GNOME
ClearOSBinary blobs ext3 systemd none (Web based) No
CoreOSBinary blobs ext4 systemd None No
CrunchBang LinuxBinary blobs ext4 sysvinit OpenboxNo
Damn Small LinuxBinary blobs ext3 sysvinit JWM No
DebianLinux-libre(debian)[112] with separate non-free binary blobs hosted and sponsored.[108]ext4 systemd GNOME, KDE, Xfce, LXDE[113]In progress[114][115]
DevuanBinary blobs ext4sysvinitXfceNo
Dragora GNU/Linux-LibreLinux-libreext4 runitXfce No
dyne:bolicLinux-libre? systemd GNOME No
FedoraBinary blobs btrfs[116]systemd GNOME (default Workstation Edition), Spins for: KDE, Xfce, Cinnamon, MATE (with Compiz), i3, LXQt, LXDE, Phosh, Sway and BudgieIn progress[117]
FuntooBinary blobs none openrc None No
GentooBy default, there are no binary blobs in the kernel. Binary blobs can be installed, but the user must edit a file to accept any license. [118]none openrc Awesome, Enlightenment, Fluxbox, GNOME, KDE, LXDE-Meta, Openbox, XBMC and Xfce (live DVD)[119]No
gNewSenseLinux-libre(debian), and (unlike Debian) blobs cannot be installed[112]ext3 sysvinit GNOME No
Guix SystemLinux-libre, Hurd (in progress)[120][121]ext4 GNU ShepherdGNOME, Xfce, MATE, Enlightenment, Openbox, awesome, i3, ratpoison, EXWM In progress[122][123]
Hyperbola GNU/Linux-libreLinux-librenone openrc[124]none No
Kali LinuxBinary blobs ext4 systemd GNOME No
KnoppixBinary blobs xfs microknoppix LXDE No
LibreCMC[125]Binary blobs ext4 busybox-init none No
Linux Mint[126]Binary blobs[108]ext4 systemdMATE, Cinnamon, KDE 4, XFCENo
MageiaBinary blobs ext4 systemd KDE Plasma Workspaces, GNOME No
Mandriva LinuxBinary blobs ext4 systemd KDE Plasma Workspaces No
Manjaro LinuxBinary blobs none[127]systemd Xfce, KDE, GNOME[128]No
MEPISBinary blobs ext4 sysvinit KDE Plasma Workspaces No
MIRACLE LINUXBinary blobs ext4 systemd GNOME No
Musix GNU+Linux[129]Linux-libreext4 initscripts LXDE No
NixOSBinary blobs or Linux-libre[130]none systemd GNOME or KDE Plasma (Default), CDE, Cinnamon, Enlightment, Kodi, Lumina, LXQt, MATE, Pantheon, Phosh, RetroArch, Xfce, Xterm. 40 window managers[131]In progress[132]
OpenELECBinary blobs SquashFS shell script XBMC Media CenterNo
openSUSEBinary blobs btrfs systemd KDE Plasma Workspaces, GNOME, Xfce In progress[133]
OpenWrtBinary blobs overlayfs+SquashFS/JFFS2[134]procd[135]none In progress[136]
Parabola GNU/Linux-libreLinux-librenone openrc or systemd none No
PardusBinary blobs ext4 systemd KDE Plasma Workspaces No
ParsixBinary blobs ext4 systemd GNOME No
PCLinuxOSBinary blobs none sysvinit KDE Plasma Workspaces, GNOME, LXDE, Xfce, Enlightenment, Openbox No
PentooBinary blobs SquashFS openrc Enlightenment No
PorteusBinary blobs ? sysvinit KDE, LXDE, Xfce, Openbox, Razor-qt No
Puppy LinuxBinary blobs SquashFS containing ext2 busybox-init JWM No
PureOSLinux-libre(debian). Binary blobs are not hosted and discouraged while can be manually installed.[137]ext4 systemd GNOME No
Red Hat Enterprise LinuxBinary blobs xfs systemd GNOME No
Rxart DesktopBinary blobs ext3 ? KDE Plasma Workspaces No
Sabayon LinuxBinary blobs ext4[138]systemd KDE Plasma Workspaces, GNOME No
Scientific LinuxBinary blobs ext4 sysvinit, systemd[139]GNOME No
SlackwareBinary blobs[108]? RC.d and sysvinit compatible KDE, XFCE Fluxbox, Blackbox, fvwm2 twmNo
SlaxBinary blobs SquashFS sysvinit KDE Plasma Workspaces No
SliTaz GNU/LinuxBinary blobs ext3 busybox-init Openbox No
SolusBinary blobs ext4 systemd Budgie, Gnome, MATE, KDE No
Source Mage GNU/LinuxBinary blobs ext2 simpleinit-msb none No
SteamOSBinary blobs btrfs, ext4[140]systemd Steam, KDE Plasma[141]No
SUSE Linux Enterprise DesktopBinary blobs[108]btrfs[142]systemd GNOME No
TailsVanilla Linux[108]? systemd GNOME Reproducible ISO and USB images[143][144]
TrisquelLinux-libre? systemdMATENo
TurnKey GNU/LinuxBinary blobs ext4 systemd none - headless server by design; provides Webmin for administration No
Ubuntu/EdubuntuBinary blobs[108]ext4[145]systemd GNOMENo
Ubuntu GNOMEBinary blobs ext4 systemd GNOME 3 No
Ubuntu MATEBinary blobs ext4 systemd MATE No
KubuntuBinary blobs ext4[145]systemd KDE Plasma Workspaces No
XubuntuBinary blobs ext4[145]systemd Xfce No
LubuntuBinary blobs ext4 systemd LXQt No
UtutoUtuto XS (stable) is de-blobbed with Linux-libre tools.[146] Ututo UL (development) uses Linux-libre. Ututo UL means "Ubuntu-Libre" ext3 systemd GNOME No
VectorLinuxBinary blobs ReiserFS sysvinit KDE, Openbox, Fluxbox, IceWM, Xfce No
Void LinuxBinary blobs none runit none No
WebconvergerBinary blobs gitfs sysvinit dwm enforcing a Browser-only interface No
XBMC LiveBinary blobs ext3 systemdXBMC Media CenterNo
ZentyalBinary blobs ext4 systemd LXDE No
ZenwalkBinary blobs ext4 sysvinit Xfce No
Distribution Default Linux kernel Default file system Default init system Install-time desktop environment or window manager selection Reproducible builds

Instruction set architecture support

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Linux kernel portability to instruction set architectures other than x86, was an early feature added to the kernel.

Distribution x86x86-64armia64ppc[147]ppc64sparc32sparc64hppa[148]loongarch64mips[149]shs390s390xalpha[150]m68k[151]riscv
Alpine LinuxYes Yes Yes No No Yes No No No Yes No No No Yes No No riscv64
3.20+
Arch LinuxUnofficial[152]
Official discontinued 2017-11-08[153]		Yes Unofficial[154]No Discontinued unofficial portUnofficial[155]No No No Unofficial[156]No No No No No No Unofficial[157]
BackTrackDiscontinued from BackTrack 5 and superseded by Kali Linux[158]Discontinued from BackTrack 5 and superseded by Kali LinuxDiscontinued from BackTrack 5 and superseded by Kali LinuxNo No No No No No No No No No No No No No
BLAGYes Yes No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No
Bodhi LinuxYes Yes Discontinued
2013-10-23[159]		No No No No No No No No No No No No No No
BOSS LinuxYes Yes ? No Yes Yes No No No No No No No No No No No
CentOSAltArch Yes AltArch Discontinued
3.5-3.8
4.1-4.7[160]		Beta, Discontinued
4.0		AltArch Beta
4.2[160][161]		No No No No No Discontinued
3.5-3.8
4.1-4.7[160][162]		Discontinued
3.5-3.8
4.1-4.7[160][162]		Discontinued
4.2-4.3[160][163][164]		No No
ChakraNo Yes ? No No No No No No No No No No No No No No
Chimera LinuxNo Yes Yes No No Yes No No No Yes No No No No No No Yes
Clear Linux OS? Yes ? ? No No No No No No No No No No No No No
CRUXYes Yes No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No
Debian[165]Yes Yes
4.0+		Yes
2.2+		Discontinued
3.0-7.0[166]		Discontinued
2.2-8		Yes Discontinued
2.1-4.0[167]		Discontinued
-7[168]		Discontinued
3.0-5.0		Official port requested[169]Yes
3.0+		In progressDiscontinued
3.0-7		Yes
7+		Discontinued
2.1-5.0		Discontinued
2.0-3.1		Officially testing[170]
DevuanYes Yes Yes No No No No No No No No No No No No No No
Dragora GNU/Linux-LibreYes Yes No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No
dyne:bolicYes No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No
Fedora[171]Discontinued from
Fedora 30
Yes Yes[172]Discontinued from
Fedora 9
[173]		Discontinued from
Fedora 17
Yes No Inactive from
Fedora 12[174]		No In progressInactive from
Fedora 13
[175]		No No Yes No No In progress[176]
FinnixYes Yes No No Yes Yes No No No No No No No No No No No
Gentoo[177]Yes Yes Yes[178]Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes[179]Yes[180][181]Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes[182]
gNewSenseYes Yes No No No No No No No No Yes No No No No No No
Guix System[183]Yes Yes Yes, ARMv7 and AArch64 No No No No No No No No No No No No No In progress[184]
Hyperbola GNU/Linux-libreYes Yes No No No In progress[185]No No No No No No No No No No In progress[186]
Kali LinuxYes Yes Yes No No No No No No No No No No No No No No
LibreCMCNo No No No No No No No No No Yes XBurstNo No No No No No
Manjaro LinuxYes
Unofficial[187]		Yes Yes[188]No No No No No No No No No No No No No No
MEPISYes Yes Yes No No No No No No No No No No No No No No
MIRACLE LINUXDiscontinued
8.0		Yes No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No
Musix GNU+LinuxYes No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No
NixOSUnofficial Yes Yes No Unofficial Unofficial No No No No No No Unofficial Unofficial No Unofficial Unofficial
OpenELECYes Yes Yes No No No No No No No No No No No No No No
openSUSE Leap No Yes v7 64 No No ppc64le No No No No No No No No No No No
openSUSE Tumbleweed Yes Yes v6 v7 64 No No Yes No No No No No No No Yes No No RV64G
OpenWrt[189]Yes Yes Yes No Yes No No No No No Yes Yes No No No No No
Oracle Linux[190]Yes Yes No Discontinued
5[191]		No No No No No No No No No No No No No
Parabola GNU/Linux-libreYes Yes Yes, ARMv7[192][193]No No Test release[194]No No No No Discontinued[195]No No No No No Test release[196]
Red Flag LinuxDiscontinued
8.0[197]		Discontinued
8.0[197]		No Discontinued
3[198]		No Discontinued
3[198]		No No No No No No No No No No No
Red Hat Linux[199]Discontinued
9.0		No No Discontinued
7.1-7.2		Test release
5.1[200]		No Discontinued
4.0-4.2
5.1-6.2		Test release
5.1[200]		No No Test release
5.1[200]		No Discontinued
7.2		Yes Discontinued
2.1-7.1		Test release
5.1[200]		No
Red Hat Enterprise Linux[201]Discontinued
2.1-6[202]		Yes
3+		Yes[203]Discontinued
2.1-5[204]		Yes
3+		Yes
3+		No No No No No No Discontinued
3-4[205]		Yes
3+		No No No
Sabayon LinuxDiscontinuedYes No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No
Scientific LinuxYes Yes No Discontinued
3-4		No No No No No No No No No No No No No
SHRNo No Yes No No No No No No No No No No No No No No
SlackwareYes Yes Yes No No No Discontinued
?[206]		No No No No No Discontinued
?[207]		Discontinued
?[207]		Discontinued
8.1[208]		No No
SolusNo Yes No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No
Source Mage GNU/LinuxYes Yes No No Yes No No No No ? No No No No No No No
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server[209]Yes Yes AArch64 only[210]Yes Yes Yes No No No No No No No Yes No No No
Trisquel GNU/LinuxYes Yes No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No
TurnKey GNU/LinuxSelected ISOs
available		Yes No - but under development by communityNo No No No No No No No No No No No No No
Ubuntu/Kubuntu/Xubuntu/LubuntuDiscontinued from
Ubuntu 20.04
Yes Yes, including 64-bit ARMv8-ANo Yes Yes No No No No No No No Ubuntu only, 16.04+[211]No No No
UtutoYes Yes No No No No No No No In progressNo No No No No No No
Void LinuxYes Yes Yes No Unofficial[212]Unofficial[212]No No No No No No No No No No No
XBMCbuntuYes No Yes No No No No No No No No No No No No No No
Yellow Dog LinuxNo No No No Yes Yes No No No No No No No No No No No
Distribution x86 x86-64 arm ia64 ppc ppc64 sparc32 sparc64 hppa loongson mips sh s390 s390x alpha m68k riscv

Package management and installation

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Information on features in the distributions. Package numbers are only approximate. Some distributions like Debian tend to separate tools into different packages – usually stable release, development release, documentation and debug. Also counting the source package number varies. For debian and rpm based entries it is just the base to produce binary packages, so the total number of packages is the number of binary packages. For Arch based entries, it is additional.

Distribution Free software repositories Approximate number of pre-compiled packagesApproximate number of source packages Default package management tool(s) Package format Default installer Graphical installation process NetinstallNetboot
Alpine LinuxFree, and nonfree 13,888[213][214]? apk .apk setup-alpine No ? iPXE[215]
ALT LinuxFree, and nonfree 8,300[216]? APT (APT-RPM), RPM RPM Yes ? ?
Arch LinuxFree, and nonfree 13,751[217]90,138 from AUR[218]Pacman.pkg.tar.zst[219]arch-install-scripts[220] and archinstaller[221]No Yes iPXE
BLAGFree only 10,000[222]? RPM, yum, APT RPM Yes No No
Bodhi LinuxFree, and nonfree [a][223]? APT .dpkg Ubiquity Yes ? ?
CanaimaFree, and nonfree ? ? APT .deb debian-installer Yes ? ?
CentOSFree, and nonfree 6,813[b][224]? RPM, yum/up2dateRPM Anaconda Yes Yes ?
ChakraFree, and nonfree 3,074[225]CCR: 5,342[226]Pacman (will be replaced by Akabei in future) .pkg.tar.xzPackage manager in development ? ?
Chimera LinuxFree, and nonfree 12,8262,648apk .apk None No Yes No
ClearOSFree, and nonfree [c]? RPM, yum RPM No ? ?
Clear Linux OS? ? ? Swupd ? ? ? ? ?
CrunchBang LinuxFree, and nonfree [d][223]? APT .deb Yes ? ?
DebianFree, and nonfree 171,937[223]28,923[e]APT .deb Debian-InstallerYes Yes PXE
DevuanFree, and nonfree [f][223]? APT .deb Debian-InstallerYes Yes PXE
Dragora GNU/Linux-LibreFree only 484? pkgsystem .tlz ? No No No
dyne:bolicFree only ? ? APT .deb Debian-InstallerYes No No
FedoraFree, and nonfree 68,419[227]41,231[228]DNF, yum, PackageKitRPM AnacondaYes Yes ?
GentooFree, and nonfree 118[229][230]19,105[231][g]Portage.ebuild, .tbz2 None (third-party install scripts only) Yes[h]Yes PXE
gNewSenseFree only ? ? APT .deb Debian-InstallerYes Yes No
Guix SystemFree only 20,571[232]20,571Guix.scm, .goguix system init[233]Yes[234]Yes[235]No
Hyperbola GNU/Linux-libreFree only 6,128[236]? Pacman.pkg.tar.lzNone (third-party install scripts only) No Yes ?
KnoppixFree, and nonfree [i][223]? APT .deb No ? ?
LibreCMCFree only 826? ? ? No No No
Linux MintFree, and nonfree [j][223]? APT .deb UbiquityYes ? ?
MageiaFree, and nonfree 17,283 (i586), 11,409 (x86-64)[237]8,834[238]urpmi, rpmdrakeRPM DrakXYes Yes ?
Mandriva LinuxFree, and nonfree 22,600? urpmi, rpmdrake RPM DrakX Yes ? ?
Manjaro LinuxFree, and nonfree ? [k][218]Pacman.pkg.tar.xzCalamares[239]Yes[240]Yes iPXE
MEPISFree, and nonfree [l][223]? APT .deb MEPIS Install Yes ? ?
MIRACLE LINUXFree, and nonfree 7,1092,899RPM, yum, dnf RPM Anaconda Yes Yes No
Musix GNU+LinuxFree only 1,819? APT .deb Debian-InstallerYes No No
NixOSFree, and nonfree 71,311[241]124,166[242]nix .nix CalamaresYes Yes[243]Yes[244]
OpenELECFree, and nonfree 140[245]? XBMCbuntu addon manager, own and 3rd party addons .zipYes ? ?
openSUSEFree, and nonfree 42,236 with PackMan[246]34,000YaST, ZypperRPM YaST Yes Yes ?
OpenWrtFree, and nonfree 2,000? opkg.ipk - No ? ?
Parabola GNU/Linux-libreFree only 23,000[247]? Pacman.pkg.tar.xzNone (third-party install scripts only) or CalamaresYes Yes ?
PardusFree, and nonfree 4,000? APT .deb Debian-InstallerYes ? ?
ParsixFree, and nonfree [m][223]14,900APT .deb Yes ? ?
PCLinuxOSFree, and nonfree 12,000? APT, RPM RPM Yes ? ?
PuppyFree, and nonfree 700? PupGet, DotPup.pup, .pet Yes ? ?
Red Hat Enterprise LinuxFree, and nonfree 3,000 (plus 9,155 from EPEL[248]) ? RPM, yum RPM Anaconda Yes ? ?
RxartFree, and nonfree [n][223]? APT .deb Yes ? ?
Sabayon LinuxFree, and nonfree [o]? Portage, Entropy ebuild, .tbz2 CalamaresYes ? ?
ScientificFree, and nonfree [p]? APT/yum RPM Yes ? ?
SlackwareFree, and nonfree 2,2927,705 from SlackBuilds[249]slackpkg tgz, .txz, .tlz, .tbz bash script[250]No Yes Yes
SlaxFree, and nonfree 2,050? none .lzm ? ?
SliTaz GNU/LinuxFree, and nonfree 3,381[251]? Tazpkg .tazpkg tazinst Yes iPXEiPXE
SolusFree, and nonfree 9,500? eopkg .eopkg os-installer Yes No No
Source Mage GNU/LinuxFree, and nonfree 1188,876Sorcery Package Manager src Yes ? ?
SUSE LinuxFree, and nonfree 24,09411,385YaST, Zypper RPM YaST Yes ? ?
Tiny Core LinuxFree, and nonfree 25,160? ab, tce-load tcz tc-install, core2usb Yes ? ?
Tiny SliTazFree, and nonfree 50? Web site[252]tazpkg No ? iPXE
TrisquelFree only 52,748[253]? APT .deb Ubiquity Yes Yes ?
TurnKey GNU/LinuxFree, and nonfree [q][223] (plus ≈30 custom packages) 21,041[r] (currently TurnKey only supplies source code for custom packages) APT .deb DI-Live (custom fork of Debian Installer) No No No
Ubuntu, Kubuntu, XubuntuFree, and nonfree 110,066[s][223][254]24,474[t]APT .deb Ubiquity Yes Yes PXE
UtutoFree only 5,000? UTUTO Package Manager ebuild ? ? No No
Vector LinuxFree, and nonfree ? ? slapt-get, gslapt, installpkg tgz Yes ? ?
Void LinuxFree, nonfree and multilib 6,0006,719xbps .xbps ncurses script Yes Yes No
XBMC LiveFree, and nonfree ? ? APT .deb No ? ?
ZentyalFree, and nonfree [u][223]? APT .deb dpkg Yes ? ?
ZenwalkFree, and nonfree 2,000? netpkg, installpkg, upgradepkg tgz, txz Yes ? ?
Distribution Free software repositories Approximate number of pre-compiled packagesApproximate number of source packages Default package management tools Package format Default installer Graphical installation process NetinstallNetboot

Live media

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Distribution Size of media (MB) RAM use (MB) Boots from CDBoots from DVDInstallable live CD/DVD Installable from USB
Alpine Linux63 (Virtual) 1,019 (Xen)[255]min 96GUI 2,048[256]Yes Yes Yes Yes
Arch Linux742min 80Yes Yes Yes Yes
AUSTRUMI426Yes Yes Yes Yes
BLAG Linux and GNU696? Yes No ?
Bodhi Linux1,02480Yes Yes Yes Yes
CentOS603 (Minimal) 4,096 (DVD) Yes Yes Yes (installable since 6.0) Yes
Chakra2,150No Yes Yes Yes
Chimera Linux649 to 1,223? Yes Yes Yes Yes
Clear Linux OS4,443? ? ? ? ?
Damn Small Linux50[257]+[258]24[257] to 64[258]Yes Yes Yes Yes
Debian1,420[259][260]Up to 2,048[261]Yes Yes Yes Yes
Devuan868Yes Yes Yes Yes
Dragora GNU/Linux-Libre655? Yes ? ? ?
dyne:bolic1,650? up to version 2.x Yes ? ?
Fedora1,434256 to 1,024Yes Yes Yes Yes
Gentoo260 (Minimal) 2,048 (Live DVD) up to 128Yes Yes Yes Yes
gNewSense[262]1,200512? ? Yes ?
Grml46032 to 128Yes No Yes Yes
Guix System[263]814233No Yes Yes Yes
Hyperbola GNU/Linux-libre1,124? up to version 0.3.x Yes Yes Yes
Knoppix CD 700128 to 320Yes Yes Only DVD edition is maintained
Knoppix DVD 4,813128 to 500No Yes
LibreCMC? ? No No No No
Mandriva Linux One 700128 to 768Yes Yes Yes Yes
Manjaro Linux473 to 2,200[264]256 to 1,024Yes Yes Yes Yes
MEPIS700 to 4,000128 to 512Yes Yes Yes Yes
Musix GNU+Linux2,000? No Yes Yes Yes
Nanolinux18≈64Yes Yes Yes Yes
NixOS780 (Minimal) 1,700 (Plasma) 2,200 (GNOME) ? Yes Yes Yes Yes
openGEU700192 to 512Yes Yes
openSUSE (Not 42.1) 700128 to 768Yes Yes Yes Yes
OpenWrtmin 4min 16No No No No
Parabola GNU/Linux-libre400 to 3,300? Yes Yes Yes Yes
Pardus1,256 to 1,276256 to 1,024Yes Yes Yes Yes
PCLinuxOS130 to 70096 to 512Yes Yes Yes Yes
Pentoo666 and 70048 to 96Yes Yes By hand[265]By hand
Porteus224 to 373min 36? ? Yes Yes
Puppy Linux (Slacko) 23532 to 192Yes Yes Yes Yes
Puredyne542Yes Yes Yes Yes
Sabayon Linux Live CD 695Yes Yes Yes Yes
Sabayon Linux Live DVD 2,400No Yes Yes Yes
Scientific Linux431 to 2,300[266]640Yes Yes Yes Yes
Slackware2,60064 to 1,024[267]Yes Yes Yes Yes
Slax20096 to 320Yes Yes Yes
Solus1,2001,024No Yes Yes Yes
SystemRescueCD459Yes Yes Yes Yes
SliTaz GNU/Linux5048 to 256Yes Yes Yes Yes
Tails≈900≈1,024No Yes Yes Yes (when run from DVD)
Tiny Core Linux17 (Core) 248 (Core Plus)[268]28 to 128[269]Yes Yes Yes Yes
Tiny SliTaz1.444Yes Yes By SliTaz By SliTaz
Trisquel1,500[270]384Yes Yes Yes Yes
TurnKey GNU/Linux Core (base) appliance ISO 212~173Yes Yes Yes Yes
Ubuntu1,700[271]384Yes Yes Yes Yes
Edubuntu2,900[272]Yes Yes Yes
Kubuntu1,400[273]384Yes Yes Yes Yes
Xubuntu1,200[274]256Yes Yes Yes Yes
Ututo3,500? No Yes Yes ?
XBMC Live700256 to 1,024Yes No Yes Yes
Zentyal600256Yes Yes Yes Yes
Distribution Size of media (MB) RAM use (MB) Boots from CDBoots from DVDInstallable live CD/DVD Installable from USB

Security features

[edit]
Distribution Compile time buffer checks Mandatory access controlSoftware executable space protectiongrsecurity RSBAC
Alpine LinuxYes[275]Un­known PaXDiscontinued in 3.8.0 Un­known
Arch LinuxUn­known SELinux(Unofficial)[276],AppArmorUn­known Un­known Un­known
BLAGUn­known Un­known Un­known Un­known Un­known
Android (operating system)Yes Yes, since Android MarshmallowOptional Optional Optional
Clear Linux OSUn­known Un­known Un­known Un­known Un­known
DebianYes SELinux, AppArmorPaX optional Optional Optional
Dragora GNU/Linux-LibreUn­known Un­known Un­known Un­known Un­known
dyne:bolicUn­known Un­known Un­known Un­known Un­known
FedoraYes SELinux[277]Exec Shield[278]No No
GentooOptional SELinux, AppArmor PaX optional Optional Optional
gNewSenseUn­known SELinux, AppArmor[v]Un­known Un­known Un­known
Guix SystemUn­known Un­known Un­known Un­known Un­known
LibreCMCUn­known Un­known Un­known Un­known Un­known
MandrivaUn­known AppArmor Un­known Un­known Yes
MIRACLE LINUXUn­known SELinux Un­known No Un­known
Musix GNU+LinuxUn­known Un­known Un­known Un­known Un­known
Parabola GNU/Linux-libreUn­known Optional[279]Un­known Optional[279]Un­known
SlackwareUn­known AppArmor, tomoyo Un­known Un­known Optional
SUSE LinuxYes AppArmor[280]Hardware NX and other methods in mainline kernel and toolchain[281]No No
SolusYes AppArmor Un­known No Un­known
TrisquelUn­known SELinux, AppArmor[w]Un­known Un­known Un­known
UbuntuYes[282]SELinux, AppArmor[282]PaX optional Optional Optional
UtutoUn­known Un­known Un­known Un­known Un­known

Apple Silicon Support

[edit]
Distribution Direct Install Working Virtualisation Community Version
KaliUn­known Yes[283]—
UbuntuUn­known Yes[284]—
FedoraUn­known Yes[285]—

See also

[edit]

Notes

[edit]
  1. ^Based on Debian
  2. ^Based on Fedora
  3. ^Based on Fedora
  4. ^Based on Debian
  5. ^From the Sources.gz files in the main, contrib and non-free sections of Debian Buster. On the 2020-06-12, Debian Sid, the development release, have 31717 source packages.
  6. ^Based on Debian
  7. ^Note this number is just of packages in the Official Gentoo Overlay (or Portage Tree). Several hundred other packages are available from other overlays
  8. ^Can be installed graphically (GTK+ and ncurses), but traditionally done by command line (install cd, live cd, netboot, and from distributions).
  9. ^Based on Debian
  10. ^Based on Debian
  11. ^Based on AUR
  12. ^Based on Debian
  13. ^Based on Debian
  14. ^Based on Debian
  15. ^Based on Gentoo
  16. ^Based on Fedora
  17. ^Based on Debian
  18. ^From the Sources.gz files in the main, contrib and non-free sections of Debian Jessie. On the 2015-11-21, Debian Sid, the development release, have 24757 source packages.
  19. ^Based on Debian
  20. ^From the Sources.gz files in the main,universe, multiverse and restricted sections of Ubuntu Wily.
  21. ^Based on Debian
  22. ^Based on Debian
  23. ^Based on Ubuntu

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