Linux发行版比较

从技术方面来说，Linux发行版的不同之处在于支持的硬件设备和系统或者软件包配置不同。由于历史原因，不同的组织也会导致不同的发行版。其他的原因有安全性方面的，如安全更新的频率；软件包管理的易用性；可用软件包的数量。

这些表格根据客观的准则比较了一些值得注意的发行版的最新稳定版。不包含操作系统的主观评价，标记为不稳定或测试版的分支以及Linux发行版与其他操作系统的比较。

 概况 

各发行版的基本信息：创造者或生产者、发行日期和最新版本等。
 发行版 创造者 维护者 首次公开发行年份 最新稳定版本 安全性更新支援（年） 最近更新日期 系統發行承諾 基础发行版 目的 價格 状态 AlmaLinux AlmaLinux Foundation AlmaLinux Foundation 2021  10 years   Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) server, workstation   Alpine Linux Alpine Linux Team Alpine Linux Team      LEAF Project security, lightweight, general   ALT Linux ALT Linux Team ALT Linux Team, ALT Linux LLC  10.0    Mandrake Linux general, school   antiX Anticapitalista Anticapitalista      Debian, MEPIS old computers   ArchBang Willensky Aristide Stan McLaren 2011 滾動 滾動   Arch Linux (UKM Edition) general   Arch Linux Judd Vinet dev team   滾動   独立，从CRUX获得灵感 general   BLAG Brixton Linux Action Group Brixton Linux Action Group  140k    Fedora desktop   Bodhi Linux Bodhi Linux Team Bodhi Linux Team      Debian, Ubuntu desktop, lightweight   CachyOS Peter Jung與Vladislav Nepogodin Peter Jung、Vladislav Nepogodin與社群      Arch Linux    Canaima CANTV / CNTI / CENTIDEL / Edelca / VIT / FUNDACITE / Free software community CANTV / CNTI / CENTIDEL / Edelca / VIT / FUNDACITE / Free software community  6.1    Debian, Ubuntu Government of Venezuela   CentOS CentOS Project CentOS Project   10年   Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) server, workstation   Chakra Jan Mette and Arch Linux KDEmod developers The Chakra Project Team   滾動   Arch Linux desktop   ChromeOS Sundar Pichai Google 2009  6.5年   Chromium OS web applications   ClearOS Peter Baldwin ClearFoundation  7.8.0    RHEL, CentOS server, gateway, network   CrunchBang Linux Philip Newborough Philip Newborough  11    Debian desktop   Damn Small Linux John Andrews dev team  4.4.10    Debian, Knoppix lightweight, portable   Debian Ian Murdock Debian Project   ~3年   (main is 100% free, non-free packages are optional) Softlanding Linux System (SLS) general, server, desktop   Debian Edu Debian Project  11.2 ~3年   Debian schools   Devuan The "Veteran Unix Admins" (VUA) The "Veteran Unix Admins" (VUA)      Default ISOs included non-free software Debian general   Deepin Wuhan Deepin Technology Co., Ltd. Wuhan Deepin Technology Co., Ltd.      Debian(current), Ubuntu, Morphix(formerly) general   Dragora GNU/Linux-Libre Matias A. Fonzo Matias A. Fonzo  3.0-beta1    Independent, inspired from Slackware general   dyne:bolic Jaromil Jaromilx  3.0.0    Debian multimedia   Elementary OS Daniel Foré elementary LLC     Ubuntu, Debian general   ELinOS SYSGO SYSGO  7.0    – embedded systems   Emdebian Grip Embedded Debian Project Embedded Debian Project  3.1 產品壽命結束   Debian embedded systems   EndeavourOS Bryan Poerwoatmodjo  EndeavourOS   滾動   Arch Linux general   Fedora Fedora專案 Fedora Project   1 year   Red Hat Linux general   Freespire Lindows.com, Inc. PC/OpenSystems LLC  8.0.1    Ubuntu desktop   Gentoo Linux Daniel Robbins Gentoo Foundation, Inc.   滾動 滾動  Enoch Linux general   Guix Ludovic Courtès Ludovic Courtès, Ricardo Wurmus, the Guix community  1.3.0 滾動   – general   gNewSense Brian Brazil and Paul O'Malley Sam Geeraerts with sponsorship from the FSF  4.0 (Ucclia)    Debian general, server   gnuLinEx Regional Government of Extremadura dev team  LinEx 2013    Debian desktop   Grml Michael Prokop The Grml Team      Debian live, maintenance, security, network, forensic, accessibility   Hyperbola GNU/Linux-libre Hyperbola Founders Hyperbola Founders   穩定版3年，舊穩定版5年   Arch Linux general   Instant WebKiosk Marco Buratto Binary Emotions  16.0    Debian web kiosks, digital signage, personal web navigation   Kali Linux Max Moser, Mati Aharoni, Martin J. Muench Offensive Security      Debian auditing, forensic, security, network   KDE neon KDE KDE      Debian與Ubuntu    Knoppix Klaus Knopper dev team      Debian live   Kodibuntu The XBMC Project Team Kodi      Debian, Ubuntu multimedia   Korora Chris Smart Dev Team  26    Fedora desktop   LibreCMC LibreCMC team LibreCMC team  1.5.4    Merged from LibreWRT embedded systems   Linspire Linspire, Inc. Linspire, Inc.      Ubuntu    Linux Mint Clement Lefebvre dev team   ~3年 (LMDE)； 5年（主要版本）   Debian(LMDE)， Ubuntu（主要版本） desktop   Linux LiteJerry BezenconLinux Lite Team2012   Ubuntudesktop   Mageia Mageia Community mageia.org   1 year   Mandriva Linux general   Mandriva Linux Mandrakesoft S.A. Mandriva S.A.  2011    Red Hat Linux general   Manjaro Linux Roland Singer dev team   滾動   Arch Linux general   MEPIS Warren Woodford MEPIS LLC      Debian desktop, server   Musix GNU+Linux Musix team Musix team  3.0.1    Debian multimedia   Netrunner Blue Systems dev team  20.01 比照Debian   Debian desktop   NixOS Eelco Dolstra and Armijn Hemel NixOS Foundation   0.5年   – general, server, desktop   Novell Open Enterprise Server Novell Novell, Inc. dev team  OES 2018 SP1    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server server   OpenELEC Stephan Raue, OpenELEC Team OpenELEC Team  8.0.4    Kodi multimedia   openSUSE SUSE Linux openSUSE Project   3年   – general, desktop   OpenWrt  OpenWrt team      – embedded systems   OpenMandriva Lx OpenMandriva Association OpenMandriva Association      Mandriva Linux general   Oracle Linux Oracle Corporation Oracle Corporation      Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) server   Parabola GNU/Linux-libre Parabola Hackers Parabola Hackers  滾動 滾動   Arch Linux general   Pardus Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK) TÜBİTAK  21.2    Gentoo (2011.2)  Debian general   Parsix Alan Baghumian Parsix Project  8.15    Debian desktop   Parted Magic Patrick Verner Parted Magic LLC.      - live, maintenance   PCLinuxOS Bill Reynolds dev team   半滾動   Mandriva Linux desktop   Pop! OS Carl Ritchell System76  22.04 2 years for LTS releases.
2–3 months after the next release for other releases.   Ubuntu desktop, server, laptop   Pentoo Michael Zanetta, Rick Farina, Jens Pranaitis Pentoo  2019.1    Gentoo Linux auditing, security   Porteus Fanthom Porteus  4.0    Slackware lightweight, portable   Puppy Linux Barry Kauler Puppy Foundation      Independent, inspired from Vector linux lightweight, portable   Qubes OS  Invisible Things Lab      Xen and Fedora security by compartmentalization, desktop   Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) Red Hat Red Hat   10年   Red Hat Linux, Fedora server, workstation   Red Hat Linux Red Hat Red Hat  9  2003-03-31  – server, workstation   ROSA  LLC NTC IT ROSA  R11  2019-03-15 Mandriva server, general   Rocks Cluster Distribution UCSD Supercomputing Center, Clustercorp UCSD Supercomputing Center, Clustercorp  7.0  2015-12-01  Red Hat Linux server, workstation   Sabayon Linux Fabio Erculiani dev team  19.03  2019-03-31  Gentoo Linux general   Salix OS Cyrille Pontvieux, George Vlahavas, Pierrick Le Brun, Thorsten Mühlfelder Salix team  14.2    Slackware general   Scientific Linux CERN, Fermilab dev team      Red Hat Linux, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) server, workstation   Slackware Patrick Volkerding dev team  15.0  2022-02-02  Softlanding Linux System (SLS) general   Slax Tomas Matejicek Tomas Matejicek      Debian, Slackware (until Slax 9) live   SliTaz GNU/Linux Christophe Lincoln dev team  滾動 滾動   Independent portable   Solus Ikey Doherty dev team  滾動   – desktop   SolydXK Arjen Balfoort dev team  201902 Debian軟體包比照Debian   Debian desktop   SparkyLinux  Sparky Linux team  6.0    Debian general, video games   Source Mage GNU/Linux Ryan Abrams, Eric Schabell dev team  0.62-11    Sorcerer general   SteamOS Valve Valve      Debian video games   SUSE Linux Enterprise SUSE SUSE  15SP2 各版本13年 2020-07-21 Common code base for x86-64, Power, System z, Arm64 Slackware, Jurix edge, workstation, server, supercomputer   Tails  Tails Development Team   –   Debian security-focused aimed for anonymity and privacy   Tiny Core Linux Robert Shingledecker Team Tiny Core      Independent, inspired from Damn Small Linux portable   Tor-ramdisk Anthony G. Basile dev team  20170130    Gentoo Linux Embedded, uClibc Tor server   Trisquel Rubén Rodríguez Pérez (quidam) Rubén Rodríguez Pérez (quidam)   3 years   Ubuntu LTS desktop   TurnKey GNU/Linux Alon Swartz, Liraz Siri TurnKey GNU/Linux Team  16.0 Release #12 Debian軟體包比照Debian；TurnKey軟體包依照目前主要版本的生命週期   Debian server based software appliance library aiming to balance security and ease of use   Ubuntu及其衍生發行版 Canonical Ltd. Canonical Ltd.   標準版1年，長期支援版5年。Flavor LTS版本為3到5年。   Debian general, server, desktop, supercomputer, IBM mainframe   Univention Corporate Server Univention GmbH Univention GmbH  5.0-2 免費核心版最多6個月；購買維護後最多7年，可參考   Debian home, business, and school   Ututo Diego Saravia, Daniel Olivera UTUTO dev team  XS 2012    Ututo XS: Gentoo Linux, Ututo UL: Ubuntu general   VectorLinux Robert S. Lange dev team  VL 7.2  2017-08-28  Slackware desktop   Void Linux Juan Romero Pardines Juan RP and contributors   滾動   Independent, partially inspired by FreeBSD/NetBSD general   Webconverger Kai Hendry Webconverger Limited  35.0    Debian kiosk software, digital signage   Xandros Xandros Incorporated Xandros Incorporated      Corel Linux    Zentyal eBox Technologies eBox Technologies  7.0    Debian, Ubuntu small business server   Zenwalk Jean-Philippe Guillemin dev team  滾動    Slackware general   Zorin OS Zorin Group Zorin Group      Ubuntu general, desktop ,windows & mac-like experience   发行版 创造者 维护者 首次公开发行年份 最新稳定版本 安全性更新（年） 最近更新日期 System distribution commitment 基础发行版 目的 價格 状态

 技术 

下面的列表展示了默认的文件系统，但是很多Linux发行版支持一些或全部这些的文件系统 ext2, ext3, ext4, Btrfs, ReiserFS, Reiser4, JFS, XFS, GFS2, OCFS2, 和 NILFS. 在大部分文件系统上安装Linux都是可行的。ext文件系统, 以及后续的ext2, ext3, 和 ext4 都是基于最初的Linux文件系统。

檔案系統可能由公司根據其需求開發、由業餘愛好者開發，或改寫自Unix、Microsoft Windows和其他作業系統。Linux完全支援XFS、JFS、FAT（DOS檔案系統）和Macintosh的主要檔案系統HFS。現在也已經開發了對於Windows NT的NTFS檔案系統的支援，可與其他Unix原生檔案系統相提並論。也支援光碟和藍光光碟的ISO 9660和通用光碟格式。

與其他作業系統不同，Linux和Unix允許存放於任何介質的檔案系統，包括磁碟、光碟、USB硬碟，甚至是另一個檔案系統中的檔案裡面；同樣也廣泛支援許多C的編譯器（主要是GCC）、init系統（主要是sysvinit）、桌面環境和視窗管理程式。

 发行版 默认 Linux内核 默认文件系统 默认 init 守护进程 安装时可选的桌面环境或窗口管理器  Alpine Linux  ext4 openrc  none  ALT Linux  ext3 systemd KDE Plasma Workspaces, Xfce  Arch Linux  none systemd  none  BLAG  ext3 sysvinit GNOME  Bodhi Linux  ext4 systemd Moksha (Enlightenment fork)  Canaima   systemd Cinnamon and MATE  CentOS  xfs systemd GNOME  Chakra  ext4 systemd KDE Plasma Workspaces  ClearOS  ext3 systemd  none (Web based)  Container Linux  ext4 systemd None  CrunchBang Linux  ext4 sysvinit Openbox  Damn Small Linux  ext3 sysvinit JWM  Debian  Built with Linux-libre tools. ext4 systemd GNOME, KDE, Xfce, LXDE  Devuan  ext4 sysvinit Xfce  Dragora GNU/Linux-Libre  ext4 runit Xfce  dyne:bolic   systemd GNOME  Fedora  ext4 systemd GNOME (default Workstation Edition), Spins for: KDE Plasma Workspaces, Xfce, LXDE, MATE (with Compiz), Cinnamon, Sugar on a Stick  Funtoo  none openrc None  Gentoo  none openrc Awesome, Enlightenment, Fluxbox, GNOME, KDE, LXDE-Meta, Openbox, XBMC and Xfce (live DVD)  gNewSense  ext3 sysvinit GNOME  gnuLinEx  ext2  GNOME  Guix  btrfs, ext4 GNU Shepherd GNOME, Xfce, Mate, Enlightenment, i3, ratpoison, xmonad  Hyperbola GNU/Linux-libre  none openrc   Instant WebKiosk  SquashFS systemd Has no DE. It's a browser-only interface  Kali Linux  ext3 systemd GNOME  Knoppix  xfs microknoppix LXDE  LibreCMC  ext4 busybox-init  none  Linux Mint  ext4 systemd MATE, Cinnamon, KDE 4, XFCE  Mageia  ext4 systemd KDE Plasma Workspaces, GNOME  Mandriva Linux  ext4 systemd KDE Plasma Workspaces  Manjaro Linux  none systemd Xfce, KDE, GNOME   MEPIS  ext3, ext4 sysvinit KDE Plasma Workspaces  Musix GNU+Linux  ext4 initscripts LXDE  OpenELEC  SquashFS shell script XBMC Media Center  openSUSE  btrfs systemd KDE Plasma Workspaces, GNOME, Xfce  OpenWrt  overlayfs+SquashFS/JFFS2 procd  none  Parabola GNU/Linux-libre  none openrc or systemd  none  Pardus  ext4 systemd KDE Plasma Workspaces  Parsix  ext4 systemd GNOME  PCLinuxOS  none sysvinit KDE Plasma Workspaces, GNOME, LXDE, Xfce, Enlightenment, Openbox  Pentoo  SquashFS openrc Enlightenment  Porteus  Squashfs, ext2, ext3, ext4, FAT32, reiser, xfs sysvinit KDE, LXDE, Xfce, Openbox, Razor-qt  Puppy Linux  SquashFS containing ext2 busybox-init JWM  Red Hat Enterprise Linux  xfs systemd GNOME  Rxart Desktop  ext3  KDE Plasma Workspaces  Sabayon Linux  ext4 systemd KDE Plasma Workspaces, GNOME  Scientific Linux  ext4sysvinit, systemdPrior to v7.0, Scientific Linux used sysvinit. Since v7.0, it uses systemd.  GNOME  Slackware  ext4 sysvinit compatible BSD init scripts KDE Plasma Workspaces, Xfce, Fluxbox, Blackbox, twm  Slax  SquashFS sysvinit KDE Plasma Workspaces  SliTaz GNU/Linux  ext3 busybox-init Openbox  Solus  ext4 systemd Budgie, Gnome, MATE  Source Mage GNU/Linux  ext2 simpleinit-msb  none  SteamOS   systemd   SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop  btrfs systemd GNOME  Tails   systemd GNOME  Tor-ramdisk  ext2   none  Trisquel  ext4, xfs systemd GNOME, LXDE  TurnKey GNU/Linux  ext4 systemd 無；設計上為無頭電腦；提供供管理使用。  Ubuntu/Edubuntu  ext4 systemd Unity  Ubuntu GNOME  ext4 systemd GNOME 3  Ubuntu MATE  ext4 systemd MATE  Kubuntu  ext4 systemd KDE Plasma Workspaces  Xubuntu  ext4 systemd Xfce  Lubuntu  ext4 systemd LXQt  Ututo  ext3 systemd GNOME  VectorLinux  ReiserFS sysvinit KDE, Openbox, Fluxbox, IceWM, Xfce  Void Linux  none runit  none  Webconverger  gitfs sysvinit dwm限制使用僅限瀏覽器的介面  XBMC Live  ext3 systemd XBMC Media Center  Zentyal  ext4 systemd LXDE  Zenwalk  ext4 sysvinit Xfce  发行版 默认 Linux 内核 默认文件系统 默认 init 守护进程 安装时可选的桌面环境或窗口管理器 可複製的構建

 价格 
以下发行版完全免费：aLinux，ALT Linux，Annvix，Arch Linux，Ark Linux，Arudius，Asianux，Aurox, BLAG Linux and GNU, CentOS, CRUX, Damn Small Linux, Debian, DeLi Linux, DeMuDi, Devil-Linux, dyne:bolic, Easy Peasy, Edubuntu, EnGarde Secure Linux, Fedora, Finnix, Foresight Linux, Freespire, Frugalware, Gentoo, gNewSense, Gnoppix, gnuLinEx, GoboLinux, Gobuntu, Impi Linux, Kanotix, Knoppix, Knoppmyth, Kubuntu, Kurumin Linux, Linux Mint, Lunar Linux, Musix GNU+Linux, NimbleX, NUbuntu, openSUSE, Paipix, Pardus, Parsix, PCLinuxOS, Puppy Linux, QiLinux, SabayonLinux, Satux, Scientific Linux, sidux, Slackware, SLAX, SliTaz GNU/Linux, Source Mage GNU/Linux, Symphony OS, SYS,  Trustix, Ubuntu, Ututo GNU/Linux, Xubuntu, XBMC Live, Yoper和Zenwalk.

以下发行版有不同版本，其中一些免费而另外的则需要付费：Caixa Mágica, Mandriva Linux, MEPIS,Red Flag Linux,Zorin OS Pro. 

以下发行版需要付费：Elive, Linspire,Novell Open Enterprise Server,Pie Box Enterprise Linux, Red Hat Enterprise Linux,Rxart,SUSE Linux Enterprise.

请注意這裡谈论的是"自由软件"（free software），"free"这个词通常指软件的自由使用，而非免费：对于这个不同的解释，参见自由软件定义。

 架构支持 
发行版x86x86-64ia64ppc ppc64sparc32sparc64armhppaLoongISAmipsshs390s390xalphasw64m68kriscv Alpine Linux Arch Linux BackTrack BLAG Bodhi Linux BOSS Linux CentOS Chakra CRUX Debian 深度操作系统(Deepin) Devuan Dragora GNU/Linux-Libre dyne:bolic Fedora Finnix Gentoo gNewSense Guix Hyperbola GNU/Linux-libre Kali Linux LibreCMC，(君正) Loongnix Manjaro LinuxUnofficialUnofficial MEPIS Musix GNU+Linux OpenELEC openSUSEno longer listed at site OpenWrt Oracle Linux Parabola GNU/Linux-libre Red Flag Linux Red Hat Linux Red Hat Enterprise Linux3+3+3+3+ Sabayon Linux Scientific Linux SHR Slackware Solus Source Mage GNU/Linux SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Tor-ramdisk Trisquel GNU/Linux TurnKey GNU/Linux Ubuntu/Kubuntu/Xubuntu/Lubuntu, including 64-bit ARMv8-A 统一操作系统（UOS） Ututo Void Linux XBMCbuntu Yellow Dog Linux发行版x86x86-64ia64ppcppc64sparc32sparc64armhppaLoongISAmipsshs390s390xalphasw64m68kriscv

 软件包管理和安装 
发行版的特性信息。软件包数量仅仅是参考。
 Distribution Free software repositories Approximate number of pre-compiled packages Approximate number of source packages Default package management tool(s) Package format Default installer Graphical installation process Netinstall Netboot Alpine Linux    apk .apk setup-alpine    ALT Linux    APT (APT-RPM), RPM RPM    Arch Linux    from AUR Pacman .pkg.tar.xz None (third-party install scripts only)    BLAG    RPM, yum, APT RPM    Bodhi Linux    APT .dpkg Ubiquity    CentOS    RPM, yum/up2date RPMAnaconda    Chakra    Pacman (will be replaced by Akabei in future) .pkg.tar.xz    ClearOS    RPM, yum RPM    CrunchBang Linux    APT .deb    Damn Small Linux    myDSL, APT .dsl, .tar.gz, .uci, .unc, .deb    Debian    APT .deb Debian-Installer    Devuan    APT.deb Debian-Installer    Dragora GNU/Linux-Libre    pkgsystem .tlz     dyne:bolic    APT .deb Debian-Installer    Fedora     DNF, yum, PackageKit RPM Anaconda    Gentoo    Portage .ebuild, .tbz2 None (third-party install scripts only)    gNewSense    APT .deb Debian-Installer    gnuLinEx    APT .deb    Guix    Guix .scm, .go guix system init    Hyperbola GNU/Linux-libre    Pacman .pkg.tar.xz None (third-party install scripts only)    Knoppix    APT .deb    LibreCMC          Linux Mint    APT .deb Ubiquity    Mageia   (i586),  (x86-64)  urpmi, rpmdrake RPM DrakX    Mandriva Linux    urpmi, rpmdrake RPM DrakX    Manjaro Linux    from AUR Pacman .pkg.tar.xz Calamares    MEPIS    APT .deb MEPIS Install    Musix GNU+Linux    APT .deb Debian-Installer    OpenELEC    XBMCbuntu addon manager, own and 3rd party addons .zip    openSUSE    YaST, Zypper RPM YaST    OpenWrt    opkg .ipk -    Parabola GNU/Linux-libre    Pacman .pkg.tar.xz None (third-party install scripts only) or Calamares    Pardus    PiSi .pisi YALI    Parsix    APT .deb    PCLinuxOS    APT, RPM RPM    Puppy    PupGet, DotPup.pup, .pet    Red Hat Enterprise Linux   (plus  from EPEL)  RPM, yum RPMAnaconda    Rxart    APT .deb    Sabayon Linux    Portage, Entropy ebuild, .tbz2 Calamares    Scientific    APT/yum RPM    Slackware    from SlackBulids slackpkg tgz, .txz, .tlz, .tbz bash script found this in /usr/lib/setup/setup    Slax    none .lzm   SliTaz GNU/Linux    Tazpkg .tazpkg tazinst    Solus    eopkg .eopkg os-installer    Source Mage GNU/Linux    Sorcery Package Manager src    SUSE Linux    YaST, Zypper RPM YaST    Tiny Core Linux    ab, tce-load tcz tc-install, core2usb    Tiny SliTaz    Web site tazpkg    Tor-ramdisk    none none    Trisquel    APT .deb Ubiquity    TurnKey GNU/Linux   plus ≈30 custom packages  (currently TurnKey only supplies source code for custom packages) APT .deb DI-Live (custom fork of Debian Installer)    Ubuntu, Kubuntu, Xubuntu    APT .deb Ubiquity    Ututo    UTUTO Package Manager ebuild     Vector Linux    slapt-get, gslapt, installpkg tgz    Void Linux    xbps .xbps ncurses script    XBMC Live    APT .deb    Zentyal    APT .deb dpkg    Zenwalk    netpkg, installpkg, upgradepkg tgz, txz    Distribution Free software repositories Approximate number of pre-compiled packages Approximate number of source packages Default package management tools Package format Default installer Graphical installation process Netinstall Netboot

 Live CDs/DVDs/USBs 
 Distribution Size of media (MB) RAM use (MB) Boots from CD Boots from DVD Installable live CD/DVD Installable from USB Arch Linux      AUSTRUMI      BLAG Linux and GNU      Bodhi Linux       CentOS  (Minimal)  (DVD)     Chakra      Debian      Devuan      Dragora GNU/Linux-Libre       dyne:bolic       Fedora   to      Gentoo  (Minimal)  (Live DVD) up to      gNewSense       Grml   to      Guix       Hyperbola GNU/Linux-libre  and       Knoppix CD   to     Knoppix DVD   to    LibreCMC       Mandriva Linux One   to      Manjaro Linux  to   to      MEPIS  to   to      Musix GNU+Linux       Nanolinux       openGEU   to    openSUSE (Not 42.1)   to      OpenWrt       Parabola GNU/Linux-libre  to       Pardus  to   to      PCLinuxOS  to   to      Pentoo  and   to      Porteus  to       Puppy Linux (Slacko)   to      Puredyne      Sabayon Linux Live CD      Sabayon Linux Live DVD      Scientific Linux  to       Slackware   to      Slax   to     Solus       SystemRescueCD      SliTaz GNU/Linux   to      Tails       (when run from DVD) Tiny Core Linux       Tiny SliTaz       Tor-ramdisk   or >     Trisquel       TurnKey GNU/Linux Core (base) appliance ISO       Ubuntu       Ututo       Edubuntu     Kubuntu       XBMC Live   to      Zentyal       Xubuntu       Distribution Size of media (MB) RAM use (MB) Boots from CD Boots from DVD Installable live CD/DVD Installable from USB

 安全特性 
 Distribution Compile time buffer checks Mandatory access control Software executable space protection grsecurity RSBAC Alpine Linux      BLAG      Debian/Ubuntu    optional   Dragora GNU/Linux-Libre      dyne:bolic      Fedora      Gentoo    optional   gNewSense      Guix System Distribution      LibreCMC      Mandriva      Musix GNU+Linux      Parabola GNU/Linux-libre      Slackware      SUSE Linux      Solus      Tor-ramdisk      Trisquel      Ututo     
 注释 

 参见 

Linux发行版列表
操作系统比较

 参考 

 外部連結 
DistroWatch - Compares all significant Linux distributions in detail, and was a source for some information shown here.
DistroList - 关注Linux & BSD相关资讯，跟踪发行版最新动态。
LWN.net Linux Distribution List  - A comprehensive list of hundreds of distributions, including historical ones.
PolishLinux.org Compare distros - Detailed comparison of Linux distributions (outdated)
How to choose a Linux distro

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