Comparison of Linux distributions Instruction set architecture support Instruction set architecture support

| Distribution | x86 | x86_64 | ia64 | ppc | ppc64 | sparc32 | sparc64 | arm | hppa | mips | sh | s390 | s390x | alpha | m68k_ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CentOS | Yes | Yes | Discontinued , 3.5-3.8 , 4.1-4.7 | Beta , 4.0 | No | Beta , 4.2 | No | No | No | No | No | Discontinued , 3.5-3.8 , 4.1-4.7 | Discontinued , 3.5-3.8 , 4.1-4.7 | Discontinued , 4.2-4.3 | No |
| Chakra | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | ? | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| CRUX | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Debian | Yes | Yes , 4.0+ | Discontinued , 3.0-7.0 | Yes , 2.2+ | Yes | Discontinued on Lenny | Yes | Yes , 2.2+ | Discontinued , 3.0-5.0 | Yes , 3.0+ | In progress | Discontinued , 3.0-7 | Yes , 7+ | Discontinued , 2.1-5.0 | Discontinued , 2.0-3.1 |