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_ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fedora | Yes | Yes | Discontinued from , Fedora 9 | Yes | Yes | No | Still active but slow in development, Last available is , Fedora 12 , , Working on , Fedora 18 | Yes | No | Inactive from , Fedora 13 | No | No | Yes | No | No |
| Finnix | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Frugalware | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Gentoo | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Kali Linux | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| MEPIS | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| MintPPC | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |