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Comparison of Linux distributions
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Technical variations of Linux distributions include support for different hardware devices and systems or software package configurations. Organizational differences may be motivated by historical reasons. Other criteria include security, including how quickly security upgrades are available; ease of package management; and number of packages available.

These tables compare notable distribution's latest stable release on wide-ranging objective criteria. It does not cover each operating system's subjective merits, branches marked as unstable or beta, nor compare Linux distributions with other operating systems.

General

The table below shows general information about the distributions: founder or producer, maintainer, release date, the latest version, etc.

Linux distributions endorsed by the Free Software Foundation1 are marked 100% Free under the System distribution commitment column.

DistributionFounderMaintainerInitial release yearCurrent stable versionSecurity updates (years)Release dateSystem distribution commitmentForked fromTarget audienceCostStatus
AlmaLinuxAlmaLinux OS FoundationAlmaLinux OS Foundation20219.52 10 years32024-11-18XRed Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)generalNoneActive
Alpine LinuxAlpine Linux TeamAlpine Linux Team20063.21.34 ?2025-02-13XLEAF Projectsecurity, lightweight, generalNoneActive
ALT LinuxALT Linux TeamALT Linux Team, ALT Linux LLC200110.45 ?2024-12-17XMandrake Linuxgeneral, schoolNoneActive
antiXAnticapitalistaAnticapitalista200723.26 ?2024-10-06XDebian, MEPISold computersNoneActive
ArchBangWillensky AristideStan McLaren2011RollingRollingRollingXArch Linux (UKM Edition)generalNoneActive
Arch LinuxJudd Vinetdev team2002RollingRollingRollingXIndependent, inspired from CRUXgeneralNoneActive
BLAGBrixton Linux Action GroupBrixton Linux Action Group2002?100% Free: GNU FSDG7FedoradesktopNoneInactive
Bodhi LinuxBodhi Linux TeamBodhi Linux Team20117.0.08 ?2023-08-21XDebian, Ubuntudesktop, lightweightNoneActive
CanaimaCANTV / CNTI / CENTIDEL / Edelca / VIT / FUNDACITE / Free software communityCANTV / CNTI / CENTIDEL / Edelca / VIT / FUNDACITE / Free software community20078.09 ?2024-10-18XDebian, UbuntuGovernment of VenezuelaNoneActive
CentOSCentOS ProjectCentOS Project20031010 10 years112024-12-12XRed Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)server, workstationNoneInactive
CentOS StreamCentOS ProjectCentOS Project20199125 years132021-12-03XUpstream of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)server, workstationNoneActive
ChakraJan Mette and Arch Linux KDEmod developersThe Chakra Project Team2010RollingRolling2017.10XArch Linux14desktopNoneInactive
Chimera Linuxq66Chimera Linux team2021RollingRollingRollingXIndependentgeneralNoneActive
ChromeOSSundar PichaiGoogle2011132.0.6834.9415 Rolling2025-01-17XGentoo Linuxweb applicationsNoneActive
Clear Linux OSArjan van de VenIntel2015RollingRollingRollingXIndependentcontainer, server, desktopNoneActive
ClearOSPeter BaldwinClearFoundation20007.816 ?2020-06-23XRHEL, CentOSserver, gateway, networkSome editions are free of chargeActive
CrunchBang LinuxPhilip NewboroughPhilip Newborough2008?XDebiandesktopNoneInactive
CRUXPer LidénCRUX Community20023.717 ?2022-09-26XIndependentgeneralNoneActive
Damn Small LinuxJohn Andrewsdev team20034.4.1018 ?2008-11-18XDebian, Knoppixlightweight, portableNoneInactive
DebianIan MurdockDebian Project199312.1019 ~5 years,20 10 years Freexian ELTS(paid)2025-03-15Debian Social Contract and DFSG (main was 100% free, till 2022,2122 non-free packages were optional)23Independent, inspired by Softlanding Linux System (SLS)24general, server, desktopNoneActive
Debian EduDebian Project200412.1025 ~3 years262025-03-15Debian Social Contract and DFSGDebianschoolsNoneActive
DevuanThe "Veteran Unix Admins" (VUA)The "Veteran Unix Admins" (VUA)20165.0.027 ?2023-08-15X28DebiangeneralNoneActive
DeepinWuhan Deepin Technology Co., Ltd.Wuhan Deepin Technology Co., Ltd.200423.029 ?2024-08-15XDebiangeneralNoneActive
Dragora GNU/Linux-LibreMatias A. FonzoMatias A. Fonzo20093.0-beta230 ?2023-04-26100% Free: GNU FSDG31Independent, inspired from SlackwaregeneralNoneActive
dyne:bolicJaromilJaromilx20053.0.032 ?2011-09-08100% Free: GNU FSDG33DebianmultimediaNoneInactive
Elementary OSDanielle Foréelementary LLC20118.0.134 ?2025-03-18XUbuntu, DebiangeneralNoneActive
ELinOSSYSGOSYSGO19997.135 ?2022-04XIndependentembedded systemsPartialActive
Emdebian GripEmbedded Debian ProjectEmbedded Debian Project20093.136 End-of-life2023-06-15XDebianembedded systemsNoneInactive
EndeavourOSBryan PoerwoatmodjoEndeavourOS2019Rolling?2022-09-14XArch LinuxgeneralNoneActive
Fedora LinuxFedora ProjectFedora Project20034137 1 year + 1 month2024-10-29Fedora Licensing Guidelines38Red Hat LinuxgeneralNoneActive
FreespireLindows.com, Inc.PC/OpenSystems LLC20011039 ?2023-12-07X?desktopNoneActive
Gentoo LinuxDaniel RobbinsGentoo Foundation, Inc.2002RollingRollingRollingGentoo Social ContractEnoch LinuxgeneralNoneActive
Guix SystemLudovic CourtèsLudovic Courtès, Ricardo Wurmus, the Guix community20121.4.040 Rolling2022-12-19100% Free: GNU FSDG41Independent, inspired by NixOSgeneralNoneActive
gNewSenseBrian Brazil and Paul O'MalleySam Geeraerts with sponsorship from the Free Software Foundation20064.042 ?2016-05-02100% Free: GNU FSDG43Debiangeneral, serverNoneInactive
GrmlMichael ProkopThe Grml Team20052024.0244 ?2024-02-28XDebianlive, maintenance, security, network, forensic, accessibilityNoneActive
Hyperbola GNU/Linux-libreHyperbola FoundersHyperbola Founders20170.4.445 3 years (stable), 5 years (old stable)462024-01-05100% Free: GNU FSDG47 followed in Hyperbola Social ContractArch LinuxgeneralNoneActive48
Kali LinuxMax Moser, Mati Aharoni, Martin J. MuenchOffensive Security20132025.1a49 ?2025-03-19XDebianauditing, forensic, security, networkNoneActive
KnoppixKlaus Knopperdev team20009.350 ?2022-05-05XDebianliveNoneActive
KororaChris SmartDev Team20052651 ?2017-09-16XFedoradesktopNoneInactive
LibreCMCLibreCMC teamLibreCMC team20101.5.1452 ?2023-10-03100% Free: GNU FSDG53Merged from LibreWRTembedded systemsNoneActive
LinspireLinspire, Inc.Linspire, Inc.200112 SP154 ?2023-05-29X??Commercial55Active
Linux MintClement Lefebvredev team200622.156 5 years (main editions); ~3 years (LMDE)2025-01-16XDebian (LMDE), Ubuntu (main editions)desktopNoneActive
Linux LiteJerry BezenconLinux Lite Team20127.257 ?2024-10-31XUbuntudesktopNoneActive
MageiaMageia Communitymageia.org2010958 1 year2023-09-04XMandriva LinuxgeneralNoneActive
Mandriva LinuxMandrakesoft S.A.Mandriva S.A.19982011.059 ?2011-08-28XRed Hat LinuxgeneralSome editions are free of chargeInactive
Manjaro LinuxRoland Singerdev team201260RollingRollingRollingXArch LinuxgeneralNoneActive
MEPISWarren WoodfordMEPIS LLC200311.9.9261 ?2013-08-10XDebiandesktop, serverNoneInactive
MIRACLE LINUXCybertrust JapanCybertrust Japan2000962 10 years2022-11-01XRed Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)serverNoneActive
Musix GNU+LinuxMusix teamMusix team20083.0.163 ?2014-03-13100% Free: GNU FSDG64DebianmultimediaNoneInactive
NetrunnerBlue Systemsdev team20092565 as per Debian2025-02-10XDebiandesktopNoneActive
NixOSEelco Dolstra and Armijn HemelNixOS Foundation200324.11 0.5 years2024-11-30Xgeneral, server, desktopNoneActive
Novell Open Enterprise ServerNovellNovell, Inc. dev team20032023?2022-10XSUSE Linux Enterprise ServerserverCommercial66Active
OpenELECStephan Raue, OpenELEC TeamOpenELEC Team20118.0.4?2017-06-04XKodimultimediaNoneInactive
openSUSESUSE LinuxopenSUSE Project200615.667 1.5 years682024-06-12XSlackware, Jurixgeneral, desktopNoneActive
OpenWrt?OpenWrt team200724.10.0 69?2025-02-06XIndependentembedded systemsNoneActive
OpenMandriva LxOpenMandriva AssociationOpenMandriva Association20135.070 ?2023-11-25XMandriva LinuxgeneralNoneActive
Oracle LinuxOracle CorporationOracle Corporation20069.571 ?2024-11-20XRed Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)serverNoneActive
Parabola GNU/Linux-libreParabola HackersParabola Hackers2009Rolling72Rolling2021-08-1173100% Free: GNU FSDG74 followed in Parabola Social ContractArch LinuxgeneralNoneActive
PardusScientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK)TÜBİTAK200523.275 ?2024-07-16XGentoo (2011.2) DebiangeneralNoneActive
Parrot OSLorenzo "Palinuro" FaletraParrot Dev Team20136.376 Rolling2025-01-31XDebiansecurity, desktopNoneActive
ParsixAlan BaghumianParsix Project20058.1577 ?2017-01-25XDebiandesktopNoneInactive
Parted MagicPatrick VernerParted Magic LLC.20072025_01_2278 ?2025-01-22XIndependentlive, maintenanceCommercial79Active
PCLinuxOSBill Reynoldsdev team20032022.12Semi-rolling2022-12-12XMandriva LinuxdesktopNoneActive
Pop! OSCarl RitchellSystem76201722.04 LTS80 2 years for LTS releases.

2–3 months after the next release for other releases.

2022-04-25XUbuntudesktop, laptopNoneActive
PentooMichael Zanetta, Rick Farina, Jens PranaitisPentoo20052019.1?2019-01-17XGentoo Linuxauditing, securityNoneActive
PorteusFanthomPorteus20105.0181 ?2023-09-26XSlackwarelightweight, portableNoneActive
ProteanOSLibiquity2011RollingRollingRolling100% Free: GNU FSDG82?embeddedNoneActive
Puppy LinuxBarry KaulerPuppy Foundation20039.583 ?2020-09-17XIndependent, inspired from Vector linuxlightweight, portableNoneActive
PureOSTodd WeaverPurism200910.384 Stable and Rolling2023-06-14100% Free: GNU FSDG85Debiangeneral, security, privacyNoneActive
Qubes OSJoanna RutkowskaInvisible Things Lab20124.2.486 ?2025-02-18XXen and Fedorasecurity by compartmentalization, desktopNoneActive
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)Red HatRed Hat20029.587 12 years882024-11-13XRed Hat Linux, FedorageneralCommercial8990Active
Red Hat LinuxRed HatRed Hat19950.991  alias Shrike?1994-10-31Xserver, workstationNoneInactive
Rocks Cluster DistributionUCSD Supercomputing Center, ClustercorpUCSD Supercomputing Center, Clustercorp20007.092 ?2017-12-01XRed Hat Linuxserver, workstationNoneActive
Rocky LinuxRocky Enterprise Software FoundationRocky Enterprise Software Foundation20219.593 10 years2024-11-19XRed Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)generalNoneActive
ROSA?LLC NTC IT ROSA20111394 ?2025-02-28XMandrivaserver, generalNoneActive
Sabayon LinuxFabio Erculianidev team200519.03 95?2019-03-31XGentoo LinuxgeneralNoneInactive
Salix OSCyrille Pontvieux, George Vlahavas, Pierrick Le Brun, Thorsten MühlfelderSalix team2009?XSlackwaregeneralNoneActive
Scientific LinuxCERN, Fermilabdev team20047.996 ?2020-10-20XRed Hat Linux, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)server, workstationNoneInactive
SlackwarePatrick Volkerdingdev team199315.097 ?2022-02-02XSoftlanding Linux System (SLS)generalNoneActive
SlaxTomas MatejicekTomas Matejicek200212.2.098 ?2023-10-10XDebian, Slackware (until Slax 9)liveNoneActive
SliTaz GNU/LinuxChristophe Lincolndev team2008RollingRolling2020-02-2399XIndependentportableNoneActive
SolusIkey Dohertydev team2005RollingRolling2021-07-11XPardus LinuxdesktopNoneActive
SolydXKArjen Balfoortdev team201312 100Debian packages as per Debian2023-12-04XDebiandesktopNoneActive
SparkyLinux?Sparky Linux team20127.5101 ?2024-09-18XDebiangeneral, video gamesNoneActive
Source Mage GNU/LinuxRyan Abrams, Eric Schabelldev team20020.62-11102 ?2017-09-22Source Mage Social ContractSorcerergeneralNoneActive
SteamOSValveValve20133.6.21103 ?2025-02-12XDebian (2.0) Arch Linux (3.0)video gamesNoneActive
SUSE Linux EnterpriseSUSESUSE200015104 SP510513 years per version1062023-06-20Common code base for x86-64, Power, System z, Arm64Slackware, Jurixedge, workstation, server, supercomputerCommercial107Active
Tails?Tails Development Team20096.13108 1092025-03-06XDebiansecurity-focused aimed for anonymity and privacyNoneActive
Tiny Core LinuxRobert ShingledeckerTeam Tiny Core200915.0110 ?2024-02-22XIndependent, inspired from Damn Small LinuxportableNoneActive
Trisquel GNU/LinuxRubén Rodríguez Pérez (quidam)Rubén Rodríguez Pérez (quidam)200511.0111 3 years2023-03-19100% Free: GNU FSDG112Ubuntu LTSdesktopNoneActive
TurnKey GNU/LinuxAlon Swartz, Liraz SiriTurnKey GNU/Linux Team200818.0113 Debian packages as per Debian; TurnKey packages for life of current major version (plus backports per request)2023-09-14Debian Social Contract and DFSGDebianserver based software appliance library aiming to balance security and ease of useNoneActive
Ubuntu and Derivatives114Canonical Ltd.Canonical Ltd.200424.10115 24.04.2 LTS116 Standard releases 9 months, LTS releases 5 years. Flavor LTS releases 3 or 5 years. Ubuntu Pro 10 years.2024-10-102025-02-20XDebiangeneral, server, desktop, supercomputer, IBM mainframeNoneActive
Univention Corporate ServerUnivention GmbHUnivention GmbH20045.0-8117 up to 6 months for free Core Edition; up to 7 years if maintenance is purchased, see:1182024-06-11XDebianhome, business, and schoolCore Edition is free of chargeActive
UtutoDiego Saravia, Daniel OliveraUTUTO dev team2000XS 2012?2012-04-27100% Free: GNU FSDG119Ututo XS: Gentoo Linux, Ututo UL: UbuntugeneralNoneInactive
VectorLinuxRobert S. Langedev team19997.2120 ?2017-08-28XSlackwaredesktopNoneInactive
Void LinuxJuan Romero PardinesJuan RP and contributors2008RollingRolling2022-10-17XIndependent, partially inspired by FreeBSD/NetBSDgeneralNoneActive
WebconvergerKai HendryWebconverger Limited200735.0121 ?2016-05-19XDebiankiosk software, digital signageCommercialInactive
XandrosXandros IncorporatedXandros Incorporated20014.2 ?2007-07-26XCorel Linux?CommercialInactive
ZentyaleBox TechnologieseBox Technologies20058.0122 ?2024-02-26XDebian, Ubuntusmall business serverSome editions are free of charge?
ZenwalkJean-Philippe Guillemindev team200415.0-221106123 ?2022-11-06XSlackwaregeneralNoneActive
Zorin OSZorin GroupZorin Group200917.2124 ?2024-09-19XUbuntugeneral, desktopZorin OS Lite & Core are free, while Business and Ultimate are paidActive
DistributionFounderMaintainerInitial release yearCurrent stable versionSecurity updates (years)Release dateSystem distribution commitmentForked fromTarget audienceCostStatus

Technical

The table below shows the default file system, but many Linux distributions support some or all of ext2, ext3, ext4, Btrfs, ReiserFS, Reiser4, JFS, XFS, GFS2, OCFS2, and NILFS. It is possible to install Linux onto most of these file systems. The ext file systems, namely ext2, ext3, and ext4 are based on the original Linux file system.

File systems have been developed by companies to meet their specific needs, by hobbyists, or adapted from Unix, Microsoft Windows, and other operating systems. Linux has full support for XFS and JFS, FAT (the DOS file system), and HFS, the main file system for the Macintosh. Support for Microsoft Windows NT's NTFS file system has been developed and is now comparable with other native Unix file systems. CDs, DVDs, and Blu-ray discs' ISO 9660 and Universal Disk Format (UDF) are supported.

Unlike other operating systems, Linux and Unix allow any file system regardless of the medium it is stored on, whether that medium is a magnetic disk, an optical disk (CD, DVD, etc.), a USB flash memory key, or even contained within a file located on another file system. Similarly, many C compilers (mainly GNU Compiler Collection (GCC)), init systems (mainly sysvinit), desktop environments and window managers are widely supported.

DistributionDefault Linux kernelDefault file systemDefault init systemInstall-time desktop environment or window manager selectionReproducible builds
Alpine LinuxBinary blobsext4openrcnoneIn progress125
ALT LinuxBinary blobsext3systemdKDE Plasma Workspaces, XfceNo
Arch LinuxBinary blobs126none127systemdAwesome, bspwm, Budgie, Cinnamon, COSMIC, CuteFish, Deepin, Enlightenment, GNOME, Hyprland, i3, KDE, LXQt, MATE, Qtile, Sway, Xfce128In progress129
BLAGLinux-libreext3sysvinitGNOMENo
Bodhi LinuxBinary blobsext4systemdMoksha (Enlightenment fork)No
CanaimaBinary blobs130?systemdGNOME, KDE Plasma and XfceNo
CentOSBinary blobs131xfssystemdGNOMENo
ChakraBinary blobsext4systemdKDE Plasma WorkspacesNo
Chimera LinuxBinary blobsnonedinitGNOME, KDE PlasmaNo
Clear Linux OS???GNOME
ClearOSBinary blobsext3systemdnone (Web based)No
CoreOSBinary blobsext4systemdNoneNo
CrunchBang LinuxBinary blobsext4sysvinitOpenboxNo
Damn Small LinuxBinary blobsext3sysvinitJWMNo
DebianLinux-libre(debian)132 with separate non-free binary blobs hosted and sponsored.133ext4systemdGNOME, KDE, Xfce, LXDE134In progress135136
DevuanBinary blobsext4sysvinitXfceNo
Dragora GNU/Linux-LibreLinux-libreext4runitXfceNo
dyne:bolicLinux-libre?systemdGNOMENo
FedoraBinary blobsbtrfs137systemdGNOME (default Workstation Edition), Spins for: KDE, Xfce, Cinnamon, MATE (with Compiz), i3, LXQt, LXDE, Phosh, Sway and BudgieIn progress138
FuntooBinary blobsnoneopenrcNoneNo
GentooBy default, there are no binary blobs in the kernel. Binary blobs can be installed, but the user must edit a file to accept any license. 139noneopenrcAwesome, Enlightenment, Fluxbox, GNOME, KDE, LXDE-Meta, Openbox, XBMC and Xfce (live DVD)140No
gNewSenseLinux-libre(debian), and (unlike Debian) blobs cannot be installed141ext3sysvinitGNOMENo
Guix SystemLinux-libre, Hurd (in progress)142143ext4GNU ShepherdGNOME, Xfce, MATE, Enlightenment, Openbox, awesome, i3, ratpoison, EXWMIn progress144145
Hyperbola GNU/Linux-libreLinux-librenoneopenrc146noneNo
Kali LinuxBinary blobsext4systemdGNOMENo
KnoppixBinary blobsxfsmicroknoppixLXDENo
LibreCMC147Binary blobsext4busybox-initnoneNo
Linux Mint148Binary blobs149ext4systemdMATE, Cinnamon, KDE 4, XFCENo
MageiaBinary blobsext4systemdKDE Plasma Workspaces, GNOMENo
Mandriva LinuxBinary blobsext4systemdKDE Plasma WorkspacesNo
Manjaro LinuxBinary blobsnone150systemdXfce, KDE, GNOME151No
MEPISBinary blobsext4sysvinitKDE Plasma WorkspacesNo
MIRACLE LINUXBinary blobsext4systemdGNOMENo
Musix GNU+Linux152Linux-libreext4initscriptsLXDENo
NixOSBinary blobs or Linux-libre153nonesystemdGNOME or KDE Plasma (Default), CDE, Cinnamon, Enlightment, Kodi, Lumina, LXQt, MATE, Pantheon, Phosh, RetroArch, Xfce, Xterm. 40 window managers154In progress155
OpenELECBinary blobsSquashFSshell scriptXBMC Media CenterNo
openSUSEBinary blobsbtrfssystemdKDE Plasma Workspaces, GNOME, XfceIn progress156
OpenWrtBinary blobsoverlayfs+SquashFS/JFFS2157procd158noneIn progress159
Parabola GNU/Linux-libreLinux-librenoneopenrc or systemdnoneNo
PardusBinary blobsext4systemdKDE Plasma WorkspacesNo
ParsixBinary blobsext4systemdGNOMENo
PCLinuxOSBinary blobsnonesysvinitKDE Plasma Workspaces, GNOME, LXDE, Xfce, Enlightenment, OpenboxNo
PentooBinary blobsSquashFSopenrcEnlightenmentNo
PorteusBinary blobs?sysvinitKDE, LXDE, Xfce, Openbox, Razor-qtNo
Puppy LinuxBinary blobsSquashFS containing ext2busybox-initJWMNo
PureOSLinux-libre(debian). Binary blobs are not hosted and discouraged while can be manually installed.160ext4systemdGNOMENo
Red Hat Enterprise LinuxBinary blobsxfssystemdGNOMENo
Rxart DesktopBinary blobsext3?KDE Plasma WorkspacesNo
Sabayon LinuxBinary blobsext4161systemdKDE Plasma Workspaces, GNOMENo
Scientific LinuxBinary blobsext4sysvinit, systemd162GNOMENo
SlackwareBinary blobs163?RC.d and sysvinit compatibleKDE, XFCE Fluxbox, Blackbox, fvwm2 twmNo
SlaxBinary blobsSquashFSsysvinitKDE Plasma WorkspacesNo
SliTaz GNU/LinuxBinary blobsext3busybox-initOpenboxNo
SolusBinary blobsext4systemdBudgie, Gnome, MATE, KDENo
Source Mage GNU/LinuxBinary blobsext2simpleinit-msbnoneNo
SteamOSBinary blobsbtrfs, ext4164systemdSteam, KDE Plasma165No
SUSE Linux Enterprise DesktopBinary blobs166btrfs167systemdGNOMENo
TailsVanilla Linux168?systemdGNOMEReproducible ISO and USB images169170
TrisquelLinux-libre?systemdMATENo
TurnKey GNU/LinuxBinary blobsext4systemdnone - headless server by design; provides Webmin for administrationNo
Ubuntu/EdubuntuBinary blobs171ext4172systemdGNOMENo
Ubuntu GNOMEBinary blobsext4systemdGNOME 3No
Ubuntu MATEBinary blobsext4systemdMATENo
KubuntuBinary blobsext4173systemdKDE Plasma WorkspacesNo
XubuntuBinary blobsext4174systemdXfceNo
LubuntuBinary blobsext4systemdLXQtNo
UtutoUtuto XS (stable) is de-blobbed with Linux-libre tools.175 Ututo UL (development) uses Linux-libre. Ututo UL means "Ubuntu-Libre"ext3systemdGNOMENo
VectorLinuxBinary blobsReiserFSsysvinitKDE, Openbox, Fluxbox, IceWM, XfceNo
Void LinuxBinary blobsnonerunitnoneNo
WebconvergerBinary blobsgitfssysvinitdwm enforcing a Browser-only interfaceNo
XBMC LiveBinary blobsext3systemdXBMC Media CenterNo
ZentyalBinary blobsext4systemdLXDENo
ZenwalkBinary blobsext4sysvinitXfceNo
DistributionDefault Linux kernelDefault file systemDefault init systemInstall-time desktop environment or window manager selectionReproducible builds

Instruction set architecture support

Linux kernel portability to instruction set architectures other than x86, was an early feature added to the kernel.

Distributionx86x86-64armia64ppc176ppc64sparc32sparc64hppa177loongarch64mips178shs390s390xalpha179m68k180riscv
Alpine LinuxYesYesYesNoNoYesNoNoNoYesNoNoNoYesNoNoriscv643.20+
Arch LinuxUnofficial181Official discontinued 2017-11-08182YesUnofficial183NoDiscontinued unofficial portUnofficial184NoNoNoUnofficial185NoNoNoNoNoNoUnofficial186
BackTrackDiscontinued from BackTrack 5 and superseded by Kali Linux187Discontinued from BackTrack 5 and superseded by Kali LinuxDiscontinued from BackTrack 5 and superseded by Kali LinuxNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
BLAGYesYesNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Bodhi LinuxYesYesDiscontinued2013-10-23188NoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
BOSS LinuxYesYes?NoYesYesNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
CentOSAltArchYesAltArchDiscontinued3.5-3.84.1-4.7189Beta, Discontinued4.0AltArchBeta4.2190191NoNoNoNoNoDiscontinued3.5-3.84.1-4.7192193Discontinued3.5-3.84.1-4.7194195Discontinued4.2-4.3196197198NoNo
ChakraNoYes?NoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Chimera LinuxNoYesYesNoNoYesNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoYes
Clear Linux OS?Yes??NoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
CRUXYesYesNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Debian199YesYes4.0+Yes2.2+Discontinued3.0-7.0200Discontinued2.2-8YesDiscontinued2.1-4.0201Discontinued-7202Discontinued3.0-5.0Official port requested203Yes3.0+In progressDiscontinued3.0-7Yes7+Discontinued2.1-5.0Discontinued2.0-3.1Officially testing204
DevuanYesYesYesNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Dragora GNU/Linux-LibreYesYesNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
dyne:bolicYesNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Fedora205Discontinued from Fedora 30YesYes206Discontinued from Fedora 9207Discontinued from Fedora 17YesNoInactive from Fedora 12208NoIn progressInactive from Fedora 13209NoNoYesNoNoIn progress210
FinnixYesYesNoNoYesYesNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Gentoo211YesYesYes212YesYesYesYesYesYesYes213Yes214215YesYesYesYesYesYes216
gNewSenseYesYesNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNoNoNoNoNo
Guix System217YesYesYes, ARMv7 and AArch64NoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoIn progress218
Hyperbola GNU/Linux-libreYesYesNoNoNoIn progress219NoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoIn progress220
Kali LinuxYesYesYesNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
LibreCMCNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoYes XBurstNoNoNoNoNoNo
Manjaro LinuxYesUnofficial221YesYes222NoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
MEPISYesYesYesNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
MIRACLE LINUXDiscontinued8.0YesNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Musix GNU+LinuxYesNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
NixOSUnofficialYesYesNoUnofficialUnofficialNoNoNoNoNoNoUnofficialUnofficialNoUnofficialUnofficial
OpenELECYesYesYesNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
openSUSE LeapNoYesv7 64NoNoppc64leNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
openSUSE TumbleweedYesYesv6 v7 64NoNoYesNoNoNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNoRV64G
OpenWrt223YesYesYesNoYesNoNoNoNoNoYesYesNoNoNoNoNo
Oracle Linux224YesYesNoDiscontinued5225NoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Parabola GNU/Linux-libreYesYesYes, ARMv7226227NoNoTest release228NoNoNoNoDiscontinued229NoNoNoNoNoTest release230
Red Flag LinuxDiscontinued8.0231Discontinued8.0232NoDiscontinued3233NoDiscontinued3234NoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Red Hat Linux235Discontinued9.0NoNoDiscontinued7.1-7.2Test release5.1236NoDiscontinued4.0-4.25.1-6.2Test release5.1237NoNoTest release5.1238NoDiscontinued7.2YesDiscontinued2.1-7.1Test release5.1239No
Red Hat Enterprise Linux240Discontinued2.1-6241Yes3+Yes242Discontinued2.1-5243Yes3+Yes3+NoNoNoNoNoNoDiscontinued3-4244Yes3+NoNoNo
Sabayon LinuxDiscontinuedYesNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Scientific LinuxYesYesNoDiscontinued3-4NoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
SHRNoNoYesNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
SlackwareYesYesYesNoNoNoDiscontinued?245NoNoNoNoNoDiscontinued?246Discontinued?247Discontinued8.1248NoNo
SolusNoYesNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Source Mage GNU/LinuxYesYesNoNoYesNoNoNoNo?NoNoNoNoNoNoNo
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server249YesYesAArch64 only250YesYesYesNoNoNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNoNo
Trisquel GNU/LinuxYesYesNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
TurnKey GNU/LinuxSelected ISOsavailableYesNo - but under development by communityNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Ubuntu/Kubuntu/Xubuntu/LubuntuDiscontinued from Ubuntu 20.04YesYes, including 64-bit ARMv8-ANoYesYesNoNoNoNoNoNoNoUbuntu only, 16.04+251NoNoNo
UtutoYesYesNoNoNoNoNoNoNoIn progressNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Void LinuxYesYesYesNoUnofficial252Unofficial253NoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
XBMCbuntuYesNoYesNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Yellow Dog LinuxNoNoNoNoYesYesNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Distributionx86x86-64armia64ppcppc64sparc32sparc64hppaloongsonmipsshs390s390xalpham68kriscv

Package management and installation

Information on features in the distributions. Package numbers are only approximate. Some distributions like Debian tend to separate tools into different packages – usually stable release, development release, documentation and debug. Also counting the source package number varies. For debian and rpm based entries it is just the base to produce binary packages, so the total number of packages is the number of binary packages. For Arch based entries, it is additional.

DistributionFree software repositoriesApproximate number of pre-compiled packagesApproximate number of source packagesDefault package management tool(s)Package formatDefault installerGraphical installation processNetinstallNetboot
Alpine LinuxFree, and nonfree13,888254255?apk.apksetup-alpineNo?iPXE256
ALT LinuxFree, and nonfree8,300257?APT (APT-RPM), RPMRPMYes??
Arch LinuxFree, and nonfree13,75125890,138 from AUR259Pacman.pkg.tar.zst260arch-install-scripts261 and archinstaller262NoYesiPXE
BLAGFree only10,000263?RPM, yum, APTRPMYesNoNo
Bodhi LinuxFree, and nonfree264265?APT.dpkgUbiquityYes??
CanaimaFree, and nonfree??APT.debdebian-installerYes??
CentOSFree, and nonfree6,813266267?RPM, yum/up2dateRPMAnacondaYesYes?
ChakraFree, and nonfree3,074268CCR: 5,342269Pacman (will be replaced by Akabei in future).pkg.tar.xzPackage manager in development??
Chimera LinuxFree, and nonfree12,8262,648apk.apkNoneNoYesNo
ClearOSFree, and nonfree270?RPM, yumRPMNo??
Clear Linux OS???Swupd?????
CrunchBang LinuxFree, and nonfree271272?APT.debYes??
DebianFree, and nonfree171,93727328,923274APT.debDebian-InstallerYesYesPXE
DevuanFree, and nonfree275276?APT.debDebian-InstallerYesYesPXE
Dragora GNU/Linux-LibreFree only484?pkgsystem.tlz?NoNoNo
dyne:bolicFree only??APT.debDebian-InstallerYesNoNo
FedoraFree, and nonfree68,41927741,231278DNF, yum, PackageKitRPMAnacondaYesYes?
GentooFree, and nonfree10,00027919,092280281Portage.ebuild, .tbz2None (third-party install scripts only)Yes282YesPXE
gNewSenseFree only??APT.debDebian-InstallerYesYesNo
Guix SystemFree only20,57128320,571Guix.scm, .goguix system init284Yes285Yes286No
Hyperbola GNU/Linux-libreFree only6,128287?Pacman.pkg.tar.lzNone (third-party install scripts only)NoYes?
KnoppixFree, and nonfree288289?APT.debNo??
LibreCMCFree only826???NoNoNo
Linux MintFree, and nonfree290291?APT.debUbiquityYes??
MageiaFree, and nonfree17,283 (i586), 11,409 (x86-64)2928,834293urpmi, rpmdrakeRPMDrakXYesYes?
Mandriva LinuxFree, and nonfree22,600?urpmi, rpmdrakeRPMDrakXYes??
Manjaro LinuxFree, and nonfree?294295Pacman.pkg.tar.xzCalamares296Yes297YesiPXE
MEPISFree, and nonfree298299?APT.debMEPIS InstallYes??
MIRACLE LINUXFree, and nonfree7,1092,899RPM, yum, dnfRPMAnacondaYesYesNo
Musix GNU+LinuxFree only1,819?APT.debDebian-InstallerYesNoNo
NixOSFree, and nonfree71,311300124,166301nix.nixCalamaresYesYes302Yes303
OpenELECFree, and nonfree140304?XBMCbuntu addon manager, own and 3rd party addons.zipYes??
openSUSEFree, and nonfree42,236 with PackMan30534,000YaST, ZypperRPMYaSTYesYes?
OpenWrtFree, and nonfree2,000?opkg.ipk-No??
Parabola GNU/Linux-libreFree only23,000306?Pacman.pkg.tar.xzNone (third-party install scripts only) or CalamaresYesYes?
PardusFree, and nonfree4,000?APT.debDebian-InstallerYes??
ParsixFree, and nonfree30730814,900APT.debYes??
PCLinuxOSFree, and nonfree12,000?APT, RPMRPMYes??
PuppyFree, and nonfree700?PupGet, DotPup.pup, .petYes??
Red Hat Enterprise LinuxFree, and nonfree3,000 (plus 9,155 from EPEL309)?RPM, yumRPMAnacondaYes??
RxartFree, and nonfree310311?APT.debYes??
Sabayon LinuxFree, and nonfree312?Portage, Entropyebuild, .tbz2CalamaresYes??
ScientificFree, and nonfree313?APT/yumRPMYes??
SlackwareFree, and nonfree2,2927,705 from SlackBuilds314slackpkgtgz, .txz, .tlz, .tbzbash script315NoYesYes
SlaxFree, and nonfree2,050?none.lzm??
SliTaz GNU/LinuxFree, and nonfree3,381316?Tazpkg.tazpkgtazinstYesiPXEiPXE
SolusFree, and nonfree9,500?eopkg.eopkgos-installerYesNoNo
Source Mage GNU/LinuxFree, and nonfree1188,876Sorcery Package ManagersrcYes??
SUSE LinuxFree, and nonfree24,09411,385YaST, ZypperRPMYaSTYes??
Tiny Core LinuxFree, and nonfree25,160?ab, tce-loadtcztc-install, core2usbYes??
Tiny SliTazFree, and nonfree50?Web site317tazpkgNo?iPXE
TrisquelFree only52,748318?APT.debUbiquityYesYes?
TurnKey GNU/LinuxFree, and nonfree319320 (plus ≈30 custom packages)21,041321 (currently TurnKey only supplies source code for custom packages)APT.debDI-Live (custom fork of Debian Installer)NoNoNo
Ubuntu, Kubuntu, XubuntuFree, and nonfree110,06632232332424,474325APT.debUbiquityYesYesPXE
UtutoFree only5,000?UTUTO Package Managerebuild??NoNo
Vector LinuxFree, and nonfree??slapt-get, gslapt, installpkgtgzYes??
Void LinuxFree, nonfree and multilib6,0006,719xbps.xbpsncurses scriptYesYesNo
XBMC LiveFree, and nonfree??APT.debNo??
ZentyalFree, and nonfree326327?APT.debdpkgYes??
ZenwalkFree, and nonfree2,000?netpkg, installpkg, upgradepkgtgz, txzYes??
DistributionFree software repositoriesApproximate number of pre-compiled packagesApproximate number of source packagesDefault package management toolsPackage formatDefault installerGraphical installation processNetinstallNetboot

Live media

DistributionSize of media (MB)RAM use (MB)Boots from CDBoots from DVDInstallable live CD/DVDInstallable from USB
Alpine Linux63 (Virtual) 1,019 (Xen)328min 96 GUI 2,048329YesYesYesYes
Arch Linux742min 80YesYesYesYes
AUSTRUMI426YesYesYesYes
BLAG Linux and GNU696?YesNo?
Bodhi Linux1,02480YesYesYesYes
CentOS603 (Minimal) 4,096 (DVD)YesYesYes (installable since 6.0)Yes
Chakra2,150NoYesYesYes
Chimera Linux649 to 1,223?YesYesYesYes
Clear Linux OS4,443?????
Damn Small Linux50330+33124332 to 64333YesYesYesYes
Debian1,420334335Up to 2,048336YesYesYesYes
Devuan868YesYesYesYes
Dragora GNU/Linux-Libre655?Yes???
dyne:bolic1,650?up to version 2.xYes??
Fedora1,434256 to 1,024YesYesYesYes
Gentoo260 (Minimal) 2,048 (Live DVD)up to 128YesYesYesYes
gNewSense3371,200512??Yes?
Grml46032 to 128YesNoYesYes
Guix System338814233NoYesYesYes
Hyperbola GNU/Linux-libre1,124?up to version 0.3.xYesYesYes
Knoppix CD700128 to 320YesYesOnly DVD edition is maintained
Knoppix DVD4,813128 to 500NoYes
LibreCMC??NoNoNoNo
Mandriva Linux One700128 to 768YesYesYesYes
Manjaro Linux473 to 2,200339256 to 1,024YesYesYesYes
MEPIS700 to 4,000128 to 512YesYesYesYes
Musix GNU+Linux2,000?NoYesYesYes
Nanolinux18≈64YesYesYesYes
NixOS780 (Minimal) 1,700 (Plasma) 2,200 (GNOME)?YesYesYesYes
openGEU700192 to 512YesYes
openSUSE (Not 42.1)700128 to 768YesYesYesYes
OpenWrtmin 4min 16NoNoNoNo
Parabola GNU/Linux-libre400 to 3,300?YesYesYesYes
Pardus1,256 to 1,276256 to 1,024YesYesYesYes
PCLinuxOS130 to 70096 to 512YesYesYesYes
Pentoo666 and 70048 to 96YesYesBy hand340By hand
Porteus224 to 373min 36??YesYes
Puppy Linux (Slacko)23532 to 192YesYesYesYes
Puredyne542YesYesYesYes
Sabayon Linux Live CD695YesYesYesYes
Sabayon Linux Live DVD2,400NoYesYesYes
Scientific Linux431 to 2,300341640YesYesYesYes
Slackware2,60064 to 1,024342YesYesYesYes
Slax20096 to 320YesYesYes
Solus1,2001,024NoYesYesYes
SystemRescueCD459YesYesYesYes
SliTaz GNU/Linux5048 to 256YesYesYesYes
Tails≈900≈1,024NoYesYesYes (when run from DVD)
Tiny Core Linux17 (Core) 248 (Core Plus)34328 to 128344YesYesYesYes
Tiny SliTaz1.444YesYesBy SliTazBy SliTaz
Trisquel1,500345384YesYesYesYes
TurnKey GNU/Linux Core (base) appliance ISO212~173YesYesYesYes
Ubuntu1,700346384YesYesYesYes
Edubuntu2,900347YesYesYes
Kubuntu1,400348384YesYesYesYes
Xubuntu1,200349256YesYesYesYes
Ututo3,500?NoYesYes?
XBMC Live700256 to 1,024YesNoYesYes
Zentyal600256YesYesYesYes
DistributionSize of media (MB)RAM use (MB)Boots from CDBoots from DVDInstallable live CD/DVDInstallable from USB

Security features

DistributionCompile time buffer checksMandatory access controlSoftware executable space protectiongrsecurityRSBAC
Alpine LinuxYes350Un­knownPaXDiscontinued in 3.8.0Un­known
Arch LinuxUn­knownSELinux(Unofficial)351,AppArmorUn­knownUn­knownUn­known
BLAGUn­knownUn­knownUn­knownUn­knownUn­known
Android (operating system)YesYes, since Android MarshmallowOptionalOptionalOptional
Clear Linux OSUn­knownUn­knownUn­knownUn­knownUn­known
DebianYesSELinux, AppArmorPaX optionalOptionalOptional
Dragora GNU/Linux-LibreUn­knownUn­knownUn­knownUn­knownUn­known
dyne:bolicUn­knownUn­knownUn­knownUn­knownUn­known
FedoraYesSELinux352Exec Shield353NoNo
GentooOptionalSELinux, AppArmorPaX optionalOptionalOptional
gNewSenseUn­knownSELinux, AppArmor354Un­knownUn­knownUn­known
Guix SystemUn­knownUn­knownUn­knownUn­knownUn­known
LibreCMCUn­knownUn­knownUn­knownUn­knownUn­known
MandrivaUn­knownAppArmorUn­knownUn­knownYes
MIRACLE LINUXUn­knownSELinuxUn­knownNoUn­known
Musix GNU+LinuxUn­knownUn­knownUn­knownUn­knownUn­known
Parabola GNU/Linux-libreUn­knownOptional355Un­knownOptional356Un­known
SlackwareUn­knownAppArmor, tomoyoUn­knownUn­knownOptional
SUSE LinuxYesAppArmor357Hardware NX and other methods in mainline kernel and toolchain358NoNo
SolusYesAppArmorUn­knownNoUn­known
TrisquelUn­knownSELinux, AppArmor359Un­knownUn­knownUn­known
UbuntuYes360SELinux, AppArmor 361PaX optionalOptionalOptional
UtutoUn­knownUn­knownUn­knownUn­knownUn­known

Apple Silicon Support

DistributionDirect InstallWorking VirtualisationCommunity Version
KaliUn­knownYes362
UbuntuUn­knownYes363
FedoraUn­knownYes364

See also

  • Free and open-source software portal
  • Linux portal

Notes

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  264. Based on Debian

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  266. Based on Fedora

  267. yum list all command, CentOS Linux 8

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  271. Based on Debian

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  274. From the Sources.gz files in the main, contrib and non-free sections of Debian Buster. On the 2020-06-12, Debian Sid, the development release, have 31717 source packages. http://httpredir.debian.org/debian/dists/buster/main/source/Sources.gz

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  277. "Fedora Packages". packages.fedoraproject.org. Retrieved 22 May 2023. https://packages.fedoraproject.org/

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  282. Can be installed graphically (GTK+ and ncurses), but traditionally done by command line (install cd, live cd, netboot, and from distributions).

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  290. Based on Debian

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  296. "Calamares – The universal installer framework". Retrieved 3 February 2018. https://calamares.io/

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  298. Based on Debian

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  300. "Hydra - Evaluation 1806590 of jobset nixpkgs:trunk". https://hydra.nixos.org/eval/1806590?filter=x86_64-linux&compare=1806590&full=#tabs-still-succeed

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  309. "EPEL". FedoraProject. 26 May 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2016. https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/EPEL

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  311. "All Debian packages in "sid"" (TXT). Packages.debian.org. Retrieved 14 March 2023. https://packages.debian.org/sid/allpackages?format=txt.gz

  312. Based on Gentoo

  313. Based on Fedora

  314. "SlackBuilds.org". slackbuilds.org. https://slackbuilds.org/result/?search=&sv=14.2

  315. found this in /usr/lib/setup/setup

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  319. Based on Debian

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  321. From the Sources.gz files in the main, contrib and non-free sections of Debian Jessie. On the 2015-11-21, Debian Sid, the development release, have 24757 source packages. http://httpredir.debian.org/debian/dists/jessie/main/source/Sources.gz

  322. Based on Debian

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  324. "All Ubuntu packages in "kinetic"" (TXT). Packages.ubuntu.com. Retrieved 14 March 2023. https://packages.ubuntu.com/kinetic/allpackages?format=txt.gz

  325. From the Sources.gz files in the main,universe, multiverse and restricted sections of Ubuntu Wily. https://web.archive.org/web/20151122065828/http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/wily/main/source/Sources.gz

  326. Based on Debian

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  328. "Index of /alpine/latest-stable/releases/x86_64/". 5 December 2024. Retrieved 30 December 2024. https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/latest-stable/releases/x86_64/

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  354. Based on Debian

  355. "Xtreme - ParabolaWiki". wiki.parabola.nu. https://wiki.parabola.nu/Xtreme

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  359. Based on Ubuntu

  360. "Ubuntu Security/Features". Retrieved 16 May 2021. https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Features

  361. "Ubuntu Security/Features". Retrieved 16 May 2021. https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Features

  362. "Get Kali". https://www.kali.org/get-kali/#kali-installer-images

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