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_ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Linux | Yes | No | Discontinued , 7.1-7.2 | Test release , 5.1 | No | Discontinued , 4.0-4.2 , 5.1-6.2 | Test release , 5.1 | No | No | Test release , 5.1 | No | Discontinued , 7.2 | Discontinued , 7.1 | Discontinued , 2.1-7.1 | Test release , 5.1 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux | Discontinued , 2.1-6 | Yes , 3+ | Discontinued , 2.1-5 | Yes , 3+ | Yes , 3+ | No | No | No | No | No | No | Discontinued , 3-4 | Yes , 3+ | No | No |
| Rxart Desktop | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Porteus | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Scientific Linux | Yes | Yes | Discontinued , 3-4 | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |