Comparison of Linux distributions

The tables specifically do not include subjective viewpoints on the merits of each operating system. For this kind of information, please see operating system advocacy.

To compare Linux distributions with other operating systems, please see comparison of operating systems.

=General=

Basic general information about the distributions: creator/producer, release date/latest version, cost/license etc.

=Technical=

Information on technical aspects of the distributions.

=Features=

Information on features in the distributions.

According to [http://qa.mandriva.com/twiki/bin/view/Main/ReleasesHistory History of Mandrakelinux releases]. By default main and restricted repositories are enabled. Universe and multiverse repositories can be added.

= See also =

*List of Linux distributions *Comparison of operating systems *Comparison of file systems *Operating system advocacy

= External links =

*[http://bhami.com/rosetta.html Rosetta Stone for Unix] *[http://distrowatch.com/ DistroWatch.com] - Compares all significant Linux distributions in detail, and was a source for some information shown here. *[http://lwn.net/Distributions/ LWN.net Linux Distribution List] - A comprehensive list of hundreds of distributions, including historical ones.