Comparison of Linux distributions
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The many Linux distributions differ for various reasons including technical, organizational, and philosophical.
Technical variations include support for different hardware devices and systems or software package configurations. Organizational differences may be motivated by historical reasons. Philosophical differences may include what software is considered easier to use. Other criteria include security, including how quickly security upgrades are available; ease of package management; and number of binary packages available.
These tables compare each noteworthy 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.
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[edit] General
Basic general information about the distributions: creator or producer, release date and latest version, cost and license, and so forth.
| Creator | Producer | First Public Release (yyyy-MM-dd) | Base Distribution | Latest Stable Version | Cost | Preferred license | Purpose | Short description | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Version | Release Date | |||||||||
| aLinux | Jay Klepacs | Jay Klepacs | ? (pre-1999-08-19 (1.1)) | Red Hat Linux | 12.6 | 2005-11-20 | free | GNU GPL | Desktop | similar to Windows XP's GUI |
| ALT Linux | ALT Linux Team | ALT Linux Team | 2001-03-21 | Mandrake Linux | 3.0 | 2005-12-08 | free | GNU GPL | Desktop, Workstation, Server | |
| Annvix | Vincent Danen | Vincent Danen | 2003-11-? | Mandrake Linux | 1.2-RELEASE | 2006-02-23 | free | GNU GPL | Server | |
| Arch Linux | Judd Vinet | dev team | 2002-03-11 | CRUX | 0.7.2 | 2006-05-23 | free | GNU GPL | Desktop base | i686 optimized, very up to date, follows KISS |
| Ark Linux | Bernhard Rosenkraenzer | dev team | 2003-01-25 | None | 2006.1 | 2006-08-02 | free | GNU GPL | Desktop | designed for ease of use |
| Arudius | Haidut | dev team | 2005-11-04 | None | 0.5 | 2006-02-06 | free | GNU GPL | Information assurance, information security | |
| Asianux | Red Flag Linux, Miracle Linux, Haansoft Linux | dev team | 2004-06-? | RHEL | 2.0 | 2005-08-31 | free | GNU GPL | Server, Workstation | |
| ATmission | AT Consultancy | dev team | 2004-12-09 | Fedora Core | 2.0-01 | 2005-09-26 | free | GNU GPL | Workstation, Live CD, recovery | First distro with the cowloop driver. |
| Aurox | Software-Wydawnictwo Sp. z oo | Aurox Sp. z oo | 2002-09-? | Fedora Core | 12.0 | 2006-08-31 | free | GNU GPL | general purpose | support in European languages |
| BLAG | Brixton Linux Action Group | Brixton Linux Action Group | 2002-10-22 | Fedora Core | 60000 | 2007-01-14 | free | GNU GPL | desktop | completely Free Software |
| Blue Cat Linux | LynuxWorks | LynuxWorks | ? | None | 5.0 | ? | $8500 | proprietary | Embedded, military | |
| Caixa Mágica | Daniel Neves José Guimarães Paulo Trezentos |
Caixa Mágica | 2000-10-28 | SUSE | 11 |
2006-11-15 | free (download editions) | Desktop, Server) | Server version is not free | |
| CentOS | CentOS Project | CentOS Project | 2003-12-? | RHEL | 4.4 | 2006-08-30 | free | GNU GPL | Server | fully compatible with RHEL |
| CRUX | Per Liden | CRUX Linux community | 2001-01-20 | None | 2.3 | 2007-03-20 | free | GNU GPL | Desktop | i686 optimized, very up to date, follows KISS |
| Damn Small Linux | John Andrews | dev team | 2003-?-? | Knoppix | 3.0.1 | 2006-06-22 | free | GNU GPL | general purpose | very small |
| DARKSTAR Linux | DARKSTAR Linux Project | DARKSTAR Linux Project | 2004-02-? | Slackware | 1.0-DOT3 | 2005-06-14 | free | GNU GPL | Desktop | similar to Windows XP's GUI |
| Debian GNU/Linux | Ian Murdock | Debian Project | 1993-08-? | None | 3.1 (sarge) | 2005-06-06 | free | any DFSG-free | general purpose | |
| DeLi Linux | Henry Jensen | Henry Jensen | 2002-10-? | None | 0.7.1 | 2006-10-17 | free | GNU GPL | Desktop | lightweight |
| DeMuDi | AGNULA | AGNULA | 2002-04-? | Debian | 1.2.1 | 2005-11-03 | free | GNU GPL | audio & video production | |
| dyne:bolic | Jaromil | Jaromil | 2001-06-? | none | 2.2 | 2006-10-06 | free | GNU GPL | audio & video production | |
| Elive | Thanatermesis | Thanatermesis | 2005-01-01 | Debian | 0.5 (Revolution) | 2006-09-22 | free | GNU GPL/BSD | Desktop, Workstation, Multimedia, Servers | |
| EnGarde Secure Linux | Guardian Digital, Inc | Guardian Digital, Inc | 2001-?-? | None | 3.0 | 2006-10-03 | free | GNU GPL | Secure Server | Secure by default, Secure remote administration GUI |
| Fedora Core | Fedora Project | Fedora Project | 2003-11-05 | Red Hat Linux | 6 (Zod) | 2006-10-24 | free | GNU GPL | general purpose | much unofficial support |
| Finnix | Ryan Finnie | Ryan Finnie | 2000-03-22 | Debian | 89.0 | 2007-01-22 | free | GNU GPL | Server Administration | |
| Fox Linux | Dev team, supported by ILDN network | Dev team, supported by ILDN network | 2004-09-? | Fedora | 1.0 | 2005-12-26 | free | GNU GPL | Desktop | designed for ease of use, i686 optimized |
| Frugalware | Miklos Vajna | dev team | 2004-09-? | Slackware | 0.6 | 2007-03-22 | free | GNU GPL | general purpose | designed for new and intermediate users |
| Gentoo Linux | Daniel Robbins | Gentoo Foundation, Inc. | 2002-3-? | none | 2006.1 | 2006-08-30 | free | GNU GPL | general purpose | source based |
| gNewSense | Brian Brazil and Paul O'Malley | ? | ? | Ubuntu (6.06) | 1.1 | 2007-01-22 | free | GNU GPL | Desktop | less non-free code |
| Gnoppix | Klaus Knopper | dev team | ? (pre-2003-07-17 (0.4)) | Knoppix | 2.12.b1 | 2005-09-07 | free | GNU GPL | Recovery and Demostrative | designed for ease of use |
| gnuLinEx | Regional Government of Extremadura | dev team | 2002-06-09 | Debian | 2006 | 2006-06-20 | free | GNU GPL | Desktop | designed for the school system of Extremadura, Spain |
| GoboLinux | Hisham Muhammad, Andre Detsch | dev team | 2002-06-? | none | 013 | 2005-11-03 | free | GNU GPL | redesigned filesystem hierarchy | |
| ImpiLinux | Gauteng Linux Users Group | ImpiLinux (Pty) Ltd. | 2003-11-? | Ubuntu | 6.0.1 | 2006-01-31 | free | GNU GPL | Desktop | tailored to African users |
| Kanotix | Jörg Schirottke (Kano) | dev team | 2003-12-24 | Debian, Knoppix | 2005-4 | 2005-12-31 | free | GNU GPL | up to date, good hardware detection | |
| Knoppix | Klaus Knopper | dev team | ? (pre-2003-01-19 (3.1)) | Debian | 5.1.1 | 2007-01-04 | free | GNU GPL | Desktop, Recovery | designed for ease of use |
| Kurumin Linux | Carlos Morimoto | GuiadoHardware | 2003-01-? | Knoppix | 6.1 | 2006-09-07 | free | GNU GPL | Desktop | Portuguese support, designed for ease of use |
| Linspire | Lindows.com, Inc. | Linspire, Inc | 2002-03-? | Debian | 5-1.427 | 2006-04-21 | $49.95 | GNU GPL/proprietary | Desktop | similar to Windows XP's GUI |
| Freespire | Lindows.com, Inc. | Linspire, Inc | 2002-03-? | Debian | 1.00 | 2006-04-21 | free | GNU GPL/proprietary | Desktop | similar to Windows XP's GUI, free marketplace |
| Linux Mint | Clement Lefebvre | dev team | 2006-08-27 | Ubuntu | 2.2 | 2007-2-20 | free | GNU GPL | Desktop | Ubuntu with a customized base system. |
| Lunar Linux | Chuck Mead, Lunar Penguin Project | dev team | 2002-03-? | Sorcerer | 1.6.0 | 2006-04-06 | free | OSI Approved | Desktop, Workstation | source based |
| Lycoris Desktop/LX | Redmond Linux Corp. | Lycoris, Inc., Mandriva S.A. | 2001-25-? | Caldera OpenLinux | 1.4 | 2004-09-13 | $40-$75 | Lycoris License (archive link, was dead; history) | designed for ease of use | |
| Mandriva Linux | Mandrakesoft S.A. | Mandriva S.A. | 1998-7-23 (5.1 (venice)) | Red Hat Linux | 2007 | 2006-10-03 | free (Download edition) | GNU GPL | Desktop | designed for ease of use |
| MeNTOPPIX | Galuh Prasetyawan | Galuh Prasetyawan | 2006-3-30 (1.1 (malang)) | Debian, Knoppix | 1.3 | 2006-03-30 | free | GNU GPL | Desktop | similar to Windows XP's GUI |
| SimplyMEPIS | Warren Woodford | MEPIS LLC. | 2003-09-05 | Debian | 6.0 | 2006-07-21 | Free (Download edition) | GNU GPL | Desktop | designed for ease of use |
| SOHOServerMepis | workstation,server | designed for ease of use | ||||||||
| Musix | Marcos Guglielmetti | ? | ? | Knoppix | 0.59 | 2006-09-07 | free | GNU GPL | audio production | |
| NimbleX | Bogdan Radulescu | Bogdan Radulescu | 2005-12-? | Slackware | 2007 | 2006-12-25 | free | GNU GPL | Desktop | small |
| Nitix | Net Integration Technologies Inc. | Net Integration Technologies Inc. | 2001-?-? | None | 4.3.2a | 2006-10-18 | $599-? | proprietary / GNU GPL | Server | SMB / autonomic |
| OES-Linux | Novell | Novell | 2003 | SUSE Linux Enterprise Server | OES SP2 | May 2006 | $184 (1 user connection) | GNU GPL/proprietary | Server | adds Novell (NCP, eDirectory, etc.) services |
| Paipix | António Amorim | António Amorim | 2004 | Debian | 5.00 | 2006-03-13 | free | GNU GPL | general purpose, science | has science-related applications (incl. LaTeX, ROOT) |
| Pardus | TUBITAK | TUBITAK | 2005 | None | 2007 | 2006-11-20 | free | GNU GPL | general purpose | Has its own package manager, init system, configuration manager |
| Parsix | Alan Baghumian | Talar-e-Web | ? | Kanotix | 0.85 | 2006-06-19 | free | GNU GPL | general purpose | supports Persian keyboards |
| PCLinuxOS | Texstar | dev team | 2003-11-? | Mandriva | .93a | 2006-08-21 | free | GNU GPL | Desktop | designed for ease of use |
| PLD Linux Distribution | PLD Linux Distribution | PLD Linux Distribution | 2002-11-19 | Red Hat Linux | 2.0 RC1 | 2006-03-03 | free | GNU GPL | Desktop,Administrators | relatively manual |
| Pie Box Enterprise Linux | PixExcel | PixExcel | 2004-04-19 | Red Hat Enterprise Linux | 4.4 | 2006-08-15 | £9.99-£19.99 | GNU GPL | general purpose | fully compatible with RHEL |
| Puppy Linux | Barry Kauler | Puppy Foundation | 2002-07-12 (0.4) | none | 2.14 | 2007-02-20 [1] | free | GNU GPL/GNU LGPL | general purpose | very small |
| QiLinux | QiLinux team | QiLinux team | 2003-10-31 (1.0alpha2) | None | 2.0 | 2006-08-01 | free | GNU GPL | Desktop, Server | |
| Red Flag Linux | Institute of Software, Chinese Academy of Sciences, NewMargin Venture Capital | Red Flag Software Co., Ltd. | 1999-09-20 | Red Hat Linux | 5.0 | 2005-11-11 | free, desktop version | GNU GPL | general purpose | |
| Red Hat Linux | Red Hat | split into 2 variations Fedora Core&Red Hat Enterprise Linux | 1995-05-13 (1.0) | ? | 9 (Shrike) | 2003-03-31 | $40 | GNU GPL | Server, Workstation, Mainframe | Obsolete |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux | Red Hat & Fedora Project | Red Hat & Fedora Project | 2000-03-27 (RHL 6.2E (Zoot)) | Red Hat Linux | RHEL 4 (Nahant) | 2005-02-15 | $180-2,500 | GNU GPL | Business Server, Workstation, Mainframe | |
| Rxart | Pixart SRL | Pixart SRL | 2000-03-? | Debian | 3-0 | 2006-04-16 | $14.95 | GNU GPL/proprietary | Desktop, Workstation, Server | |
| SabayonLinux | lxnay Design | dev team | ? | Gentoo | 3.3 | 2007-03-15 | free | GNU GPL | Desktop | |
| Sauver | Maulik Gordhandas | dev team | 2006-01-01 | Slackware | 1.1.7 | 2006-09-29 | free | GNU GPL | Desktop, Recovery | designed for ease of use |
| Scientific Linux | CERN, Fermilab | dev team | 2004-5-10 | RHL/RHEL | 4.4 (Beryllium) | 2006-10-09 | free | GNU GPL | Scientific stuff | fully compatible with RHEL |
| Slackware | Patrick Volkerding | dev team | 1993-07-16 | SLS | 11.0 | 2006-10-02 | free | GNU GPL | general purpose | very stable, follows KISS |
| Source Mage GNU/Linux | Ryan Abrams, Eric Schabell | dev team | 2002-06-? | Sorcerer | 0.9.6.3 | 2007-03-27 | free | GNU GPL | general purpose | source based |
| StartCom Enterprise Linux | StartCom Ltd. | StartCom Ltd. | 2004-08-01 | RHEL | 4.0.3 | 2006-09-18 | free | GNU GPL | Server | RHEL compatible |
| StartCom MultiMedia Edition | StartCom Ltd. | StartCom Ltd. | 2004-08-01 | Fedora Core | 5.0.5 | 2006-06-12 | free | GNU GPL | Workstation, Desktop, Multimedia | Recording, Video, Graphics manipulation, home entertainment |
| SUSE Linux | S.u.S.E. GmbH, SuSE, GmbH | Novell, Inc. dev team | 1994-03-? | Jurix | 10.2 | 2006-12-07 | $50 (1-Device 1-Year Subscription) | GNU GPL | Business Desktop, Business Server | designed for ease of use |
| OpenSUSE | free | Desktop | ||||||||
| Symphony OS | Ryan Quinn | Ryan Quinn & Jason Spisak | ? | Debian | 2006-05 Beta | 2005-05-18 | free | GNU GPL | Desktop | designed for ease of use (relatively more analyticaly) |
| Trustix Secure Linux | Comodo Group Inc. | Comodo Group Inc. | 2000-02-? | Red Hat Linux | 3.0 | 2006-06-13 | free | ? | Server | secure |
| Ubuntu | Canonical Ltd. | Canonical Ltd. | 2004-10-20 | Debian | 6.10, aka "Edgy Eft" latest stable release | 2006-10-26 | free | GNU GPL | Desktop | designed for ease of use, large user base |
| Kubuntu | Desktop | |||||||||
| Xubuntu | Desktop | light weight, designed for ease of use | ||||||||
| Ubuntu Server Edition | Server | designed for ease of use and administration | ||||||||
| Edubuntu | computer lab | child-oriented, designed for ease of use and administration | ||||||||
| Ultima Linux | Martin Ultima | Martin Ultima | 2005-03-18 | Slackware | 4 SP3 | 2005-11-06 | free | GNU GPL | Desktop | less streamlined |
| Ututo GNU/Linux | Diego Saravia, Daniel Olivera & Richard Stallman | UTUTO dev-team | 2000-?-? | Gentoo GNU/Linux | 2006.0 | 2006-03-04 | free | GNU GPL | general purpose | source based,"FSF-approved", completely Free Software |
| Vector Linux | Robert S. Lange | dev team | 1999-?-? | Slackware | 5.8 Standard | 2006-12-18 | free | GNU GPL | Desktop | designed for ease of use |
| Xandros Desktop OS | Xandros Corp. | Xandros Inc. | 2002-10-22 | Corel | 4.0 | 2006-06-21 | $39.99 (Home Edition), $79.99 (Home Edition Premium), or free (3.0.2 Open Circulation Edition). |
proprietary/GNU GPL | Desktop | similar to Windows XP's GUI |
| Zenwalk | Jean-Philippe Guillemin | dev team | 2004-05-21 (as Minislack) | Slackware | 4.4.1 | 2007-02-24 | free | GNU GPL | Desktop, Server | fully featured, small |
| Creator | Producer | First Public Release (yyyy-MM-dd) | Based Distribution | Latest Stable Version | Release Date | Cost | Preferred license | Purpose | Short description | |
[edit] Technical
Information on technical aspects of the distributions.
| Linux kernel | Compiler | Default file system | Other major file systems supported | Default online update tool | Default package management/ software installation tool |
Package Format | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| aLinux | 2.6.12 | GCC 4.1.1 | user determined | ext2, ext3, ReiserFS, Reiser4 | none | RPM | RPM |
| ALT Linux | 2.6.12 | GCC 3.4.3 | user determined | ext2, ext3, ReiserFS, Reiser4, JFS, XFS | APT | RPM | RPM |
| Annvix | 2.4.32 | GCC 3.4.3 | user determined | ext2, ext3, ReiserFS, XFS | urpmi | RPM | RPM |
| Arch Linux | 2.6.20.3 | GCC 4.1.2 | ext3 | ext2, JFS, ReiserFS, Reiser4, XFS | Pacman | Pacman | tgz |
| Ark Linux | 2.6.18-rc2 | GCC 4.1.1 | ext3 | JFS, ReiserFS, XFS | APT and kynaptic | RPM and APT | RPM |
| Arudius | 2.6.13 | GCC 3.3.6 | ext3 | ext2, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS | Slackware Pkgtools | TGZ | |
| Asianux | 2.6.9 | GCC 3.4.3 | ext3 | ReiserFS, XFS | mlupdater (with 90-day-free trial) | RPM | RPM |
| Aurox | 2.6.9 | GCC 4.1.1 | ext3 | ext2, ReiserFS | yum | RPM, yum | RPM |
| BLAG | 2.6.19.1 | GCC 4.1.1 | ext3 | ext2, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS | yum, APT | RPM, yum, APT | RPM |
| Caixa Mágica | 2.6.16.13 | GCC 3.3.5 | ReiserFS | ? | ? | ? | |
| CentOS | 2.6.9 | GCC 3.4.6 | ext3 | ext2, GFS, ReiserFS*, JFS*, XFS*
(*) Denotes CentOSPlus Repository |
yum, up2date | RPM,yum | RPM |
| CRUX | 2.6.20.3 | GCC 4.1.2 | ? | ReiserFS, XFS | ? | ? | |
| Damn Small Linux | 2.4.31 | TCC | ext3 | ext2 | myDSL | dpkg and APT | |
| DARKSTAR Linux | 2.4.26 | GCC 3.3.4 | ReiserFS, ext3/ext2 | JFS, XFS | ? | ? | |
| Debian | 2.6.8 | GCC 3.3.6 | ext3 | ext2, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS | APT | dpkg, Synaptic, and APT | deb |
| DeLi Linux | 2.4.32 | GCC 2.95 | ext3/ext2 | ? | none | installpkg, upgradepkg, ports tree | |
| DeMuDi | 2.6.12 | GCC 3.3.5 | ext3 | JFS, ReiserFS, XFS | Synaptic, APT | Synaptic, dpkg, APT | |
| dyne:bolic | 2.6.16 | GCC 3.4.3 | SquashFS, ext3 | ReiserFS | none | none | |
| Elive | 2.6.15/2.6.18.2 | GCC 3.4.3 | SquashFS, ReiserFS | ext3, ext2, XFS | APT | Synaptic, dpkg, APT | |
| EnGarde Secure Linux | 2.6.17 | none installed by default | ext3 | ReiserFS | RPM, APT | RPM, APT | RPM |
| Fedora Core | 2.6.18 | GCC 4.1.1 | ext3 | ext2, GFS, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS | yum, APT (limited) | RPM, yum | RPM |
| Finnix | 2.6.18 | GCC 4.1.1 | SquashFS | ext3, ext2, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS | APT | dpkg, Synaptic, and APT | |
| Frugalware | 2.6.16 | GCC 4.0.3 | user determined | ext2, ext3, ReiserFS, XFS | Pacman | Pacman | |
| Gentoo GNU/Linux | 2.6.19 | GCC 4.1.1 | user determined | ext2, ext3, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS | emerge | Portage | |
| gnuLinEx | 2.6.16 | GCC 3.3.5 | ext2 | ? | APT | dpkg, Synaptic, and APT | |
| GoboLinux | 2.6.11.9 | GCC 3.4.3 | ReiserFS | ext2, ext3, JFS, XFS | Manager | Compile | |
| GNUSTEP | 2.6.18.1 | GCC 4.1.1 | ext2 | ext3, UFS, FAT, NTFS | APT | dpkg, and APT | |
| gNewSense | 2.6.15.27 | GCC 4.0.3 | ext3 | reiserfs, ext2 | APT | dpkg, and APT | |
| ImpiLinux | 2.6.11.7 | GCC 4.0.1 | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Kanotix | 2.6.14.5 | GCC 4.1.1 | user determined | ext3, ReiserFS, JFS | APT | dpkg and APT | |
| Knoppix | 2.6.17 | GCC 3.4.3 | XFS | ext2, ReiserFS, XFS | APT | dpkg and APT | |
| Kurumin Linux | 2.6.14 | GCC 3.4.3 | ReiserFS | ext2, ext3 | APT | dpkg, APT, Synaptic, KPackage | |
| Linspire | 2.6.14 | GCC 3.4.3 | ReiserFS | ext2, ext3, JFS, Reiser4, XFS | CNR "click and run" (apt-get) | CNR "click and run" (apt-get) | |
| Linux Mint | 2.6.17.10 | GCC 4.1.2 | ext3 | ext2, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS | Debian’s APT | Synaptic Package Manager (APT) | deb |
| Lunar Linux | 2.6.17.8 | GCC 3.4.6 GCC 4.1.1 [2] full list |
user determined | ext2, ext3, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS | lin | lin | |
| Lycoris Desktop/LX | 2.4.27 | ? | ext3 | ? | Update Wizard | RPM/Software Installer | RPM |
| Mandriva Linux | 2.6.17 | GCC 4.1.1 | ext3 | ext2, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS | urpmi | RpmDrake | RPM |
| MEPIS | 2.6.10 | GCC 4.0.3 | ReiserFS/ext3 | ext2, JFS, XFS | APT | dpkg and APT | |
| Musix | 2.6.16 | GCC 4.0.3 | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| NimbleX | 2.6.11 | ? | SquashFS | FAT32, ext2, ext3, XFS, ReiserFS, Reiser4 | none | tgz | |
| Nitix | 2.4.21 | GCC3.3.4 | ReiserFS | None | SoftUpdate, yum | RPM, yum | RPM |
| OES-Linux | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Paipix | 2.6.14 | GCC 4.0.2 | user determined | ext2, ReiserFS | dpkg and APT | deb | |
| Pardus | 2.6.18 | GCC 3.4.6 | ext3 | ext2, ReiserFS, JFS, XFS | PISI | Package Manager | |
| Parsix | 2.6.11 | GCC 4.1.1 | user determined | ext2, JFS, ReiserFS | APT | dpkg and APT | |
| PCLinuxOS | 2.6.16 | GCC 3.3.1 | user determined | ext2, ext3, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS | APT/Synaptic | RPM/Synaptic | RPM |
| Pie Box Enterprise Linux | 2.6.9 | GCC 3.4.6 | ext3 | ext2, GFS | up2date, yum | RPM | RPM |
| PLD Linux Distribution | 2.6.14.7 | GCC 3.3.6 | ext3/ext2/XFS | JFS, ReiserFS | Poldek | Poldek, RPM | RPM |
| Puppy Linux | 2.6.16.7 | GCC 3.3.4 | SquashFS containing ext2 | ext2, ext3, SquashFS, UnionFS | ? | PupGet, DotPup | |
| QiLinux | 2.6.17 | GCC 4.0.2 | ReiserFS | ext2, ext3, ReiserFS | Synaptic, APT | RPM, APT | RPM |
| Red Flag Linux | 2.6.9 | GCC 3.4.3 | ext3 | XFS, JFS, ReiserFS | Red Flag Installer System | RPM | RPM |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux | 2.6.9 | GCC 3.4.5 | ext3 | ext2, GFS | up2date | RPM | RPM |
| Rxart Desktop | 2.6.11 | ? | ext3 | ext2 | APT, Red de Rxart, Club de Rxart | APT | |
| SabayonLinux | 2.6.19 | GCC 4.1.1 | user-determined | ext2, ext3, FAT32, ReiserFS, XFS | emerge | Portage | SRC |
| Sauver | 2.6.16 | ? | Squashfs | ext2, ext3, FAT32, ReiserFS, NTFS | none | tgz | |
| Scientific Linux | 2.6.9 | GCC 3.4.6 | ext3 | ext2, XFS | APT/yum | RPM | RPM |
| Slackware | 2.4.33.3 or 2.6.17.13 (2.6.18 available in /testing) | GCC 3.4.6 | ReiserFS | JFS, XFS, ext3,ext2 | Swaret, Slapt-get, many others not official | installpkg and upgradepkg | Tgz |
| Source Mage GNU/Linux | any (iso uses 2.6.19) | GCC 4.1.2 | ext2 | ext3, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS | Sorcery Package Manager | Sorcery Package Manager | |
| SUSE Linux | 2.6.18.2 | GCC 4.1.3 | ext3 | ext2, JFS, ReiserFS, Reiser4, XFS | YaST2 | RPM, YaST | RPM |
| Symphony OS | 2.6.16 | GCC 4.1.0 | ReiserFS | ? | APT | APT, OneClick | RPM |
| Ubuntu Edubuntu Xubuntu | 2.6.17 | GCC 4.1.1 | ext3 | ext2, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS | Ubuntu Update Manager (APT) | Synaptic Package Manager (APT) | deb |
| Kubuntu | Adept (APT) | ||||||
| Ultima Linux | 2.4.31 | GCC 3.4.6 | ReiserFS | ext2, ext3, JFS, XFS | ulupdate | See Slackware | |
| Ututo GNU/Linux | 2.6.15 | ? | ext3, ReiserFS | ext2, JFS, Reiser4, XFS | UTUTO Package Manager | UTUTO Package Manager | |
| Vector Linux | 2.6.13 | GCC 3.4.6 | ReiserFS, ext3/ext2 | JFS, XFS,NTFS | slapt-get, gslapt | slapt-get, installpkg | |
| Xandros Desktop OS | 2.6.15 | GCC 3.3.5 | ReiserFS | ext2, ext3, JFS, XFS | Xandros Networks (APT) | Xandros Networks (APT) | |
| Zenwalk | 2.6.20 | GCC 3.4.6 | XFS | ext3, ReiserFS | netpkg | installpkg and upgradepkg | |
| Linux kernel | Compiler | Default file system | Other major file systems supported | Default online update tool | Default package management/ software installation tool |
[edit] Architecture support
| Distribution | x86 | x86-64 | IA-64 | ppc | ppc64 | sparc32 | sparc64 | arm | hppa | mips | sh | s390 | alpha | 68k |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| aLinux | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| ALT Linux | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Annvix | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Arch Linux | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Ark Linux | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Arudius | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Asianux | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Aurox | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| BLAG | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Blue Cat Linux | Yes | ? | ? | Yes | ? | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| Caixa Mágica | Yes | ? | ? | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| CentOS | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No |
| Damn Small Linux | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| DARKSTAR Linux | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Debian | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| DeLi Linux | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| DeMuDi | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| dyne:bolic | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Elive | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| EnGarde Secure Linux | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Fedora Core | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Finnix | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Frugalware | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Gentoo Linux | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| gnuLinEx | Yes | Yes | ? | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| GoboLinux | Yes | No | No | Partial | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | No |
| GNUSTEP | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| ImpiLinux | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| Kanotix | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Knoppix | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Kurumin Linux | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Linspire | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Linux Mint | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Lunar Linux | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Lycoris Desktop/LX | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Mandriva Linux | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| MEPIS | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Musix | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| NimbleX | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Nitix | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| OES-Linux | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| Paipix | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Pardus | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Parsix | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| PCLinuxOS | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Pie Box Enterprise Linux | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| PLD Linux Distribution | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No |
| Puppy Linux | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| QiLinux | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Red Flag Linux | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No |
| Rxart Desktop | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Partial | Partial | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| SabayonLinux | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Sauver | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Scientific Linux | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Slackware | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No |
| Source Mage GNU/Linux | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| SUSE Linux | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No |
| Symphony OS | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Ubuntu Kubuntu Edubuntu Xubuntu | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Partial | Partial | No | Partial | No | No | No | No | No |
| Ultima Linux | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| UTUTO GNU/Linux | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Vector Linux | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Xandros Desktop OS | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Yellow Dog Linux | No | No | No | Yes | Partial | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Zenwalk | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Distribution | x86 | x86-64 | IA-64 | ppc | ppc64 | sparc32 | sparc64 | arm | hppa | mips | sh | s390 | alpha | 68k |
[edit] Features
Information on features in the distributions.
| Packages | GUI installation procedure | Default file manager | Default desktop environment | Default window manager | Default GUI styling | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| aLinux | about 1200 | No | Konqueror | KDE | kwin | ? |
| ALT Linux | 8381 (as of Compact 3.0) | Yes | Konqueror | KDE | kwin | Plastik |
| Arch Linux | about 6000 (more on the community-operated package repository AUR) | Yes[1] | none (all optional) |
none (all optional) |
none (all optional) |
none (all optional) |
| Ark Linux | 3500 (core) + 500 (contrib) | Yes | Konqueror | KDE | kwin | Plastik |
| Arudius | over 150 security tools | No | Rox | Fluxbox | Fluxbox | MAC OS X |
| Asianux | ? | Yes | Konqueror* | KDE | *kwin | ReFind |
| Aurox | about 3000 | Yes | Konqueror* | KDE | *kwin | Plastik |
| BLAG | 5000+ | Yes | Nautilus | GNOME | Metacity | blagCanyon |
| CentOS | 1499 (base), 95 (extras), 66 (plus) | Yes | Nautilus* | GNOME | *Metacity | Bluecurve |
| Damn Small | ? | No | emelFM | ? | Fluxbox | ? |
| DARKSTAR | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| Debian | about 18000 | Yes[1] | none (all optional) |
none (all optional) |
none (all optional) |
none (all optional) |
| DeLi Linux | about 150 | No | Midnight Commander,XPlorer | none | IceWM | ? |
| DeMuDi | about 875 | Yes | Nautilus* | GNOME | *Metacity | DeMuDi |
| dyne:bolic | ? | Yes | Xfe | not GNUStep | WindowMaker | Dynebolic |
| Elive | Around 400 from Elive + 19725 from Debian | Yes | Thunar/pcmanfs | Enlightenment 16 and 17 | Enlightenment | Customized |
| EnGarde Secure Linux | about 500 | Yes[1] | None-Midnight Commander optional | None | None | WebTool [3] |
| Fedora Core | 8017[2] | Yes | Nautilus* | GNOME | *Metacity | ClearLooks for GNOME Bluecurve for KDE |
| Finnix | about 350 | No | none (all optional) |
none | none | none |
| Frugalware | about 3000 | Yes | none (all optional) |
none (all optional) |
none (all optional) |
none (all optional) |
| Gentoo | about 11500 | Yes[3] | none (all optional) |
none (all optional) |
none (all optional) |
none (all optional) |
| Packages | GUI installation procedure | Default file manager | Default desktop environment | Default window manager | Default GUI styling | |
| gnuLinEx | about 200 | Yes | Nautilus* | GNOME | *Metacity | LinEx |
| GoboLinux | about 1500 | Yes | Konqueror* | KDE | *kwin | Plastik |
| GNUSTEP | 881 | No | GWorkspace | GNUstep | WindowMaker | NeXTSTEP/OPENSTEP |
| ImpiLinux | ? | No | ? | KDE | *kwin | ? |
| Kanotix | CD: about 1000 | Yes | Konqueror* | KDE | *kwin | Plastik |
| Knoppix | CD: about 1000 DVD: about 2600 |
No | none (all optional) |
KDE | *kwin | Keramik |
| Kurumin | ? | Yes | Konqueror | KDE | *kwin | Plastik |
| Linspire | over 2200 | Yes | Konqueror* | KDE | *kwin | Linspire's |
| Linux Mint | About 19,500 | Yes[4] | Nautilus | GNOME | Metacity | Bianca |
| Lunar | 2951 (as of November 22, 2006) |
Yes[1] | none (all optional) |
none (all optional) |
none (all optional) |
none (all optional) |
| Lycoris Desktop/LX | ? | Yes | Konqueror* | KDE | *kwin | Lycoris' (Windows-esque). |
| Mandriva | 13323[5] | Yes | Konqueror* | KDE | *kwin | Ia Ora |
| MEPIS | ? | Yes[6] | Konqueror* | KDE | *kwin | Plastik |
| Musix | 1300 or more | Yes | konqueror | IceWm+rox | IceWm | Plastik |
| NimbleX | about 500 | No | Konqueror | KDE | kwin | Plastik |
| Nitix | ? | Yes | none | none | none | WebConfig |
| Paipix | DVD: about 2000 | Yes | Konqueror | KDE | kwin | Plastik |
| Pardus | about 1300 | Yes | Konqueror | KDE | kwin | Plastik |
| Parsix | ???? | Yes | Nautilus* | GNOME | *Metacity | Human |
| PCLinuxOS | 5025+ (Sept. 2006) | Yes | Konqueror* | KDE | *kwin | PCLinuxOS Custom Theme |
| Pie Box Enterprise Linux | about 1500 | Yes | Nautilus* | GNOME | *Metacity | Bluecurve |
| PLD Linux Distribution | 13.500+ | No[7] | none (all optional) |
none (all optional) |
none (all optional) |
none (all optional) |
| Puppy | 300+ | Yes | ROX-Filer | none | JWM | ? |
| Packages | GUI installation procedure | Default file manager | Default desktop environment | Default window manager | Default GUI styling | |
| QiLinux | about 2500 | Yes[8] | Konqueror | KDE | kwin | Plastik |
| Red Flag | ? | Yes | Konqueror* | KDE | *kwin | Red Flag (Windows XP-like) |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux | about 1500 | Yes | Nautilus* | GNOME | *Metacity | Bluecurve |
| Rxart | about 5000(Pixart package) | Yes | Konqueror* | KDE | *kwin | Rxart |
| SabayonLinux | about 11500 (same as Gentoo) | Yes | Konqueror, others optional | KDE, others optional | kwin, others optional | ? |
| Sauver | ? | No | Konqueror | KDE | Kwin | Plastik |
| Scientific | ? | Yes | Nautilus* | GNOME | *Metacity | Bluecurve |
| Slackware | 544 (22-12-2006) | Yes[1] | none (all optional) |
none (all optional) |
none (all optional) |
none (all optional) |
| Source Mage | 5514 (2007-03-27) | Yes | none (all optional) |
none (all optional) |
none (all optional) |
none (all optional) |
| SUSE | 22000 | Yes | Nautilus*, Konqueror* |
GNOME, KDE, Ximian Desktop (Enterprise Desktop/Server) |
*Metacity, *kwin |
SuSE Theme |
| Symphony OS | ? | Yes | ROX-filer | Mezzo | FVWM | ? |
| Ubuntu | 4358 by default,[9] maximally about 19,500 | Yes[4] | Nautilus* | GNOME | *Metacity | Human |
| Kubuntu | Yes[4] | Konqueror* | KDE | *kwin | Plastik | |
| Xubuntu | Yes[4] | Thunar* | Xfce | *Xfwm | ClearLooks | |
| Ultima | ? | Yes | Konqueror (optional) | KDE (and others, all optional) | Enlightenment (and others, all optional) | none (all optional) |
| UTUTO GNU/Linux | about 45000 (optimized by architecture) | Yes[1] | Nautilus | GNOME (and others) | Metacity | UTUTO-Theme-Blue |
| Vector Linux | ? | Yes | Midnight Commander | none (all optional) |
none (all optional) |
none (all optional) |
| Xandros Desktop OS | ? | Yes | Xandros File Manager | KDE | *kwin | Xandros' |
| Zenwalk | ? | ? | Thunar | Xfce | Xfwm | ? |
| Packages | GUI installation procedure? | Default file manager | Default desktop environment | Default window manager | Default GUI styling |
[edit] Security features
| AppArmor | Bounds Checking (HTB or Mudflap) [4] | ExecShield | GrSecurity | PaX | RSBAC | SELinux | Systrace | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CentOS | Yes | Yes | ||||||
| EnGarde Secure Linux | Yes | Yes | ||||||
| Fedora Core | Yes | Yes | ||||||
| Hardened Debian | Optional | Optional | Optional | |||||
| Hardened Gentoo | Optional | Optional | Optional | Optional | Optional | |||
| Lunar Linux | Optional | Optional | Optional | |||||
| Pardus Linux | Yes | |||||||
| PLD Linux Distribution | Yes | Optional | ||||||
| Pie Box Enterprise Linux | Yes | Yes | ||||||
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux | Yes | Yes | ||||||
| SUSE Linux | Yes | |||||||
| Mandriva | Yes |
[edit] Language support
Languages included in the distribution. Note that some languages will not have full support.
| Distribution | Mandarin | Arabic | Spanish | English | Hindi | Portuguese | Bengali | Russian | Japanese | German | French | Persian | Javanese | Full lists |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| aLinux | ||||||||||||||
| ALT Linux | Yes | |||||||||||||
| Annvix | ||||||||||||||
| Arch Linux | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | [5] |
| Ark Linux | ||||||||||||||
| Arudius | ||||||||||||||
| Asianux | ||||||||||||||
| Aurox | ||||||||||||||
| BLAG | Yes | [6] | ||||||||||||
| Blue Cat Linux | ||||||||||||||
| Caixa Mágica | Yes | |||||||||||||
| CentOS | ||||||||||||||
| Damn Small Linux | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | [7] |
| DARKSTAR Linux | ||||||||||||||
| Debian | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | [8] |
| DeLi Linux | ||||||||||||||
| DeMuDi | ||||||||||||||
| dyne:bolic | ||||||||||||||
| Elive | ||||||||||||||
| EnGarde Secure Linux | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | [9] |
| Fedora Core | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | [10] |
| Finnix | ||||||||||||||
| Frugalware | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | [11] |
| Gentoo Linux | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | [12] |
| GoboLinux | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | [13] |
| GNUSTEP | ||||||||||||||
| ImpiLinux | ||||||||||||||
| IndLinux | Yes | Yes | ||||||||||||
| Kanotix | ||||||||||||||
| Knoppix | Yes | Yes | ||||||||||||
| Kurumin Linux | ||||||||||||||
| Linspire | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | [14] |
| Linux Mint | ||||||||||||||
| Lunar Linux | Yes | Yes | Yes | [15] | ||||||||||
| Lycoris Desktop/LX | ||||||||||||||
| Mandriva Linux | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | [16] |
| MEPIS | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | [17] |
| Musix | ||||||||||||||
| NimbleX | ||||||||||||||
| Nitix | ||||||||||||||
| OES-Linux | ||||||||||||||
| Paipix | ||||||||||||||
| Pardus | ||||||||||||||
| Parsix | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | [18] |
| PCLinuxOS | ||||||||||||||
| Pie Box Enterprise Linux | ||||||||||||||
| PLD Linux Distribution | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | [19] |
| Puppy Linux | ||||||||||||||
| QiLinux | ||||||||||||||
| Red Flag Linux | ||||||||||||||
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | [20] |
| Rxart Desktop | ||||||||||||||
| SabayonLinux | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | [21](same as gentoo) |
| Sauver | ||||||||||||||
| Scientific Linux | ||||||||||||||
| Slackware | ||||||||||||||
| Source Mage GNU/Linux | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | [22] | ||
| SUSE Linux | [23] | |||||||||||||
| Symphony OS | ||||||||||||||
| Ubuntu Kubuntu Edubuntu Xubuntu | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | [24] |
| Ultima Linux | ||||||||||||||
| UTUTO GNU/Linux | ||||||||||||||
| Vector Linux | ||||||||||||||
| Xandros Desktop OS | ||||||||||||||
| Yellow Dog Linux | ||||||||||||||
| Zenwalk | ||||||||||||||
| Distribution | Mandarin | Arabic | Spanish | English | Hindi | Portuguese | Bengali | Russian | Japanese | German | French | Persian | Javanese | Full lists |
[edit] Notes
- ^ a b c d e f Ncurses-based installation GUI.
- ^ Data for Fedora Core 6; 2242 packages in Core, 5775 in Extras
- ^ Can be installed graphically (GTK+ and ncurses), but also by command line (install cd, livecd (including others such as Knoppix), netboot and from distributions). The GUI installer is currently in beta however.
- ^ a b c d Installs from within a booted live CD session.
- ^ According to History of Mandrakelinux releases.
- ^ Installs from within a booted live CD session.
- ^ GUI instaler under development
- ^ Ncurses-based first stage and then KDE-based second stage installation GUI.
- ^ By default main and restricted repositories are enabled. Universe and multiverse repositories can be added.
[edit] See also
- List of Linux distributions
- Comparison of Linux LiveDistros
- Comparison of operating systems
- Comparison of file systems
[edit] External links
- Comparison of Linux Distibutions - A detailed comparison complete with statistics on market share.
- DistroWatch.com - Compares all significant Linux distributions in detail, and was a source for some information shown here.
- LWN.net Linux Distribution List - A comprehensive list of hundreds of distributions, including historical ones.
- PolishLinux.org Compare distros - detailed comparison of Linux distributions
