Linux Distributions

List of GNU/Linux distributions. Page contains Linux distributions still on active development. There are few categories of audience, which of most interest should be 'general audience' and old hardware owners. General audience focuses on possibly general Linux users, while old hardware users focuses on users who would wish to move to Linux due to outdated hardware.

  • Fedora Desktop
    Fedora
    Author:
    Fedora Project
    Active since:
    Audience:
    General audience
    License:
    GNU GPL
  • Danix desktop
    Danix
    Author:
    Danix Team
    Active since:
    Audience:
    Czech language speakers
    License:
    GNU GPL
  • Baltix Desktop
    Baltix
    Author:
    Mantas Kriaučiūnas
    Active since:
    Audience:
    Lithuanian language speakers
    License:
    GNU GPL
  • Desktop
    Damn Small Linux
    Author:
    John Andrews
    Active since:
    Audience:
    Limited disk owners
    License:
    GNU GPL
  • Kanotix desktop
    Kanotix
    Author:
    Jörg Schirottke
    Active since:
    Audience:
    Live CD users
    License:
    Debian Free Software Guidelines
  • Arch Linux Desktop
    Arch Linux
    Author:
    Judd Vinet, Aaron Griffin
    Active since:
    Audience:
    General audience
    License:
    GNU GPL
  • Lunar Linux Desktop
    Lunar Linux
    Author:
    The Lunar Linux Team
    Active since:
    Audience:
    Advanced Linux Users
    License:
    GNU GPLv2
  • Crux Desktop
    CRUX
    Author:
    Per Lidén
    Active since:
    Audience:
    Advanced Linux users
    License:
    GNU GPL
  • Knoppix Desktop
    Knoppix
    Author:
    Klaus Knopper
    Active since:
    Audience:
    LiveCD users; Linux Beginners
    License:
    GNU GPL
  • Desktop
    Omoikane (ARMA)
    Author:
    Japan Omoikane Co., Ltd.
    Active since:
    Audience:
    Japanese language speakers
    License:
    GNU GPL
  • Not available
    Linux From Scratch
    Author:
    Gerard Beekmans
    Active since:
    Audience:
    Advanced Linux Users
    License:
    Creative Commons license, MIT License
  • Not available
    uClinux
    Author:
    D. Jeff Dionne, Kenneth Albanowski
    Active since:
    Audience:
    Embedded platform owners
    License:
    GNU GPL

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