Comparison of Alpine, Slim, Stretch, Buster, Jessie, and Bullseye Linux Distributions
Tags: alpine, slim, bullseye, stretch
Published: 2023-10-09 12:38:57

| Characteristic           | Alpine                                   | Slim                                   | Stretch                                 | Buster                                  | Jessie                                  | Bullseye                                |
|--------------------------|------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
| Base operating system    | Alpine Linux                             | Debian                                 | Debian                                  | Debian                                  | Debian                                  | Debian                                  |
| Codename                 | -                                        | -                                      | Stretch                                 | Buster                                  | Jessie                                  | Bullseye                                |
| Version                  | 3.14.1                                   | 10.4                                   | 9.13                                    | 10.4                                    | 8.11                                    | 11.1                                    |
| Release                  | 2023-08-22                               | 2023-08-03                             | 2020-06-25                              | 2022-07-05                              | 2017-08-06                              | 2022-07-20                              |
| Support                  | Yes                                      | Yes                                    | Yes                                     | Yes                                     | Yes                                     | Yes                                     |
| Size                     | ~50 MB                                   | ~100 MB                                | ~200 MB                                 | ~200 MB                                 | ~200 MB                                 | ~200 MB                                 |
| Package support          | apk                                      | apt                                    | apt                                     | apt                                     | apt                                     | apt                                     |
| Library support          | musl                                     | glibc                                  | glibc                                   | glibc                                   | glibc                                   | glibc                                   |
| Application support      | Yes                                      | Yes                                    | Yes                                     | Yes                                     | Yes                                     | Yes                                     |
| Security support         | Yes                                      | Yes                                    | Yes                                     | Yes                                     | Yes                                     | Yes                                     |
| Compatibility support    | Yes                                      | Yes                                    | Yes                                     | Yes                                     | Yes                                     | Yes                                     |
| Containerization support | Yes                                      | Yes                                    | Yes                                     | Yes                                     | Yes                                     | Yes                                     |
| System service support   | Yes                                      | Yes                                    | Yes                                     | Yes                                     | Yes                                     | Yes                                     |
| User interface support   | Yes                                      | Yes                                    | Yes                                     | Yes                                     | Yes                                     | Yes                                     |
| Recommendations          | For containers with minimal requirements | For containers with small requirements | For containers with normal requirements | For containers with normal requirements | For containers with normal requirements | For containers with normal requirements |