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{{short description|none}}{{Multiple issues|{{update|reason=Some information is out-of-date|date=July 2019}}{{cleanup|reason=Active distributions composed entirely of free software (Dragora GNU/Linux-Libre, gNewSense, Guix System, LibreCMC, Musix GNU+Linux, Parabola GNU/Linux-libre, and Trisquel) need information in all sub categories, #General is complete|date=July 2019}}}}{{use dmy dates|date=May 2021}}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

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 FoundationWEB,weblink List of Free GNU/Linux Distributions – GNU Project – Free Software Foundation, Gnu.org, 2016-11-12, are marked 100% Free under the System distribution commitment column.{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: smaller; text-align: center; width: auto;"! Distribution! Founder! Maintainer! Initial release year! Current stable version! Security updates (years)! Release date! System distribution commitment! Forked from! Target audience! Cost! Status! {{Rh}} | AlmaLinux| AlmaLinux Foundation| AlmaLinux Foundation| 2021

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! {{Rh}} | Alpine Linux| Alpine Linux Team| Alpine Linux Team| 2006

property	reference	Q4033826	P548=Q2804309}}| {{dunno}}	qualifier	single	Q4033826	P548=Q2804309|P577}}	X}}| LEAF Project| security, lightweight, general	None}}| {{site active}}

! {{Rh}} | ALT Linux| ALT Linux Team| ALT Linux Team, ALT Linux LLC| 2001

property	reference	Q1367557	P548=Q2804309}}| {{dunno}}	qualifier	single	Q1367557	P548=Q2804309|P577}}	X}}| Mandrake Linux| general, school	None}}| {{site active}}

! {{Rh}} | antiX| Anticapitalista| Anticapitalista| 2007

property	reference	Q3618804	P548=Q2804309}}| {{dunno}}	qualifier	single	Q3618804	P548=Q2804309|P577}}	X}}| Debian, MEPIS| old computers	None}}| {{site active}}

! {{Rh}} | ArchBang| Willensky Aristide| Stan McLaren| 2011

Rolling release>Rolling	Rolling release>Rolling	Rolling release>Rolling	X}}| Arch Linux (UKM Edition)| general	None}}| {{site active}}

! {{Rh}} | Arch Linux| Judd Vinet| dev team| 2002

Rolling release>Rolling	Rolling release>Rolling	Rolling release>Rolling	X}}| Independent, inspired from CRUX| general	None}}| {{site active}}

! {{Rh}} | BLAG| Brixton Linux Action Group| Brixton Linux Action Group| 2002

property	references	Q796216	P548=Q2804309}}| {{dunno}}	qualifier	single	Q796216	P548=Q2804309|P577}}	100% Free: GNU FSDG}}	Fedora Linux>Fedora| desktop	None}}| {{site inactive}}

! {{Rh}} | Bodhi Linux| Bodhi Linux Team| Bodhi Linux Team| 2011

property	reference	Q832919	P548=Q2804309}}| {{dunno}}	qualifier	single	Q832919	P548=Q2804309|P577}}	X}}| Debian, Ubuntu| desktop, lightweight	None}}| {{site active}}

! {{Rh}} | Canaima

CANTV / CNTI / CENTIDEL / Edelca / VIT, C.A.>VIT / FUNDACITE / Free software community	CANTV / CNTI / CENTIDEL / Edelca / VIT, C.A.>VIT / FUNDACITE / Free software community| 2007	property	reference	Q1032439	P548=Q2804309}}| {{dunno}}	qualifier	single	Q1032439	P548=Q2804309|P577}}	X}}| Debian, Ubuntu| Government of Venezuela	None}}| {{site active}}

! {{Rh}} | CentOS| CentOS Project| CentOS Project| 2003

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! {{Rh}} | CentOS Stream| CentOS Project| CentOS Project| 2019

	WEBSITE=BLOG.CENTOS.ORG,		WEBSITE=CENTOS.ORG, | 2021-12-03	X}}| Upstream of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)| server, workstation	None}}| {{site active}}

! {{Rh}} | Chakra| Jan Mette and Arch Linux KDEmod developers| The Chakra Project Team| 2010

Rolling release>Rolling	Rolling release>Rolling| 2017.10	X}}		ACCESS-DATE=1 JUNE 2020, | desktop	None}}| {{site inactive}}

! {{Rh}} | ChromeOS| Sundar Pichai| Google| 2011

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! {{Rh}} | Clear Linux OS| Arjan van de Ven| Intel| 2015

Rolling release>Rolling	Rolling release>Rolling	Rolling release>Rolling	X}}| Independent	container (virtualization)>container, server, desktop	None}}| {{site active}}

! {{Rh}} | ClearOS| Peter Baldwin| ClearFoundation| 2000

property	references	Q2978754	P548=Q2804309}}| {{dunno}}	qualifier	single	Q2978754	P548=Q2804309|P577}}	X}}| RHEL, CentOS| server, gateway, network	Some editions are free of charge}}| {{site active}}

! {{Rh}} | CrunchBang Linux| Philip Newborough| Philip Newborough| 2008

property	references	Q11983	P548=Q2804309}}| {{dunno}}	qualifier	single	Q11983	P548=Q2804309|P577}}	X}}| Debian| desktop	None}}| {{site inactive}}

! {{Rh}} | Damn Small Linux| John Andrews| dev team| 2003

property	references	Q192546	P548=Q2804309}}| {{dunno}}	qualifier	single	Q192546	P548=Q2804309|P577}}	X}}| Debian, Knoppix| lightweight, portable	None}}| {{site inactive}}

! {{Rh}} | Debian| Ian Murdock| Debian Project| 1993

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! {{Rh}} | Debian Edu|| Debian Project| 2004

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! {{Rh}} | Devuan| The "Veteran Unix Admins" (VUA)| The "Veteran Unix Admins" (VUA)| 2016

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! {{Rh}} | Deepin| Wuhan Deepin Technology Co., Ltd.| Wuhan Deepin Technology Co., Ltd.| 2004

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! {{Rh}} | Dragora GNU/Linux-Libre| Matias A. Fonzo| Matias A. Fonzo| 2009

property	reference	Q322659|P348}}| {{dunno}}	qualifier	single	Q322659	P577}}	100% Free: GNU FSDG}}| Independent, inspired from Slackware| general	None}}| {{site active}}

! {{Rh}} | (dyne:bolic)| Jaromil| Jaromilx| 2005

property	references	Q309494	P548=Q2804309}}| {{dunno}}	qualifier	single	Q309494	P548=Q2804309|P577}}	100% Free: GNU FSDG}}| Debian| multimedia	None}}| {{site inactive}}

! {{Rh}} | Elementary OS| Danielle Foré| elementary LLC| 2011

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! {{Rh}} | ELinOS| SYSGO| SYSGO| 1999

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! {{Rh}} | Emdebian Grip| Embedded Debian Project| Embedded Debian Project| 2009

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! {{Rh}} | EndeavourOS| Bryan Poerwoatmodjo| EndeavourOS| 2019

Rolling release>Rolling| {{dunno}}| 2022-09-14	X}}| Arch Linux| general	None}}| {{site active}}

! {{Rh}} | Fedora Linux| Fedora Project| Fedora Project| 2003

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! {{Rh}} | Freespire| Lindows.com, Inc.| PC/OpenSystems LLC| 2001

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! {{Rh}} | Gentoo Linux

Daniel Robbins (computer programmer)>Daniel Robbins| Gentoo Foundation, Inc.| 2002	Rolling release>Rolling	Rolling release>Rolling	Rolling release>Rolling	Gentoo Social Contract}}| Enoch Linux| general	None}}| {{site active}}

! {{Rh}} | Guix System| Ludovic Courtès| Ludovic Courtès, Ricardo Wurmus, the Guix community| 2012

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! {{Rh}} | gNewSense| Brian Brazil and Paul O'Malley| Sam Geeraerts with sponsorship from the Free Software Foundation| 2006

property	references	Q305901	P548=Q2804309}}| {{dunno}}	qualifier	single	Q305901	P577}}	100% Free: GNU FSDG}}| Debian| general, server	None}}| {{site inactive}}

! {{Rh}} | Grml| Michael Prokop| The Grml Team| 2005

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! {{rh}} | Hyperbola GNU/Linux-libre| Hyperbola Founders| Hyperbola Founders| 2017

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! {{Rh}} | Kali Linux| Max Moser, Mati Aharoni, Martin J. Muench| Offensive Security| 2013

property	references	Q8364850	P548=Q2804309}}| {{dunno}}	qualifier	single	Q8364850	P548=Q2804309|P577}}	X}}| Debian| auditing, forensic, security, network	None}}| {{site active}}

! {{Rh}} | Knoppix| Klaus Knopper| dev team| 2000

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! {{Rh}} | Korora| Chris Smart| Dev Team| 2005

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! {{Rh}} | LibreCMC| LibreCMC team| LibreCMC team| 2010

property	references	Q16655648	P548=Q2804309}}| {{dunno}}	qualifier	single	Q16655648	P548=Q2804309|P577}}	100% Free: GNU FSDG}}| Merged from LibreWRT| embedded systems	None}}| {{site active}}

! {{Rh}} | Linspire| Linspire, Inc.| Linspire, Inc.| 2001

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! {{Rh}} | Linux Mint| Clement Lefebvre| dev team| 2006

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!{{Rh}} | Linux Lite|Jerry Bezencon|Linux Lite Team|2012

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! {{Rh}} | Mageia| Mageia Community| mageia.org| 2010

property	references	Q1129541	P548=Q2804309}}| 1 year	qualifier	single	Q1129541	P548=Q2804309|P577}}	X}}| Mandriva Linux| general	None}}| {{site active}}

! {{Rh}} | Mandriva Linux| Mandrakesoft S.A.| Mandriva S.A.| 1998

property	references	Q173005	P548=Q2804309}}| {{dunno}}	qualifier	single	Q173005	P548=Q2804309|P577}}	X}}| Red Hat Linux| general	Some editions are free of charge}}| {{site inactive}}

! {{Rh}} | Manjaro Linux| Roland Singer| dev team

	LAST=SINGER	PUBLISHER=COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTIONS, ARCH LINUX FORUMS	ACCESS-DATE=2015-12-12, Hi all, I am working now since a longer time on my arch linux livecd. It is called manjaro linux and uses the Desktop Environment Xfce. I uploaded a first testing livecd which is very experimental and many features are still missing. I would be thankful for any bugs reported,.... or if somebody wants to help and join the project he is always welcome.,	Rolling release>Rolling	Rolling release>Rolling	Rolling release>Rolling	X}}| Arch Linux| general	None}}| {{site active}}

! {{Rh}} | MEPIS| Warren Woodford| MEPIS LLC| 2003

property	references	Q823184	P548=Q2804309}}| {{dunno}}	qualifier	single	Q823184	P548=Q2804309|P577}}	X}}| Debian| desktop, server	None}}| {{site inactive}}

! {{Rh}} | MIRACLE LINUX| Cybertrust Japan| Cybertrust Japan| 2000

property	references	Q840623	P548=Q2804309}}| 10 years	qualifier	single	Q840623	P548=Q2804309|P577}}	X}}| Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)| server	None}}| {{site active}}

! {{Rh}} | Musix GNU+Linux| Musix team| Musix team| 2008

property	references	Q2649553	P548=Q2804309}}| {{dunno}}	qualifier	single	Q2649553	P548=Q2804309|P577}}	100% Free: GNU FSDG}}| Debian| multimedia	None}}| {{site inactive}}

! {{Rh}} | Netrunner| Blue Systems| dev team| 2009

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! {{Rh}} | NixOS| Eelco Dolstra and Armijn Hemel| NixOS Foundation| 2003

property	references	Q21998874	P548=Q2804309}}| 0.5 years	qualifier	single	Q21998874	P548=Q2804309|P577}}	X}}| –| general, server, desktop	None}}| {{site active}}

! {{Rh}} | Novell Open Enterprise Server| Novell| Novell, Inc. dev team| 2003| 2023| {{dunno}}| 2022-10

X}}| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server| server	Commercial}}HTTPS://WWW.SUSE.COM/SHOP/SERVER/>TITLE=SHOP ONLINE: SUSE LINUX ENTERPRISE SERVER	ACCESS-DATE=2020-02-26, | {{site active}}

! {{Rh}} | OpenELEC| Stephan Raue, OpenELEC Team| OpenELEC Team| 2011| 8.0.4| {{dunno}}| 2017-06-04

X}}| Kodi| multimedia	None}}| {{site inactive}}

! {{Rh}} | openSUSE| SUSE Linux| openSUSE Project| 2006

property	references	Q16691	P548=Q2804309}}		PUBLISHER=LIFETIME, 28 November 2015,	qualifier	single	Q16691	P548=Q2804309|P577}}	X}}| Slackware, Jurix| general, desktop	None}}| {{site active}}

! {{Rh}} | OpenWrt| {{dunno}}| OpenWrt team| 2007

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! {{Rh}} | OpenMandriva Lx| OpenMandriva Association| OpenMandriva Association| 2013

property	edit	P348		DATE=2023-03-30, 2023-03-30, | {{dunno}}	qualifier	single	Q15980209	P548=Q1491125|P577}}	X}}| Mandriva Linux| general	None}}| {{site active}}

! {{Rh}} | Oracle Linux| Oracle Corporation| Oracle Corporation| 2006

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! {{Rh}} | Parabola GNU/Linux-libre| Parabola Hackers| Parabola Hackers| 2009

Rolling release>RollingHTTPS://WIKI.PARABOLA.NU/GET_PARABOLA>TITLE=GET PARABOLA, parabola.nu,	Rolling release>Rolling| 2021-08-11WEB ,weblink , Get Parabola , Parabola project ,	100% Free: GNU Free System Distribution Guidelines	followed in Parabola GNU/Linux-libre#Social contract>Parabola Social Contract}}| Arch Linux| general	None}}| {{site active}}

! {{Rh}} | Pardus| Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÃœBÄ°TAK)| TÃœBÄ°TAK| 2005

property	references	Q1325811	P548=Q2804309}}| {{dunno}}	qualifier	single	Q1325811	P548=Q2804309|P577}}	X}}| Gentoo (2011.2) Debian| general	None}}| {{site active}}

! {{Rh}} | Parrot OS| Lorenzo "Palinuro" Faletra| Parrot Dev Team| 2013

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! {{Rh}} | Parsix| Alan Baghumian| Parsix Project| 2005

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! {{Rh}} | Parted Magic| Patrick Verner| Parted Magic LLC.| 2007

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! {{Rh}} | PCLinuxOS| Bill Reynolds| dev team| 2003| 2022.12| Semi-rolling| 2022-12-12

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! {{Rh}} | Pop! OS| Carl Ritchell| System76| 2017

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! {{Rh}} | Pentoo| Michael Zanetta, Rick Farina, Jens Pranaitis| Pentoo| 2005| 2019.1| {{dunno}}| 2019-01-17

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! {{Rh}} | Porteus| Fanthom| Porteus| 2010

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! {{Rh}} | Puppy Linux| Barry Kauler| Puppy Foundation| 2003

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! {{Rh}} | PureOS| Todd Weaver

Purism (Company)>Purism| 2009	property	references	Q13183457	P548=Q2804309}}	Rolling release>Rolling	qualifier	single	Q13183457	P548=Q2804309|P577}}	100% Free: GNU FSDG}}| Debian| general, security, privacy	None}}| {{site active}}

! {{Rh}} | Qubes OS| Joanna Rutkowska| Invisible Things Lab| 2012

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! {{Rh}} | Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)| Red Hat| Red Hat| 2002

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! {{Rh}} | Red Hat Linux| Red Hat| Red Hat| 1995

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! {{Rh}} class="table-rh" | Rocks Cluster Distribution| UCSD Supercomputing Center, Clustercorp| UCSD Supercomputing Center, Clustercorp| 2000

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!{{Rh}} | Rocky Linux|Rocky Enterprise Software Foundation|Rocky Enterprise Software Foundation|2021

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! {{Rh}} | ROSA| {{dunno}}| LLC NTC IT ROSA| 2011

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! {{Rh}} | Sabayon Linux| Fabio Erculiani| dev team| 2005

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! {{Rh}} | Salix OS| Cyrille Pontvieux, George Vlahavas, Pierrick Le Brun, Thorsten Mühlfelder| Salix team| 2009

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! {{Rh}} | Scientific Linux| CERN, Fermilab| dev team| 2004

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! {{Rh}} | Slackware| Patrick Volkerding| dev team| 1993

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! {{Rh}} | Slax| Tomas Matejicek| Tomas Matejicek| 2002

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! {{Rh}} | SliTaz GNU/Linux| Christophe Lincoln| dev team| 2008

Rolling release>Rolling	Rolling release>Rolling		X}}| Independent| portable	None}}| {{site active}}

! {{Rh}} | Solus| Ikey Doherty| dev team|2005

Rolling release>Rolling	Rolling release>Rolling| 2021-07-11	X}}| Pardus Linux| desktop	None}}| {{site active}}

! {{Rh}} | SolydXK| Arjen Balfoort| dev team| 2013

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! {{Rh}} | SparkyLinux| {{dunno}}| Sparky Linux team| 2012

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! {{Rh}} | Source Mage GNU/Linux| Ryan Abrams, Eric Schabell| dev team| 2002

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! {{Rh}} | SteamOS

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! {{Rh}} | SUSE Linux Enterprise

SUSE S.A.>SUSE| SUSE| 2000	property	edit	P348|P548=Q2804309}}SP5WEB ,weblink , Latest SUSE Linux Enterprise goes all in with confidential computing , 20 June 2023 ,		WEBSITE=WWW.SUSE.COM, | 2023-06-20| Common code base for x86-64, Power, System z, Arm64| Slackware, Jurix| edge, workstation, server, supercomputer	Commercial}}HTTPS://SUSE.COM/PRODUCTS/SERVER/HOW-TO-BUY/>TITLE=HOW TO BUY - SUSE LINUX ENTERPRISE SERVER	ACCESS-DATE=2016-11-12, | {{site active}}

! {{Rh}} | Tails| {{dunno}}| Tails Development Team| 2009

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! {{Rh}} | Tiny Core Linux| Robert Shingledecker| Team Tiny Core| 2009

property	references	Q1151758	P548=Q2804309}}| {{dunno}}	qualifier	single	Q1151758	P548=Q2804309|P577}}	X}}| Independent, inspired from Damn Small Linux| portable	None}}| {{site active}}

! {{Rh}} | Trisquel GNU/Linux| Rubén Rodríguez Pérez (quidam)| Rubén Rodríguez Pérez (quidam)| 2005

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! {{Rh}} | TurnKey GNU/Linux| Alon Swartz, Liraz Siri| TurnKey GNU/Linux Team| 2008

property	references	Q7855626	P548=Q2804309}}| Debian packages as per Debian; TurnKey packages for life of current major version (plus backports per request)	qualifier	single	Q7855626	P548=Q2804309|P577}}	Debian Social Contract and DFSG}}| Debian| server based software appliance library aiming to balance security and ease of use	None}}| {{site active}}

! {{Rh}} | Ubuntu and DerivativesWEB,weblink DerivativeTeam/Derivatives - Ubuntu Wiki, wiki.ubuntu.com, | Canonical Ltd.| Canonical Ltd.| 2004

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! {{Rh}} | Univention Corporate Server| Univention GmbH| Univention GmbH| 2004

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! {{Rh}} | Ututo| Diego Saravia, Daniel Olivera| UTUTO dev team| 2000| XS 2012| {{dunno}}| 2012-04-27

100% Free: GNU FSDG}}	Gentoo Linux, Ututo UL: Ubuntu (operating system)>Ubuntu| general	None}}| {{site inactive}}

! {{Rh}} | VectorLinux| Robert S. Lange| dev team| 1999

property	references	Q1074973	P548=Q2804309}}| {{dunno}}	qualifier	single	Q1074973	P548=Q2804309|P577}}	X}}| Slackware| desktop	None}}| {{site inactive}}

! {{Rh}} | Void Linux| Juan Romero Pardines| Juan RP and contributors| 2008

Rolling release>Rolling	Rolling release>Rolling| 2022-10-17	X}}| Independent, partially inspired by FreeBSD/NetBSD| general	None}}| {{site active}}

! {{Rh}} | Webconverger| Kai Hendry| Webconverger Limited| 2007

property	references	Q2002261	P548=Q2804309}}| {{dunno}}	qualifier	single	Q2002261	P548=Q2804309|P577}}	X}}| Debian| kiosk software, digital signage	Commercial}}| {{site inactive}}

! {{Rh}} | Xandros| Xandros Incorporated| Xandros Incorporated| 2001

property	edit	P348}}| {{dunno}}| 2007-07-26	X}}| Corel Linux| {{dunno}}	Commercial}}| {{site inactive}}

! {{Rh}} | Zentyal| eBox Technologies| eBox Technologies| 2005

property	reference	Q191297|P348}}| {{dunno}}	qualifier	single	Q191297	P577}}	X}}| Debian, Ubuntu| small business server	Some editions are free of charge}}| {{dunno}}

! {{Rh}} | Zenwalk| Jean-Philippe Guillemin| dev team| 2004

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! {{Rh}} | Zorin OS| Zorin Group| Zorin Group| 2009

property	references	Q2625341	P548=Q2804309}}| {{dunno}}	qualifier	single	Q2625341	P548=Q2804309|P577}}	X}}| Ubuntu| general, desktop	Zorin OS Lite & Core are free, while Business and Ultimate are paid}}| {{site active}}

class="sortbottom"! Distribution! Founder! Maintainer! Initial release year! Current stable version! Security updates (years)! Release date! System distribution commitment! Forked from! Target audience! Cost! Status

Technical

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.{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: smaller; text-align: center; width: auto" style="background: #ececec;"! Distribution! abbr="Kernel" | Default Linux kernel! abbr="File system" | Default file system! abbr="Init system" | Default init system! abbr="Environment" | Install-time desktop environment or window manager selection! abbr="Reproducible builds" | Reproducible builds! abbr= "Display control" | Display brightness control range! {{Rh}} | Alpine Linux

Binary blobs}}| ext4	OpenRC>openrc| {{no2}} none	In progress}}HTTPS://TESTS.REPRODUCIBLE-BUILDS.ORG/ALPINE/ALPINE.HTML>TITLE=REPRODUCIBLE ALPINE ?!, tests.reproducible-builds.org, | {{dunno}}

! {{Rh}} | ALT Linux

Binary blobs}}| ext3| systemd| KDE Plasma Workspaces, Xfce| {{no}}| {{dunno}}

! {{Rh}} | Arch Linux

Binary blobs}}HTTPS://WWW.GNU.ORG/DISTROS/COMMON-DISTROS.EN.HTML>TITLE=GNU.ORG, www.gnu.org,		ACCESS-DATE=2022-06-03, | systemd	Deepin, Enlightenment, GNOME, i3 (window manager)>i3, KDE, LXQt, MATE, Qtile, Sway (window manager)	, XfceHTTPS://GITLAB.ARCHLINUX.ORG/ARCHLINUX/ARCHINSTALL/-/TREE/MASTER/PROFILES	TITLE=PROFILES IN ARCHINSTALL,	In progress}}HTTPS://REPRODUCIBLE.ARCHLINUX.ORG/>TITLE=REPRODUCIBLE STATUS, 4 June 2023, | {{dunno}}

! {{Rh}} | BLAG

Linux-libre}}| ext3| sysvinit| GNOME| {{no}}| {{dunno}}

! {{Rh}} | Bodhi Linux

Binary blobs}}| ext4| systemd	Enlightenment (window manager)>Enlightenment fork)| {{no}}| {{dunno}}

! {{Rh}} | Canaima

Binary blobs}}| {{dunno}}| systemd	Gnome (software)>Gnome, KDE Plasma and Xfce| {{no}}| {{dunno}}

! {{Rh}} | CentOS

Binary blobs}}| xfs| systemd| GNOME| {{no}}| {{dunno}}

! {{Rh}} | Chakra

Binary blobs}}| ext4| systemd| KDE Plasma Workspaces| {{no}}| {{dunno}}

! {{Rh}} | Clear Linux OS| {{dunno}}| {{dunno}}| {{dunno}}| GNOME| | {{dunno}}! {{Rh}} | ClearOS

Binary blobs}}| ext3| systemd| {{No2}} none (Web based)| {{no}}| {{dunno}}

! {{Rh}} | CoreOS

Binary blobs}}| ext4| systemd| None| {{no}}| {{dunno}}

! {{Rh}} | CrunchBang Linux

Binary blobs}}| ext4| sysvinit| Openbox| {{no}}| {{dunno}}

! {{Rh}} | Damn Small Linux

Binary blobs}}| ext3| sysvinit| JWM| {{no}}| {{dunno}}

! {{Rh}} | Debian

By default Linux-libre, but the Debian Project also hosts a non-free repository allowing blobs to be installed optionally.}} Built with Linux-libre tools.| ext4| systemd	KDE, Xfce, LXDEHTTP://CDIMAGE.DEBIAN.ORG/DEBIAN-CD/CURRENT/AMD64/ISO-CD/	ACCESS-DATE=2015-03-07,	In progress}}HTTPS://WIKI.DEBIAN.ORG/REPRODUCIBLEBUILDS>TITLE=REPRODUCIBLEBUILDS - DEBIAN WIKI		WEBSITE=LWN.NET, | {{dunno}}

! {{Rh}} | Devuan

Binary blobs}}| ext4| sysvinit| Xfce| {{no}}| {{dunno}}

! {{Rh}} | Dragora GNU/Linux-Libre

Linux-libre}}| ext4| runit| Xfce| {{no}}| {{dunno}}

! {{Rh}} | (dyne:bolic)

Linux-libre}}| {{dunno}}| systemd| GNOME| {{no}}| {{dunno}}

! {{Rh}} | Fedora

Binary blobs}}		URL=HTTPS://FEDORAMAGAZINE.ORG/ANNOUNCING-FEDORA-33/	WEBSITE=FEDORA MAGAZINE, en-US, | systemd	GNOME (default Workstation Edition), Spins for: KDE Plasma 5>KDE, Xfce, Cinnamon (desktop environment)	, MATE (software)>MATE (with Compiz), i3 (window manager)	, LXQt, LXDE, Phosh, Sway (window manager)>Sway and Budgie	In progress}}HTTPS://ACCESS.REDHAT.COM/BLOGS/766093/POSTS/1976033>TITLE=REPRODUCIBLE BUILDS FOR FEDORA, Red Hat Customer Portal, | {{dunno}}

! {{Rh}} | Funtoo

Binary blobs}}| none| openrc| None| {{no}}| {{dunno}}

! {{Rh}} | Gentoo

Binary blobs}}| none| openrc	awesome (window manager)>Awesome, Enlightenment, Fluxbox, GNOME, KDE, LXDE-Meta, Openbox, XBMC and Xfce (live DVD)GENTOO LINUX HYBRID ISO>URL=HTTPS://FORUMS.GENTOO.ORG/VIEWTOPIC-T-889654.HTML	ACCESS-DATE=4 JUNE 2022, | {{no}}| {{dunno}}

! {{Rh}} | gNewSense

Debian Linux kernel, and (unlike Debian) blobs cannot be installed}}HTTP://BZR.SAVANNAH.GNU.ORG/LH/GNEWSENSE/PACKAGES-PARKES/LINUX-2.6/VIEW/HEAD:/DEBIAN/README.GNEWSENSE>TITLE=/GNEWSENSE/PACKAGES-PARKES/LINUX-2.6 : CONTENTS OF DEBIAN/README.GNEWSENSE AT REVISION 16, bzr.savannah.gnu.org, | ext3| sysvinit| GNOME| {{no}}| {{dunno}}

! {{Rh}} | Guix System

Linux-libre, GNU Hurd	(in progress)}}HTTPS://GUIX.GNU.ORG/BLOG/2020/A-HELLO-WORLD-VIRTUAL-MACHINE-RUNNING-THE-HURD/	WEBSITE=GUIX.GNU.ORG, HTTPS://GUIX.GNU.ORG/EN/BLOG/2020/CHILDHURDS-AND-SUBSTITUTES//>TITLE=CHILDHURDS AND GNU/HURD SUBSTITUTES, guix.gnu.org, | ext4| GNU Shepherd| GNOME, Xfce, MATE, Enlightenment, Openbox, awesome, i3, ratpoison, EXWM	In progress}}HTTPS://LISTS.GNU.ORG/ARCHIVE/HTML/GUIX-DEVEL/2020-02/MSG00107.HTML>TITLE=QUICK REPRODUCIBLE TEST FOR GNU GUIX		WEBSITE=GUIX.GNU.ORG, | {{dunno}}

! {{rh}} | Hyperbola GNU/Linux-libre

Linux-libre}}| none		DATE=2017-08-05	URL=HTTPS://WWW.HYPERBOLA.INFO/NEWS/END-OF-SYSTEMD-SUPPORT/,	none}}| {{no}}| {{dunno}}

! {{Rh}} | Kali Linux

Binary blobs}}| ext4| systemd| GNOME| {{no}}| 0% to 100%

! {{Rh}} | Knoppix

Binary blobs}}| xfs| microknoppix| LXDE| {{no}}| {{dunno}}

! {{Rh}} | LibreCMCWEB,weblink LibreCMC package sources, 2020-05-17,

Binary blobs}}| ext4| busybox-init| {{No2}} none| {{no}}| {{dunno}}

! {{Rh}} | Linux MintWEB,weblink Linux Mint, DistroWatch.com, 2016-11-12,

Binary blobs}}| ext4| systemd	MATE (desktop environment)>MATE, Cinnamon (user interface)	, KDE Software Compilation 4>KDE 4, XFCE| {{no}}| {{dunno}}

! {{Rh}} | Mageia

Binary blobs}}| ext4| systemd| KDE Plasma Workspaces, GNOME| {{no}}| {{dunno}}

! {{Rh}} | Mandriva Linux

Binary blobs}}| ext4| systemd| KDE Plasma Workspaces| {{no}}| {{dunno}}

! {{Rh}} | Manjaro Linux

Binary blobs}}		WEBSITE=WIKI.MANJARO.ORG	ACCESS-DATE=2016-11-12, | systemd	Xfce, KDE, GNOMEHTTPS://MANJARO.ORG/GET-MANJARO/	PUBLISHER=MANJARO LINUX	ARCHIVE-DATE=9 SEPTEMBER 2019	URL-STATUS=DEAD, | {{no}}| {{dunno}}

! {{Rh}} | MEPIS

Binary blobs}}| ext4| sysvinit| KDE Plasma Workspaces| {{no}}| {{dunno}}

! {{Rh}} | MIRACLE LINUX

Binary blobs}}| ext4| systemd| GNOME| {{no}}| {{dunno}}

! {{Rh}} | Musix GNU+LinuxWEB,weblink Musix Packages, 2015-11-28, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20151226084322weblink">weblink 2015-12-26,

Linux-libre}}| ext4| initscripts| LXDE| {{no}}| {{dunno}}

! {{Rh}} | NixOS

Binary blobs}} or Linux-libreHTTPS://SEARCH.NIXOS.ORG/OPTIONS?CHANNEL=UNSTABLE&SHOW=HARDWARE.ENABLEREDISTRIBUTABLEFIRMWARE&FROM=0&SIZE=50&SORT=RELEVANCE&TYPE=PACKAGES&QUERY=HARDWARE.ENABLEREDISTRIBUTABLEFIRMWARE>TITLE=NIXOS SEARCH, | none| systemd		In progress}}HTTPS://REPRODUCIBLE.NIXOS.ORG/>TITLE=NIXOS REPRODUCIBLE BUILDS, reproducible.nixos.org, | {{dunno}}

! {{Rh}} | OpenELEC

Binary blobs}}| SquashFS| shell script| XBMC Media Center| {{no}}| {{dunno}}

! {{Rh}} | openSUSE

Binary blobs}}| btrfs| systemd| KDE Plasma Workspaces, GNOME, Xfce	In progress}}HTTPS://EN.OPENSUSE.ORG/OPENSUSE:REPRODUCIBLE_BUILDS>TITLE=OPENSUSE:REPRODUCIBLE BUILDS - OPENSUSE WIKI, en.opensuse.org, | {{dunno}}

! {{Rh}} | OpenWrt

Binary blobs}}	overlayfs+SquashFS/JFFS2HTTPS://OPENWRT.ORG/DOCS/TECHREF/FILESYSTEMS	WEBSITE=OPENWRT.ORG	ACCESS-DATE=2018-06-11,		WEBSITE=OPENWRT.ORG	ACCESS-DATE=2018-06-11, | {{no2}} none	In progress}}HTTPS://TESTS.REPRODUCIBLE-BUILDS.ORG/OPENWRT/OPENWRT.HTML>TITLE=REPRODUCIBLE OPENWRT ?, tests.reproducible-builds.org, | {{dunno}}

! {{Rh}} | Parabola GNU/Linux-libre

Linux-libre}}| none| openrc or systemd| {{no2}} none| {{no}}| {{dunno}}

! {{Rh}} | Pardus

Binary blobs}}| ext4| systemd| KDE Plasma Workspaces| {{no}}| {{dunno}}

! {{Rh}} | Parsix

Binary blobs}}| ext4| systemd| GNOME| {{no}}| {{dunno}}

! {{Rh}} | PCLinuxOS

Binary blobs}}| none| sysvinit| KDE Plasma Workspaces, GNOME, LXDE, Xfce, Enlightenment, Openbox| {{no}}| {{dunno}}

! {{Rh}} | Pentoo

Binary blobs}}| SquashFS| openrc| Enlightenment| {{no}}| {{dunno}}

! {{Rh}} | Porteus

Binary blobs}}| {{dunno}}| sysvinit| KDE, LXDE, Xfce, Openbox, Razor-qt| {{no}}| {{dunno}}

! {{Rh}} | Puppy Linux

Binary blobs}}| SquashFS containing ext2| busybox-init| JWM| {{no}}| {{dunno}}

! {{Rh}} | Red Hat Enterprise Linux

Binary blobs}}| xfs| systemd| GNOME| {{no}}| {{dunno}}

! {{Rh}} | Rxart Desktop

Binary blobs}}| ext3| {{dunno}}| KDE Plasma Workspaces| {{no}}| {{dunno}}

! {{Rh}} | Sabayon Linux

Binary blobs}}		WEBSITE=FORUM.SABAYONLINUX.ORG	ARCHIVE-DATE=1 SEPTEMBER 2009	URL-STATUS=DEAD, | systemd| KDE Plasma Workspaces, GNOME| {{no}}| {{dunno}}

! {{Rh}} | Scientific Linux

Binary blobs}}| ext4		WEBSITE=SCIENTIFICLINUX.ORG	ACCESS-DATE=2016-12-27, | GNOME| {{no}}| {{dunno}}

! {{Rh}} | Slackware

Binary blobs}}| {{dunno}}| RC.d and sysvinit compatible| KDE, XFCE Fluxbox, Blackbox, fvwm2 twm| {{no}}| {{dunno}}

! {{Rh}} | Slax

Binary blobs}}| SquashFS| sysvinit| KDE Plasma Workspaces| {{no}}| {{dunno}}

! {{Rh}} | SliTaz GNU/Linux

Binary blobs}}| ext3| busybox-init| Openbox| {{no}}| {{dunno}}

! {{Rh}} | Solus

Binary blobs}}| ext4| systemd	Budgie (desktop environment)>Budgie, Gnome, MATE, KDE| {{no}}| {{dunno}}

! {{Rh}} | Source Mage GNU/Linux

Binary blobs}}| ext2| simpleinit-msb| {{no2}} none| {{no}}| {{dunno}}

! {{Rh}} | SteamOS

Binary blobs}}| {{dunno}}| systemd	Steam}}| {{no}}| {{dunno}}

! {{Rh}} | SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop

Binary blobs}}		WEBSITE=WWW.SUSE.COM, | systemd| GNOME| {{no}}| {{dunno}}

Tails	Vanilla Linux}}| {{dunno}}| systemd| GNOME	Reproducible ISO and USB images}}HTTPS://TAILS.BOUM.ORG/NEWS/REPRODUCIBLE_TAILS/INDEX.EN.HTML>TITLE=TAILS - HAVE YOUR CAKE AND EAT IT, TOO!		WEBSITE=TAILS.BOUM.ORG, | {{dunno}}

! {{Rh}} | Trisquel

Linux-libre}}| {{dunno}}| systemd| GNOME, LXDE| {{no}}| {{dunno}}

! {{Rh}} | TurnKey GNU/Linux

Binary blobs}}| ext4| systemd| none - headless server by design; provides Webmin for administration| {{no}}| {{dunno}}

! {{Rh}} | Ubuntu/Edubuntu

Binary blobs}}		WEBSITE=WIKI.UBUNTU.COM	ACCESS-DATE=2016-11-12, | systemd| GNOME| {{no}}| 1% to 100%

! {{Rh}} | Ubuntu GNOME

Binary blobs}}| ext4| systemd| GNOME 3| {{no}}| {{dunno}}

! {{Rh}} | Ubuntu MATE

Binary blobs}}| ext4| systemd| MATE| {{no}}| {{dunno}}

! {{Rh}} | Kubuntu

Binary blobs}}| ext4| systemd| KDE Plasma Workspaces| {{no}}| {{dunno}}

! {{Rh}} | Xubuntu

Binary blobs}}| ext4| systemd| Xfce| {{no}}| 0% to 100%

! {{Rh}} | Lubuntu

Binary blobs}}| ext4| systemd| LXQt| {{no}}| 1% to 100%

! {{Rh}} | Ututo

Ututo XS (stable) is de-blobbed with Linux-libre tools.HTTP://UTUTO.ORG/DOWNLOADS/SCRIPTS.TGZ>TITLE=SCRIPTS.TGZ, 2020-05-17, Ututo UL (development) uses Linux-libre. Ututo UL means "Ubuntu-Libre"}}| ext3| systemd| GNOME| {{no}}| {{dunno}}

! {{Rh}} | VectorLinux

Binary blobs}}| ReiserFS| sysvinit| KDE, Openbox, Fluxbox, IceWM, Xfce| {{no}}| {{dunno}}

! {{Rh}} | Void Linux

Binary blobs}}| none| runit| {{no2}} none| {{no}}| {{dunno}}

! {{Rh}} | Webconverger

Binary blobs}}| gitfs| sysvinit| dwm enforcing a Browser-only interface| {{no}}| {{dunno}}

! {{Rh}} | XBMC Live

Binary blobs}}| ext3| systemd| XBMC Media Center| {{no}}| {{dunno}}

! {{Rh}} | Zentyal

Binary blobs}}| ext4| systemd| LXDE| {{no}}| {{dunno}}

! {{Rh}} | Zenwalk

Binary blobs}}| ext4| sysvinit| Xfce| {{no}}| {{dunno}}

class="sortbottom"! Distribution! abbr="Kernel" | Default Linux kernel! abbr="File system" | Default file system! abbr="Init system" | Default init system! abbr="Environment" | Install-time desktop environment or window manager selection! abbr="Reproducible builds" | Reproducible builds! abbr= "Display control" | Display brightness control range

Instruction set architecture support

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UnofficialHTTPS://ARCHLINUX32.ORG/ >TITLE=ARCH LINUX 32	ACCESS-DATE=2018-04-20, Official discontinued 2017-11-08HTTPS://WWW.ARCHLINUX.ORG/NEWS/THE-END-OF-I686-SUPPORT/ >TITLE=THE END OF I686 SUPPORT	ACCESS-DATE=2018-01-14, }}|{{yes}}	UnofficialHTTP://ARCHLINUXARM.ORG/ >TITLE=ARCH LINUX ARM	ACCESS-DATE=2016-11-12, }}|{{no}}	Discontinued unofficial port}}	UnofficialHTTPS://ARCHLINUXPOWER.ORG/>TITLE=ARCHPOWER, 2022-05-31, }}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}	Discontinued. Unofficial portHTTPS://WIKI.PARABOLA.NU/INDEX.PHP?TITLE=MIPS_INSTALLATION&OLDID=19224>TITLE=MIPS INSTALLATION - PARABOLAWIKI, wiki.parabola.nu, }}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}	UnofficialHTTPS://ARCHRISCV.FELIXC.AT/>TITLE=ARCH LINUX RISC-V, 2022-02-24, }}

! {{Rh}} | BackTrack

Discontinued from BackTrack 5 and superseded by Kali LinuxHTTP://WWW.BACKTRACK-LINUX.ORG/DOWNLOADS/>TITLE=BACKTRACKDOWNLOADS	ACCESS-DATE=2020-05-17	ARCHIVE-URL=HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20140913200138/HTTP://WWW.BACKTRACK-LINUX.ORG/DOWNLOADS, dead, }}	Discontinued from BackTrack 5 and superseded by Kali Linux}}	Discontinued from BackTrack 5 and superseded by Kali Linux}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}

! {{Rh}} | BLAG|{{yes}}|{{yes}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}! {{Rh}} | Bodhi Linux|{{yes}}|{{yes}}

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! {{Rh}} | BOSS Linux|{{yes}}|{{yes}}|{{dunno}}|{{no}}|{{yes}}|{{yes}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}! {{Rh}} | CentOS

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! {{Rh}} | Chakra|{{no}}|{{yes}}|{{dunno}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}! {{Rh}} | Clear Linux OS|{{dunno}}|{{yes}}|{{dunno}}|{{dunno}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}! {{Rh}} | CRUX|{{yes}}|{{yes}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}! {{Rh}} | DebianWEB,weblink Ports, Debian, 2016-11-12, |{{yes}}

Yes4.0+}}

Yes2.2+}}

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Discontinued2.2-8}}|{{yes}}

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Discontinued-7HTTPS://LISTS.DEBIAN.ORG/DEBIAN-DEVEL-ANNOUNCE/2014/04/MSG00012.HTML >TITLE=SPARC REMOVED FROM JESSIE

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Discontinued3.0-5.0}}|{{yes}}

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In progressRISC-V - DEBIAN WIKI >URL=HTTPS://WIKI.DEBIAN.ORG/RISC-V, 14 July 2018, }}

! {{Rh}} | Devuan|{{yes}}|{{yes}}|{{yes}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}! {{Rh}} | Dragora GNU/Linux-Libre|{{yes}}|{{yes}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}! {{Rh}} | (dyne:bolic)|{{yes}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}! {{Rh}} | FedoraWEB,weblink Architectures, FedoraProject, 2016-07-31, 2016-11-12,

Discontinued from Fedora 30}}|{{yes}}		ACCESS-DATE=2010-07-20,	Discontinued from Fedora 9}}HTTPS://FEDORAPROJECT.ORG/WIKI/ARCHITECTURES/IA64 >TITLE=ARCHITECTURES/IA64, 2012-03-24,	Discontinued from Fedora 17}}|{{yes}}|{{no}}	Inactive from Fedora 12}}HTTPS://FEDORAPROJECT.ORG/WIKI/ARCHITECTURES/SPARC >TITLE=ARCHITECTURES/SPARC, 2012-05-19, |{{no}}	In progress}}	Inactive from Fedora 13}}HTTPS://FEDORAPROJECT.ORG/WIKI/ARCHITECTURES/MIPS >TITLE=ARCHITECTURES/MIPS, 2011-01-27, |{{no}}|{{no}}|{{yes}}|{{no}}|{{no}}	In progressARCHITECTURES/RISC-V - FEDORA PROJECT WIKI >URL=HTTPS://FEDORAPROJECT.ORG/WIKI/ARCHITECTURES/RISC-V, 14 July 2018, }}

! {{Rh}} | Finnix|{{yes}}|{{yes}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{yes}}|{{yes}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}! {{Rh}} | GentooWEB,weblink Downloads – Gentoo Linux, Gentoo.org, 2016-11-12, |{{yes}}|{{yes}}

	WEBSITE=GENTOO.ORG	ACCESS-DATE=2016-11-12, |{{yes}}|{{yes}}|{{yes}}|{{yes}}|{{yes}}|{{yes}}		WEBSITE=WIKI.GENTOO.ORG	ACCESS-DATE=2016-11-12,		WEBSITE=GENTOO.ORG	ACCESS-DATE=2016-11-12, HTTP://WWW.GENTOO.ORG/DOC/EN/MIPS-REQUIREMENTS.XML > TITLE = GENTOO/MIPS LINUX HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS, |{{yes}}|{{yes}}|{{yes}}|{{yes}}|{{yes}}	Test release}}HTTPS://WIKI.GENTOO.ORG/WIKI/PROJECT:RISC-V>TITLE=PROJECT:RISC-V - GENTOO WIKI, wiki.gentoo.org,

! {{Rh}} | gNewSense|{{yes}}|{{yes}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{yes}}|{{yes}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}! {{Rh}} | Guix SystemWEB,weblink Download, gnu.org, 2020-04-17, |{{yes}}|{{yes}}

Yes, ARMv7 and AArch64}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}	In progressRE: LONG TERM PLAN FOR GUIXSD SECURITY: MICROKERNELS, OCAP, RISC-V SUPPORT >URL=HTTPS://LISTS.GNU.ORG/ARCHIVE/HTML/GUIX-DEVEL/2018-09/MSG00255.HTML, 2020-04-17, }}

! {{rh}} | Hyperbola GNU/Linux-libre|{{yes}}|{{yes}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}

In progressPOWER (PPC64LE) PORTING >URL=HTTPS://ISSUES.HYPERBOLA.INFO/INDEX.PHP?DO=DETAILS&TASK_ID=1336, 11 January 2019, }}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}	In progressRISC-V (RISCV64) PORTING + MULTILIB SUPPORT >URL=HTTPS://LISTS.GNU.ORG/ARCHIVE/HTML/GUIX-DEVEL/2019-10/MSG00420.HTML, 2020-04-17, }}

! {{Rh}} | Kali Linux|{{yes}}|{{yes}}|{{yes}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}! {{Rh}} | LibreCMC|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{yes}} XBurst|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}! {{Rh}} | Manjaro Linux

	PUBLISHER=MANJARO32, 2018-02-03, |{{yes}}		PUBLISHER=MANJARO	ACCESS-DATE=2020-06-01, |{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}

! {{Rh}} | MEPIS|{{yes}}|{{yes}}|{{yes}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}! {{Rh}} | MIRACLE LINUX

Discontinued8.0}}|{{yes}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}

! {{Rh}} | Musix GNU+Linux|{{yes}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}! {{Rh}} | NixOS

Unofficial}}|{{yes}}|{{yes}}|{{no}}	Unofficial}}	Unofficial}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}	Unofficial}}	Unofficial}}|{{no}}	Unofficial}}	Unofficial}}

! {{Rh}} | OpenELEC|{{yes}}|{{yes}}|{{yes}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}! {{Rh}} | openSUSE Leap|{{no}}|{{yes}}

v7 64}}|{{no}}|{{no}}	ppc64le}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}

! {{Rh}} | openSUSE Tumbleweed|{{yes}}|{{yes}}

v6 v7 64}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{yes}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{yes}}|{{no}}|{{no}}	RV64G}}

! {{Rh}} | OpenWrtWEB,weblink OpenWrt, OpenWrt, 2015-12-16, 2016-11-12, |{{yes}}|{{yes}}|{{yes}}|{{no}}|{{yes}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{yes}}|{{yes}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}! {{Rh}} | Oracle LinuxWEB,weblink Oracle Linux, Oracle.com, 2020-06-01, |{{yes}}|{{yes}}|{{no}}

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! {{Rh}} | Parabola GNU/Linux-libre|{{yes}}|{{yes}}

Yes, ARMv7HTTPS://WWW.PARABOLA.NU/NEWS/PARABOLA-SUPPORTS-ARMV7/>TITLE= PARABOLA GNU/LINUX-LIBRE SUPPORTS ARMV7	FIRST=ANDRé FABIAN SILVA	ACCESS-DATE=30 JANUARY 2016, HTTPS://WIKI.PARABOLA.NU/ARM_INSTALLATION_GUIDE>TITLE=ARM INSTALLATION GUIDE, 30 January 2016, }}|{{no}}|{{no}}	Test releaseHTTPS://LISTS.NONGNU.ORG/ARCHIVE/HTML/GNU-LINUX-LIBRE/2018-06/MSG00017.HTML>AUTHOR=ANDREAS GRAPENTIN, Re: [GNU-linux-libre] ppc64el support in endorsed distros, }}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}	Discontinued}}	Discontinued}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}	Test releaseHTTPS://MIRROR.GRAPENTIN.ORG/PARABOLA-PORTS/>TITLE=INDEX OF /PARABOLA-PORTS/, mirror.grapentin.org, }}

! {{Rh}} | Red Flag Linux

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! {{Rh}} | Red Hat LinuxWEB,weblink Index of /pub/redhat/linux, Archive.download.redhat.com, 2016-11-12,

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! {{Rh}} | Red Hat Enterprise LinuxWEB,weblink We make open source technologies for the enterprise, Redhat.com, 2016-10-13, 2016-11-12,

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! {{Rh}} | Sabayon Linux

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! {{Rh}} | Scientific Linux|{{yes}}|{{yes}}|{{no}}

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! {{Rh}} | SHR|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{yes}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}! {{Rh}} | Slackware|{{yes}}|{{yes}}|{{yes}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}

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! {{Rh}} | Solus|{{no}}|{{yes}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}! {{Rh}} | Source Mage GNU/Linux|{{yes}}|{{yes}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{yes}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{dunno}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}! {{Rh}} | SUSE Linux Enterprise ServerWEB,weblink SUSE Linux Enterprise Server | SUSE, Novell.com, 2016-11-12, |{{yes}}|{{yes}}

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! {{Rh}} | Trisquel GNU/Linux|{{yes}}|{{yes}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}! {{Rh}} | TurnKey GNU/Linux

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! {{Rh}} | Ututo|{{yes}}|{{yes}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}

In progress}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}|{{no}}

! {{Rh}} | Void Linux|{{yes}}|{{yes}}|{{yes}}|{{no}}

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! {{Rh}} | ALT Linux

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! {{Rh}} | Arch Linux

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Zstandard>.pkg.tar.zstHTTPS://WWW.ARCHLINUX.ORG/NEWS/NOW-USING-ZSTANDARD-INSTEAD-OF-XZ-FOR-PACKAGE-COMPRESSION/ >TITLE=NOW USING ZSTANDARD INSTEAD OF XZ FOR PACKAGE COMPRESSION

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URL=HTTPS://ARCHLINUX.ORG/NEWS/INSTALL-MEDIA-20120715-RELEASED/

ACCESS-DATE=2021-04-06

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ARCHIVE-URL=HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20210401180737/HTTPS://ARCHLINUX.ORG/NEWS/INSTALLATION-MEDIUM-WITH-INSTALLER/, 1 April 2021, | {{no}}| {{yes}}

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! {{Rh}} | BLAG

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! {{Rh}} | Bodhi Linux

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! {{Rh}} | Canaima

Free, and nonfree}}| {{dunno}}| {{dunno}}| APT| .deb| debian-installer| {{yes}}| {{dunno}}| {{dunno}}

! {{Rh}} | CentOS

Free, and nonfree}}	6813}}{{Efn|Based on Fedora}}yum list all command, CentOS Linux 8| {{dunno}}| RPM, yum/up2date| RPM|Anaconda| {{yes}}| {{yes}}| {{dunno}}

! {{Rh}} | Chakra

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! {{Rh}} | ClearOS

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! {{Rh}} | Clear Linux OS| {{dunno}}| {{dunno}}| {{dunno}}| Swupd| {{dunno}}| {{dunno}}| {{dunno}}| {{dunno}}| {{dunno}}! {{Rh}} | CrunchBang Linux

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! {{Rh}} | Debian

Free, and nonfree}}	171937}}ALL DEBIAN PACKAGES IN "SID" >URL=HTTPS://PACKAGES.DEBIAN.ORG/SID/ALLPACKAGES?FORMAT=TXT.GZ	WEBSITE=PACKAGES.DEBIAN.ORG, TXT,	28923}}{{Efn|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.}}| APT| .deb| Debian-Installer| {{yes}}| {{yes}}	PXE}}

! {{Rh}} | Devuan

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! {{Rh}} | Dragora GNU/Linux-Libre

Free only}}	484}}| {{dunno}}| pkgsystem| .tlz| {{dunno}}| {{no}}| {{no}}| {{no}}

! {{Rh}} | (dyne:bolic)

Free only}}| {{dunno}}| {{dunno}}| APT| .deb| Debian-Installer| {{yes}}| {{no}}| {{no}}

! {{Rh}} | Fedora

Free, and nonfree}}	68419}}HTTPS://PACKAGES.FEDORAPROJECT.ORG/>TITLE=FEDORA PACKAGES	ACCESS-DATE=2023-05-22,	37036}}HTTPS://SRC.FEDORAPROJECT.ORG/>TITLE=HOME - SRC.FEDORAPROJECT.ORG	ACCESS-DATE=2023-05-22,	DNF (software)>DNF, yum, PackageKit| RPM	Anaconda (installer)>Anaconda| {{yes}}| {{yes}}| {{dunno}}

! {{Rh}} | Gentoo

Free, and nonfree}}	10000}}HTTPS://PACKAGES.GENTOO.ORG/PACKAGES/SEARCH?Q=-BIN>TITLE=SEARCH RESULTS FOR -BIN	PUBLISHER=GENTOO FOUNDATION, INC	ACCESS-DATE=12 OCTOBER 2015,	19092}}GENTOO PACKAGES>WORK=PACKAGES.GENTOO.ORG	PUBLISHER=GENTOO FOUNDATION, INC	ACCESS-DATE=28 NOVEMBER 2015, {{Efn|Note this number is just of packages in the Official Gentoo Overlay (or Portage Tree). Several hundred other packages are available from other overlays}}	Portage (software)>Portage| .ebuild, .tbz2| None (third-party install scripts only)	Can be installed graphically (GTK+ and ncurses), but traditionally done by command line (install cd, live cd, netboot, and from distributions).}}| {{yes}}	PXE}}

! {{Rh}} | gNewSense

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! {{Rh}} | Guix System

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! {{rh}} | Hyperbola GNU/Linux-libre

Free only}}	6128}}HTTPS://WWW.HYPERBOLA.INFO/PACKAGES/>TITLE=HYPERBOLA GNU/LINUX-LIBRE PACKAGES, 2023-04-18, | {{dunno}}	Pacman (package manager)>Pacman	tar (file format)>.pkg.tar.lz| None (third-party install scripts only)| {{no}}| {{yes}}| {{dunno}}

! {{Rh}} | Knoppix

Free, and nonfree}}	Based on Debian}}| {{dunno}}| APT| .deb|| {{no}}| {{dunno}}| {{dunno}}

! {{Rh}} | LibreCMC

Free only}}	826}}| {{dunno}}| {{dunno}}| {{dunno}}| | {{no}}| {{no}}| {{no}}

! {{Rh}} | Linux Mint

Free, and nonfree}}	Based on Debian}}| {{dunno}}| APT| .deb	Ubiquity (software)>Ubiquity| {{yes}}| {{dunno}}| {{dunno}}

! {{Rh}} | Mageia

Free, and nonfree}}	17283}} (i586), {{nts		PUBLISHER=LINUX FREE SOFTWARE CATALOG AND PACKAGES SEARCH, 23 December 2011,	8834}}HTTP://PKGSUBMIT.MAGEIA.ORG/ >TITLE=BUILD SYSTEM STATUS	ACCESS-DATE=2016-11-12, | urpmi, rpmdrake| RPM| DrakX| {{yes}}| {{yes}}| {{dunno}}

! {{Rh}} | Mandriva Linux

Free, and nonfree}}	22600}}| {{dunno}}| urpmi, rpmdrake| RPM| DrakX| {{yes}}| {{dunno}}| {{dunno}}

! {{Rh}} | Manjaro Linux

Free, and nonfree}}| {{dunno}}	Based on AUR}}	Pacman (package manager)>Pacman	tar (file format)>.pkg.tar.xz	Calamares (software)>CalamaresHTTPS://CALAMARES.IO/ >TITLE=CALAMARES – THE UNIVERSAL INSTALLER FRAMEWORK, 2018-02-03,		WEBSITE=WIKI.MANJARO.ORG	ACCESS-DATE=2016-11-12, | {{yes}}	iPXE}}

! {{Rh}} | MEPIS

Free, and nonfree}}	Based on Debian}}| {{dunno}}| APT| .deb| MEPIS Install| {{yes}}| {{dunno}}| {{dunno}}

! {{Rh}} | MIRACLE LINUX

Free, and nonfree}}	7109}}	2899}}| RPM, yum, dnf| RPM| Anaconda| {{yes}}| {{yes}}| {{no}}

! {{Rh}} | Musix GNU+Linux

Free only}}	1819}}| {{dunno}}| APT| .deb| Debian-Installer| {{yes}}| {{no}}| {{no}}

! {{Rh}} | NixOS

Free, and nonfree}}	54106}}HTTPS://HYDRA.NIXOS.ORG/EVAL/1780620?FILTER=X86_64-LINUX&COMPARE=1780576&FULL=#TABS-STILL-SUCCEED > TITLE=HYDRA - EVALUATION 1780620 OF JOBSET NIXPKGS:TRUNK,	73472}}HTTPS://REPOLOGY.ORG/REPOSITORY/NIX_UNSTABLE > TITLE=NIXPKGS UNSTABLE REPOSITORY INFORMATION - REPOLOGY, | nix| .nix	Calamares (software)>Calamares| {{yes}}

! {{Rh}} | OpenELEC

Free, and nonfree}}	140}}HTTPS://GITHUB.COM/OPENELEC/OPENELEC.TV/TREE/MASTER/PACKAGES >TITLE=OPENELEC.TV/PACKAGES AT MASTER · OPENELEC/OPENELEC.TV · GITHUB	ACCESS-DATE=2016-11-12, | {{dunno}}	XBMC#XBMCbuntu>XBMCbuntu addon manager, own and 3rd party addons	ZIP file format>.zip|| {{yes}}| {{dunno}}| {{dunno}}

! {{Rh}} | openSUSE

Free, and nonfree}}	42236}} with PackManOPENSUSE SOFTWARE >URL=HTTPS://SOFTWARE.OPENSUSE.ORG/	WEBSITE=SOFTWARE.OPENSUSE.ORG,	34000}}| YaST, Zypper| RPM| YaST| {{yes}}| {{yes}}| {{dunno}}

! {{Rh}} | OpenWrt

Free, and nonfree}}	2000}}| {{dunno}}| opkg| .ipk| -| {{no}}| {{dunno}}| {{dunno}}

! {{Rh}} | Parabola GNU/Linux-libre

Free only}}	23000}}HTTPS://WWW.PARABOLA.NU/PACKAGES/>TITLE=PARABOLA GNU/LINUX-LIBRE - PACKAGE SEARCH, 14 July 2018, | {{dunno}}	Pacman (package manager)>Pacman	tar (file format)>.pkg.tar.xz	Calamares (software)>Calamares| {{yes}}| {{yes}}| {{dunno}}

! {{Rh}} | Pardus

Free, and nonfree}}	4000}}| {{dunno}}| APT| .deb| Debian-Installer| {{yes}}| {{dunno}}| {{dunno}}

! {{Rh}} | Parsix

Free, and nonfree}}	Based on Debian}}	14900}}| APT| .deb|| {{yes}}| {{dunno}}| {{dunno}}

! {{Rh}} | PCLinuxOS

Free, and nonfree}}	12000}}| {{dunno}}| APT, RPM| RPM|| {{yes}}| {{dunno}}| {{dunno}}

! {{Rh}} | Puppy

Free, and nonfree}}	700}}| {{dunno}}| PupGet, DotPup|.pup, .pet|| {{yes}}| {{dunno}}| {{dunno}}

! {{Rh}} | Red Hat Enterprise Linux

Free, and nonfree}}	3000}} (plus {{nts		PUBLISHER=FEDORAPROJECT	ACCESS-DATE=2016-11-12, )| {{dunno}}| RPM, yum| RPM|Anaconda| {{yes}}| {{dunno}}| {{dunno}}

! {{Rh}} | Rxart

Free, and nonfree}}	Based on Debian}}| {{dunno}}| APT| .deb|| {{yes}}| {{dunno}}| {{dunno}}

! {{Rh}} | Sabayon Linux

Free, and nonfree}}	Based on Gentoo}}| {{dunno}}| Portage, Entropy| ebuild, .tbz2	Calamares (software)>Calamares| {{yes}}| {{dunno}}| {{dunno}}

! {{Rh}} | Scientific

Free, and nonfree}}	Based on Fedora}}| {{dunno}}| APT/yum| RPM|| {{yes}}| {{dunno}}| {{dunno}}

! {{Rh}} | Slackware

Free, and nonfree}}	2292}}	7705}} from SlackBuildsHTTPS://SLACKBUILDS.ORG/RESULT/?SEARCH=&SV=14.2>TITLE=SLACKBUILDS.ORG, slackbuilds.org, | slackpkg	tar (file format)>.txz, .tlz, .tbz| bash scriptfound this in /usr/lib/setup/setup| {{no}}| {{yes}}| {{yes}}

! {{Rh}} | Slax

Free, and nonfree}}	2050}}| {{dunno}}| none| .lzm||| {{dunno}}| {{dunno}}

! {{Rh}} | SliTaz GNU/Linux

Free, and nonfree}}	3381}}HTTP://PKGS.SLITAZ.ORG/SEARCH.SH?VERSION=S >TITLE=3383 PACKAGES AND 430719 FILES IN STABLE DATABASE (SAT 22 OCTOBER 2016 04:04:55 PM UTC)	ACCESS-DATE=2016-11-12	ARCHIVE-DATE=10 JANUARY 2016, dead, | {{dunno}}| Tazpkg| .tazpkg| tazinst| {{yes}}	iPXE}}	iPXE}}

! {{Rh}} | Solus

Free, and nonfree}}	9500}}| {{dunno}}| eopkg| .eopkg| os-installer| {{yes}}| {{no}}| {{no}}

! {{Rh}} | Source Mage GNU/Linux

Free, and nonfree}}	118}}	8876}}| Sorcery Package Manager| src|| {{yes}}| {{dunno}}| {{dunno}}

! {{Rh}} | SUSE Linux

Free, and nonfree}}	24094}}	11385}}| YaST, Zypper| RPM| YaST| {{yes}}| {{dunno}}| {{dunno}}

Tiny Core Linux	Free, and nonfree}}	25160}}| {{dunno}}| ab, tce-load| tcz| tc-install, core2usb| {{yes}}| {{dunno}}| {{dunno}}

Tiny SliTaz	Free, and nonfree}}	50}}| {{dunno}}		PUBLISHER=TINY SLITAZ	ACCESS-DATE=2016-11-12, | tazpkg|| {{no}}| {{dunno}}	iPXE}}

! {{Rh}} | Trisquel

Free only}}	52748}}ALL TRISQUEL PACKAGES IN "BELENOS">URL=HTTP://PACKAGES.TRISQUEL.INFO/BELENOS/ALLPACKAGES?FORMAT=TXT.GZ	ACCESS-DATE=2015-09-11	ARCHIVE-URL=HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20160110002406/HTTP://PACKAGES.TRISQUEL.INFO/BELENOS/ALLPACKAGES?FORMAT=TXT.GZ, 2016-01-10, | {{dunno}}| APT| .deb| Ubiquity| {{yes}}| {{yes}}| {{dunno}}

! {{Rh}} | TurnKey GNU/Linux

Free, and nonfree}}	Based on Debian}} (plus ≈30 custom packages)	21041}}{{Efn|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.}} (currently TurnKey only supplies source code for custom packages)| APT| .deb| DI-Live (custom fork of Debian Installer)| {{no}}| {{no}}| {{no}}

! {{Rh}} | Ubuntu, Kubuntu, Xubuntu

Free, and nonfree}}	110066}}{{Efn		TITLE=ALL UBUNTU PACKAGES IN "KINETIC"	ACCESS-DATE=2023-03-14,	24474}}{{Efn|From the Sources.gz files in the weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20151122065828weblink">main,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20151122064308weblink">universe, weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20151122040605weblink">multiverse and weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20151122033824weblink">restricted sections of Ubuntu Wily.}}| APT| .deb| Ubiquity| {{yes}}| {{yes}}	PXE}}

! {{Rh}} | Ututo

Free only}}	5000}}| {{dunno}}| UTUTO Package Manager| ebuild| {{dunno}}| {{dunno}}| {{no}}| {{no}}

! {{Rh}} | Vector Linux

Free, and nonfree}}| {{dunno}}| {{dunno}}| slapt-get, gslapt, installpkg| tgz|| {{yes}}| {{dunno}}| {{dunno}}

! {{Rh}} | Void Linux

Free, nonfree and multilib}}	6000}}	6719}}| xbps| .xbps| ncurses script| {{yes}}| {{yes}}| {{no}}

! {{Rh}} | XBMC Live

Free, and nonfree}}| {{dunno}}| {{dunno}}| APT| .deb|| {{no}}| {{dunno}}| {{dunno}}

! {{Rh}} | Zentyal

Free, and nonfree}}	Based on Debian}}| {{dunno}}| APT| .deb| dpkg| {{yes}}| {{dunno}}| {{dunno}}

! {{Rh}} | Zenwalk

Free, and nonfree}}	2000}}| {{dunno}}| netpkg, installpkg, upgradepkg| tgz, txz|| {{yes}}| {{dunno}}| {{dunno}}

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Live media{| class"sortable wikitable" style"font-size: smaller; text-align: center; width: auto;"

! Distribution! Size of media (MB)! RAM use (MB)! Boots from CD! Boots from DVD! Installable live CD/DVD! Installable from USB! {{Rh}} | Arch Linux

742}}	80|prefix=min }}| {{Yes}}| {{Yes}}| {{Yes}}| {{Yes}}

! {{Rh}} | AUSTRUMI

301}}|| {{Yes}}| {{Yes}}| {{Yes}}| {{Yes}}

! {{Rh}} | BLAG Linux and GNU

696}}| {{dunno}}| {{yes}}| {{no}}| {{dunno}}|

! {{Rh}} | Bodhi Linux

1024}}	80}}| {{Yes}}| {{Yes}}| {{Yes}}| {{Yes}}

! {{Rh}} | CentOS

603}} (Minimal) {{nts|4096}} (DVD)|| {{Yes}}| {{Yes}}	Yes (installable since 6.0)}}| {{Yes}}

! {{Rh}} | Chakra

2150}}|| {{no}}| {{yes}}| {{yes}}| {{yes}}

! {{Rh}} | Clear Linux OS| {{dunno}}| {{dunno}}| {{dunno}}| {{dunno}}| {{dunno}}| {{dunno}}! {{Rh}} | Debian

958}}|| {{Yes}}| {{Yes}}| {{Yes}}| {{Yes}}

! {{Rh}} | Devuan

868}}!| {{Yes}}| {{Yes}}| {{Yes}}| {{Yes}}

! {{Rh}} | Dragora GNU/Linux-Libre

655}}| {{dunno}}| {{yes}}| {{dunno}}| {{dunno}}| {{dunno}}

! {{Rh}} | (dyne:bolic)

1650}}| {{dunno}}	up to version 2.x}}| {{Yes}}| {{dunno}}| {{dunno}}

! {{Rh}} | Fedora

1434}}	256}} to {{nts|1024}}| {{Yes}}| {{Yes}}| {{Yes}}| {{Yes}}

! {{Rh}} | Gentoo

260}} (Minimal) {{nts|2048}} (Live DVD)	128|prefix=up to }}| {{Yes}}| {{Yes}}| {{Yes}}| {{Yes}}

! {{Rh}} | gNewSenseWEB, Download gNewSense 4,weblink 4 December 2017,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20171206115438weblink">weblink 2017-12-06, dead,

1200}}	512}}| {{dunno}}| {{dunno}}| {{yes}}| {{dunno}}

! {{Rh}} | Grml

460}}	32}} to {{nts|128}}| {{Yes}}| {{No}}| {{Yes}}| {{Yes}}

! {{Rh}} | Guix SystemWEB,weblink GNU Guix Reference Manual, 6.1.3: USB Stick and DVD Installation, 2018-10-19,

814}}	233}}| {{no}}| {{yes}}| {{yes}}| {{Yes}}

! {{rh}} | Hyperbola GNU/Linux-libre

1124}}| {{dunno}}	up to version 0.3.x}}| {{yes}}| {{yes}}| {{yes}}

! {{Rh}} | Knoppix CD

700}}	128}} to {{nts|320}}| {{Yes}}| {{Yes}}	Only DVD edition is maintained}}|

! {{Rh}} | Knoppix DVD

4813}}	128}} to {{nts|500}}| {{No}}| {{Yes}}||

! {{Rh}} | LibreCMC| {{dunno}}| {{dunno}}| {{no}}| {{no}}| {{no}}| {{no}}! {{Rh}} | Mandriva Linux One

700}}	128}} to {{nts|768}}| {{Yes}}| {{Yes}}| {{Yes}}| {{Yes}}

! {{Rh}} | Manjaro Linux

473}} to {{nts		ACCESS-DATE=2018-02-03	ARCHIVE-URL=HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20190909160202/HTTPS://MANJARO.ORG/GET-MANJARO/, dead,	256}} to {{nts|1024}}| {{Yes}}| {{Yes}}| {{Yes}}| {{Yes}}

! {{Rh}} | MEPIS

700}} to {{nts|4000}}	128}} to {{nts|512}}| {{Yes}}| {{Yes}}| {{Yes}}| {{Yes}}

! {{Rh}} | Musix GNU+Linux

2000}}| {{dunno}}| {{No}}| {{Yes}}| {{Yes}}| {{Yes}}

! {{Rh}} | Nanolinux

18}}	64|prefix=≈}}| {{Yes}}| {{Yes}}| {{Yes}}| {{Yes}}

! {{Rh}} | NixOS

780}} (Minimal) {{nts	2200}} (GNOME)| {{dunno}}| {{Yes}}| {{Yes}}| {{Yes}}| {{Yes}}

! {{Rh}} | openGEU

700}}	192}} to {{nts|512}}| {{Yes}}|| {{Yes}}|

! {{Rh}} | openSUSE (Not 42.1)

700}}	128}} to {{nts|768}}| {{Yes}}| {{Yes}}| {{Yes}}| {{Yes}}

! {{Rh}} | OpenWrt

4|prefix=min }}	16|prefix=min }}| {{No}}| {{No}}| {{No}}| {{No}}

! {{Rh}} | Parabola GNU/Linux-libre

400}} to {{nts|3300}}| {{dunno}}| {{yes}}| {{yes}}| {{yes}}| {{yes}}

! {{Rh}} | Pardus

1256}} to {{nts|1276}}	256}} to {{nts|1024}}| {{Yes}}| {{Yes}}| {{Yes}}| {{Yes}}

! {{Rh}} | PCLinuxOS

130}} to {{nts|700}}	96}} to {{nts|512}}| {{Yes}}| {{Yes}}| {{Yes}}| {{Yes}}

! {{Rh}} | Pentoo

666}} and {{nts|700}}	48}} to {{nts|96}}| {{Yes}}| {{Yes}}	By hand}}HTTP://TRAC.PENTOO.CH/WIKI/LIVECD/INSTALLATION>ARCHIVEURL=HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20100108084126/HTTP://TRAC.PENTOO.CH/WIKI/LIVECD/INSTALLATION	TITLE=PENTOO DEVELOPMENT WEBSITE, 8 January 2010,	By hand}}

! {{Rh}} | Porteus

224}} to {{nts|373}}	36|prefix=min }}| {{dunno}}| {{dunno}}| {{Yes}}| {{Yes}}

! {{Rh}} | Puppy Linux (Slacko)

235}}	32}} to {{nts|192}}| {{Yes}}| {{Yes}}| {{Yes}}| {{Yes}}

! {{Rh}} | Puredyne

542}}|| {{Yes}}| {{Yes}}| {{Yes}}| {{Yes}}

! {{Rh}} | Sabayon Linux Live CD

695}}|| {{Yes}}| {{Yes}}| {{Yes}}| {{Yes}}

! {{Rh}} | Sabayon Linux Live DVD

2400}}|| {{no}}| {{Yes}}| {{Yes}}| {{Yes}}

! {{Rh}} | Scientific Linux

431}} to {{nts		ACCESS-DATE=2012-09-26	ARCHIVE-URL=HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20120920044815/HTTP://FTP1.SCIENTIFICLINUX.ORG/LINUX/SCIENTIFIC/LIVECD/63/I386/, 2012-09-20,	640}}| {{Yes}}| {{Yes}}| {{Yes}}| {{Yes}}

! {{Rh}} | Slackware

2600}}	64}} to {{nts		WEBSITE=SLACKWARE, 1 August 2019, | {{Yes}}| {{Yes}}| {{Yes}}| {{Yes}}

! {{Rh}} | Slax

200}}	96}} to {{nts|320}}| {{Yes}}| {{Yes}}|| {{Yes}}

! {{Rh}} | Solus

1200}}	1024}}| {{No}}| {{Yes}}| {{Yes}}| {{Yes}}

! {{Rh}} | SystemRescueCD

459}}|| {{Yes}}| {{Yes}}| {{Yes}}| {{Yes}}

! {{Rh}} | SliTaz GNU/Linux

50}}	48}} to {{nts|256}}| {{Yes}}| {{Yes}}| {{Yes}}| {{Yes}}

! {{Rh}} | Tails

900|prefix=≈}}	1024|prefix=≈}}| {{No}}| {{Yes}}| {{Yes}}| {{Yes}} (when run from DVD)

! {{Rh}} | Tiny Core Linux

17}} (Core) {{nts		ACCESS-DATE=SEPTEMBER 13, 2012	YEAR=2012,	28}} to {{nts		ACCESS-DATE=SEPTEMBER 13, 2012, Robert Shingledecker, | {{Yes}}| {{Yes}}| {{Yes}}| {{Yes}}

! {{Rh}} | Tiny SliTaz

1.44}}	4}}| {{Yes}}| {{Yes}}	By SliTaz}}	By SliTaz}}

! {{Rh}} | Trisquel

1500}}HTTPS://TRISQUEL.INFO/EN/DOWNLOAD > TITLE=DOWNLOAD TRISQUEL GNU/LINUX	ACCESS-DATE=5 NOVEMBER 2014,	384}}| {{Yes}}| {{Yes}}| {{Yes}}| {{Yes}}

! {{Rh}} | TurnKey GNU/Linux Core (base) appliance ISO

212}}	173|prefix=~}}| {{Yes}}| {{Yes}}| {{Yes}}| {{Yes}}

! {{Rh}} | Ubuntu

1700}}HTTP://RELEASES.UBUNTU.COM/18.04/ > TITLE=UBUNTU 18.04 (BIONIC BEAVER)	ACCESS-DATE=13 MAY 2018,	384}}| {{Yes}}| {{Yes}}| {{Yes}}| {{Yes}}

! {{Rh}} | Ututo

3500}}| {{dunno}}| {{No}}| {{Yes}}| {{Yes}}| {{dunno}}

! {{Rh}} | Edubuntu

2900}}HTTP://CDIMAGE.UBUNTU.COM/EDUBUNTU/RELEASES/14.04/RELEASE/>TITLE=EDUBUNTU 14.04.3 LTS (TRUSTY TAHR)	ACCESS-DATE=9 AUGUST 2015	ARCHIVE-DATE=17 AUGUST 2015, dead, || {{Yes}}| {{Yes}}| {{Yes}}|

! {{Rh}} | Kubuntu

1400}}HTTP://CDIMAGE.UBUNTU.COM/KUBUNTU/RELEASES/16.04/RELEASE/ > TITLE=KUBUNTU 16.04 (XENIAL XERUS)	ACCESS-DATE=8 MAY 2016,	384}}| {{Yes}}| {{Yes}}| {{Yes}}| {{Yes}}

! {{Rh}} | XBMC Live

700}}	256}} to {{nts|1024}}| {{Yes}}| {{no}}| {{Yes}}| {{Yes}}

! {{Rh}} | Zentyal

600}}	256}}| {{Yes}}| {{Yes}}| {{Yes}}| {{Yes}}

! {{Rh}} | Xubuntu

1200}}HTTP://CDIMAGE.UBUNTU.COM/XUBUNTU/RELEASES/16.04/RELEASE/ > TITLE=XUBUNTU 16.04 (XENIAL XERUS)	ACCESS-DATE=8 MAY 2016,	256}}| {{Yes}}| {{Yes}}| {{Yes}}| {{Yes}}

class="sortbottom"! Distribution! Size of media (MB)! RAM use (MB)! Boots from CD! Boots from DVD! Installable live CD/DVD! Installable from USB">

Security features{| class"wikitable sortable" style"font-size: smaller; text-align: center; width: auto"

! Distribution! Compile time buffer checks! Mandatory access control! Software executable space protection! grsecurity! RSBAC! {{Rh}} | Alpine Linux

	ACCESS-DATE=2020-07-17, | {{Unknown}}	PaX}}	Discontinued in 3.8.0}}| {{Unknown}}

! {{Rh}} | BLAG| {{Unknown}}| {{Unknown}}| {{Unknown}}| {{Unknown}}| {{Unknown}}! {{Rh}} | Android (operating system)| {{yes}}

Yes, since Android Marshmallow}}| {{Optional}}| {{Optional}}| {{Optional}}

! {{Rh}} | Clear Linux OS| {{Unknown}}| {{Unknown}}| {{Unknown}}| {{Unknown}}| {{Unknown}}! {{Rh}} | Debian| {{yes}}

SELinux, AppArmor}}	PaX}} optional| {{Optional}}| {{Optional}}

! {{Rh}} | Dragora GNU/Linux-Libre| {{Unknown}}| {{Unknown}}| {{Unknown}}| {{Unknown}}| {{Unknown}}! {{Rh}} | (dyne:bolic)| {{Unknown}}| {{Unknown}}| {{Unknown}}| {{Unknown}}| {{Unknown}}! {{Rh}} | Fedora| {{Yes}}

Security-Enhanced Linux	}}HTTPS://WWW.LINUX-MAGAZINE.COM/ISSUES/2008/91/SE-LINUX	WEBSITE=LINUX-MAGAZINE.COM, 2020-05-17,	Exec Shield}}HTTPS://DISTROWATCH.COM/EXTERNAL/REDHAT-SEVERN-RELEASE-NOTES2.HTML>TITLE=FEDORA CORE 0.94 RELEASE NOTES	ACCESS-DATE=2020-05-17, | {{No}}| {{No}}

! {{Rh}} | Gentoo| {{Optional}}

SELinux, AppArmor}}	PaX}} optional| {{Optional}}| {{Optional}}

! {{Rh}} | gNewSense| {{Unknown}}

SELinux, AppArmor}}{{Efn|Based on Debian}}| {{Unknown}}| {{Unknown}}| {{Unknown}}

! {{Rh}} | Guix System| {{Unknown}}| {{Unknown}}| {{Unknown}}| {{Unknown}}| {{Unknown}}! {{Rh}} | LibreCMC| {{Unknown}}| {{Unknown}}| {{Unknown}}| {{Unknown}}| {{Unknown}}! {{Rh}} | Mandriva| {{Unknown}}

AppArmor}}| {{Unknown}}| {{Unknown}}| {{Yes}}

! {{Rh}} | MIRACLE LINUX| {{Unknown}}

SELinux}}| {{Unknown}}| {{No}}| {{Unknown}}

! {{Rh}} | Musix GNU+Linux| {{Unknown}}| {{Unknown}}| {{Unknown}}| {{Unknown}}| {{Unknown}}! {{Rh}} | Parabola GNU/Linux-libre| {{Unknown}}

OptionalHTTPS://WIKI.PARABOLA.NU/XTREME>TITLE=XTREME - PARABOLAWIKI, wiki.parabola.nu, }}| {{Unknown}}	Optional}}| {{Unknown}}

! {{Rh}} | Slackware| {{Unknown}}

AppArmor, tomoyo}}| {{Unknown}}| {{Unknown}}| {{optional}}

! {{Rh}} | SUSE Linux| {{Yes}}

AppArmor}}HTTPS://DOCUMENTATION.SUSE.COM/SLES/11-SP4/SINGLE-HTML/SLES-APPARMOR-QUICK/INDEX.HTML>TITLE=APPARMOR (2.3.1) QUICK START	DATE=2010-07-10, 2020-07-17,	NX bit#Linux	and other methods in mainline kernel and toolchain}}HTTPS://EN.OPENSUSE.ORG/OPENSUSE:SECURITY_FEATURES	ACCESS-DATE=2009-11-23, | {{No}}| {{No}}

! {{Rh}} | Solus| {{Yes}}

AppArmor}}| {{Unknown}}| {{No}}| {{Unknown}}

! {{Rh}} | Trisquel| {{Unknown}}

SELinux, AppArmor}}{{Efn|Based on Ubuntu}}| {{Unknown}}| {{Unknown}}| {{Unknown}}

! {{Rh}} | Ubuntu

	ACCESS-DATE=2021-05-16,	SELinux, AppArmor}}	PaX}} optional| {{Optional}}| {{Optional}}

! {{Rh}} | Ututo| {{Unknown}}| {{Unknown}}| {{Unknown}}| {{Unknown}}| {{Unknown}}

Apple Silicon Support {| class"wikitable"|+

!Distribution!Direct Install!Working Virtualisation!Community Version

Kali Linux>Kali|Unknown|Yes|N/A

|Ubuntu|Unknown|Yes|N/A

Fedora Linux>Fedora|Unknown|Yes|N/A

See also

• Comparison of netbook-oriented Linux distributions
• Comparison of operating systems
• DistroWatch
• List of Linux distributions

Notes

{{Notelist}}

References

{{reflist}}

External links

• Linux free distros (Free Software Foundation)
• Repository tracking
• The LWN.net Linux Distribution List – Categorized list with information about each entry.
• Distrowatch – Announcements, information, links and popularity ranking for many Linux distributions.
• Linux Distros – Information and ISO files for many oldest Linux distributions.

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