Linux distributions

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Linux is available in many different flavors, each with different merits and weaknesses. There is no "official" version of Linux. The various flavors (or "distributions") each "fork" off from the original Unix sources at various different points; the details of this could form an article all by themselves.

Reference

• Wikipedia

The List

• ArchLinux (wiki)
• CentOS
• Damn Small Linux (DSL)
• Debian (http://debian.org/)
  • Mepis: includes ndiswrapper
  • Knoppix: live CD only
    • Morphix (wiki): live CD with install (currently in beta)
  • Ubuntu
• Fedora Core (formerly Red Hat Linux)
• Gentoo (unofficial wiki)
• Lunar Linux: user-customized kernel
• Slackware
  • VectorLinux
• SymphonyOS
• SUSE
• PCLinuxOS (formerly PCLinux)

Notes

• Knoppix says it is Debian-based here (thanks, Tim!)