List of Linux distributions

Linux is a kernel, in itself not an extremely useful piece of software to the user, but very important: it provides hardware resources management, and access to the hardware is necessary to get anything done, of course. To have a fully functional operating system, some basic software is needed as well. A GNU/Linux distribution is the complete package. Most modern distributions also come with graphical installers to help with the initial setup.

Special categories

• Live CD distributions
• Source distributions
• Firewall distributions
• Embedded Linux
• Linux in Windows

Alphabetical distribution listing

• ALTLinux
• Amigo Linux
• Arch Linux
• Ark Linux
• BackTrack
• BasicLinux
• BeatrIX
• BioKnoppix
• BLAG
• CentOS
• ClusterKnoppix
• Conectiva
• CRUX
• Cucumber Linux
• DamnSmallLinux
• Debian
• DeLi Linux
• Devil-Linux
• DragOnLinux
• Dyne:Bolic
• Elive
• Feather
• Fedora
• Floppix
• Foresight
• Freesco
• Freespire
• Frugalware
• G2Linx
• Gentoo
• Goodgoat
• Gnoppix
• GoboLinux
• IPCop
• IpodLinux
• Kanotix
• Kate OS
• Knoppix
• Kubuntu
• Kurumin
• Linspire, formerly LindowsOS
• Linux From Scratch
• Lunar Linux
• Lycoris
• Mandriva, formerly Mandrake
• Manjaro
• MEPIS
• Morphix
• muLinux
• Pardus
• PCLinuxOS
• PHLAK
• PocketLinux
• Puppy Linux
• Red Hat
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux
• Slackware
• SLAX
• SmoothWall
• Source Mage
• Sun JDS
• SuSE
• SystemRescue
• TopologiLinux
• TurboLinux
• Turkix
• Ubuntu Linux
• Univention Corporate Server
• VectorLinux
• Whitebox Linux
• Yellow Dog Linux
• Yoper
• Xandros
• Zenwalk Linux formerly MiniSLack

Family-Tree distribution listing

• Arch Linux
• CRUX
• Cucumber Linux
• Debian
  • Corel Linux
    • Xandros
  • Floppix
  • G2Linx
  • Knoppix
    • BioKnoppix
    • ClusterKnoppix
    • DamnSmallLinux
    • Feather
    • Gnoppix
    • Kanotix
    • Kurumin
    • MEPIS
    • Morphix
      • PHLAK
  • Linspire, formerly LindowsOS
  • Ubuntu
    • Kubuntu
    • Lubuntu
    • Xubuntu
    • Linux Mint:it is based on Ubuntu which is based on Debian..the easiest distribution in the arsenal
    • Edubuntu
• Devil-Linux
• Dyne:Bolic
• GenToo
  • Lunar Linux
  • SystemRescue
  • PardUs
• GoboLinux
• IPCop
• IpodLinux
• Linux From Scratch
• Lycoris
• muLinux
• Red Hat
  • Ark linux
  • BLAG
  • Conectiva
  • Fedora
  • Mandrake
    • PCLinuxOS
    • ALTLinux
    • Turkix
  • Red Flag Linux (Chinese)
  • Redhat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
    • CentOS
    • Whitebox Linux
  • TurboLinux
  • Yellow Dog Linux
• sLackWare
  • Zenwalk Linux formerly MinisLack
  • Amigo Linux
  • BasicLinux
  • DeLi Linux
  • DragOnLinux -- currently inactive
  • PuppyLinux
  • Slax
  • VectorLinux
• SmoothWall
• Source Mage
• SuSE
  • Sun JDS
• Yoper

Don't know what distribution is right for you? See Choosing a Linux distribution.

See also

• Sites hosting or linking to ISO images

External links

Sites with distro lists

• Linux.com Distrocenter

  Not a very long list but includes all the major distributions.

• Distromania.com

  Extensive list of distros. Download links.

• Distrowatch-Distro Modification List

  List of distros and the distros that span off from them

• Linux Distro Family Tree

  Graphical representation of the history of the distros

• Alphabetical list

  With links to corresponding reviews, LQ forums, and more.

• Linux.org

  Great site that includes a search tool that lets you search for distro based on language, platform, and category.

• osdir.com

  Has screenshots of all Distros, GREAT BEFORE Picking one.

• Wikipedia List of Distributions

  Exhaustive list with relativly independent reviews. Warning, some may no longer be actively maintained!