- Copyright (C) 2010-2012 Andreas Lundqvist, Donjan Rodic, Mohammed A. Mustafa
- Copyright (C) 2016 Konimex
- Copyright (C) 2016-2019 Fabio Loli
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Original source: http://futurist.se/gldt/
Current source: https://github.com/FabioLolix/LinuxTimeline
See CONTRIBUTING
If you want to build your own version, make sure you have gnuclad installed.
To install gnuclad, you can download the source at https://launchpad.net/gnuclad
For Arch users, use the AUR: https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/gnuclad/
After you have installed gnuclad, to build just the svg, run:
gnuclad gldt.csv SVG gldt.conf
You can run the script build.sh to build the svg, png, and the tarball
containing the source, Inkscape is required to convert from svg to png.
This section is used to track aging distributions as per guidelines in CONTRIBUTING.
If anything on this list is past their expiration date as defined in CONTRIBUTING, you may delete them from this list, and discontinue their distro as per the guidelines.
| Distro | Latest release | version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lunar Linux | 2014-10-11 | 1.7.0 | http://www.lunar-linux.org/2017/10/18/we-are-still-very-much-alive/ |
| Distro | Latest release | version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ChaletOS | 2016-07-12 | 16.04.2 | |
| Point Linux | 2016-06-21 | 3.2 agni | |
| Simplicity | 2016-07-31 | 16.07 | discontinued |
| Viperr | 2016-08-15 | 0.9 (Fedora 24) | Viperr10 alpha1 2017-09-28 |
| Sonar | 2016-11-02 | 17.01-alpha | discontinued |
| Distro | Latest release | version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanglu | 2017-06-11 | 4.0 | |
| Distro | Latest release | version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| MorpheusArchLinux | 2018-10-27 | 2018.4 | |
| NayuOS | 2018-08-24 | r68 | |
| Pending new release or more info | |
|---|---|
| Bitkey | |
| Bliss OS | |
| DietPi | |
| cinelive | |
| io GNU/Linux | |
| RasPlex/OpenPHT-Embedded | |
| xBian | |
| Stable | |
|---|---|
| Anarchy Linux | Arch |
| Fatdog 64 | |
| Feren OS | Linux Mint |
| FreePBX | |
| Linux Kodachi | |
| Pearl Linux | |
| Subgraph OS | |
| TalkingArch | |
| Uruk | |
| Beta | ||
|---|---|---|
| Enso OS | development | Ubuntu |
| VeltOS | development | Arch |
| Alpha or early stage | ||
|---|---|---|
| Adélie Linux | development | vaguely related to Alpine Linux, use APK package manager |
| Archphile | development | Arch Linux ARM (embedded) |
| CLIP OS | development | Gentoo hardened |
| CoreELEC | development | LibreELEC |
| Crankshaft | development | Raspbian? (embedded) |
| /e/ | development | Android |
| Liri | development | Arch |
| LudOS | development | LibreELEC |
| Maemo Leste | development | Devuan (embedded) |
| postmarketOS | development | Alpine (embedded) |
| Waiting list | ||
|---|---|---|
| Ataraxia Linux | development | independent, use its own fork of "pkgutils" from CRUX |
| batocera.linux | development | Recalbox |
| CAE Linux | pinguybuilder | Xubuntu |
| Condres OS | development | Arch |
| CopperheadOS | development | Android |
| EasyOS | Puppy/Quirky? | |
| ExTix | refracta | |
| Flatcar Linux | development | Container Linux |
| Gentoo Studio | development | Gentoo |
| MagpieOS | development | Arch |
| paranoidandroid | Android | |
| Phoenix | Android/Android-x86 | |
| PrimeOS | Android-x86 | |
| Reborn OS | development | Arch |
| Recalbox | development | |
| Replicant | Android | |
| Resurrection Remix OS | Android | |
| RetroPie | development | |
| RetrOrangePi | development | |
| More information needed | |
|---|---|
| 0Linux | when has stopped precisely? |
| Bridge | when has stopped precisely? |
| Sonar GNU/Linux | when has stopped precisely? |
| Simplicity | when has stopped precisely? |
| Tanglu | when has stopped precisely? |
Independent French Linux distribution built from scratch. Discontinued (website disappeared before the usual 3 after the last release) ArchiveOS Distrowatch Tuxfamily
Discontinued, Debian based thin client Distrowatch
Discontinued, Debian based for multimedia ArchiveOS Distrowatch
Discontinued ArchiveOS Distrowatch
BBQLinux is based on Arch Linux and is fully compatible with it, an additional repository for specific softwares and branding is included. Main edition comes with Cinnamon desktop, other editions are available with Mate, Xfce, Gnome, Plasma desktops respectively. Daniel 'Codeworkx' created BBQLinux mainly for Android developers who are working on custom roms like LineageOS (former CyanogenMod), OmniROM, etc.. and don't want to put a lot of time into the system to get it running properly. Tools for Android developers are preinstalled but the system is generally easy to use.
BBQLinux is released about every half year or when something important happen on Arch Linux. First release was on 4 Nov 2012 with number 2012.11.04 Latest release is 2017.11.11
| BBQLinux | 2018.05.20 |
|---|---|
| Based on | Arch Linux |
| Architecture | x86_64 |
| Category | Desktop, live medium, development |
| Desktop | Cinnamon, Mate, Xfce, Gnome, Plasma |
| Packages | pkg.tar.xz |
| Package management | pacman, packagekit |
| Release model | Rolling |
| Init | Systemd |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | English |
| Homepage | Sourceforge Download |
| Development | Support |
| Forum | IRC |
Discontinued https://blog.finnix.org/2017/04/18/the-future-of-finnix/ Distrowatch Wikipedia
| Other embedded distributions |
|---|
| emteria.OS Commercial industrial Android, formerly know as RTAndroid |
| MikroTik RouterOS RouterBOARD operative system, commercial for other platfroms |
| Plex Media Player for Embedded Plattform Minimal Linux OS based on LibreELEC to provide an appliance-like Plex Media Player |
| Roon OS/ROCK Custom Linux system tailored for running Roon Server, especially for Intel NUCs |
| Turris OS code Fork of OpenWrt by cz.nic used in Turris routers |
| Other discontinued distributions | |
|---|---|
| Accelerated KNOPPIX | ArchiveOS |
| Achoo! | ArchiveOS |
| Adamantix | Distrowatch |
| ADIOS Linux Boot CD | Distrowatch |
| AdminsParadise | ArchiveOS |
| Aleader | Distrowatch |
| Alinex | ArchiveOS Distrowatch |
| aLinux | ArchiveOS Distrowatch |
| AliXe | ArchiveOS Distrowatch |
| alphaOS | ArchiveOS |
| Amarok Live | Distrowatch |
| AMA Desktop | ArchiveOS |
| AmigoLinux | ArchiveOS |
| Ankur Bangla | ArchiveOS Distrowatch |
| ANTEMIUM Linux | ArchiveOS Distrowatch |
| Antomic GNU/Linux | Distrowatch |
| Anubis-Linux | ArchiveOS |
| Arabbix | ArchiveOS Distrowatch |
| Ares Desktop | Distrowatch |
| ArcheOS | ArchiveOS Distrowatch |
| Arudius | ArchiveOS Distrowatch |
| Athene Operating System | Distrowatch |
| AtlasX | ArchiveOS |
| Atomix | Distrowatch |
| Augustux | Distrowatch |
| Baltix | ArchiveOS |
| BasicLinux | ArchiveOS |
| BeakOS | Distrowatch |
| BearOps Desktop Linux OS | Distrowatch |
| BeatrIX Linux | ArchiveOS Distrowatch |
| Bee Linux | Distrowatch |
| BEERnix | Distrowatch |
| Beini | ArchiveOS |
| Bella OS | ArchiveOS Distrowatch |
| BHLD | ArchiveOS |
| Biadix | Distrowatch |
| Big Linux | ArchiveOS |
| BinToo GNU/Linux | Distrowatch |
| BioBrew Linux Distribution | Distrowatch |
| BioKnoppix | ArchiveOS Distrowatch |
| BlackBuntu | ArchiveOS |
| BlackRoute | ArchiveOS |
| Blin Linux | Distrowatch |
| B-linux | ArchiveOS |
| Blue Linux | Distrowatch |
| BlueEyedOS | ArchiveOS |
| Bonzai Linux | ArchiveOS Distrowatch |
| Boot-Repair-Disk | ArchiveOS |
| Boten GNU/Linux | Distrowatch |
| BRLix | Distrowatch |
| BrlSpeak | ArchiveOS Distrowatch |
| Bubuntu | ArchiveOS |
| Buffalo Linux | Distrowatch |
| Build Your Own (BYO) Linux | Distrowatch |
| BugnuX | ArchiveOS |
| Bugtraq | ArchiveOS |
| ByzantineOS | ArchiveOS Distrowatch |
| Byzantium | ArchiveOS |
| CAELinux | ArchiveOS |
| Caos Linux | Distrowatch |
| Càtix | ArchiveOS Distrowatch |
| Catux-USB | ArchiveOS |
| CCux Linux | Distrowatch |
| CDlinux | ArchiveOS Distrowatch |
| CensorNet | Distrowatch |
| ChemPup | ArchiveOS |
| Chinese 2000 Linux | Distrowatch |
| Chinese Linux Extension | Distrowatch |
| Clusterix | ArchiveOS Distrowatch |
| clusterKNOPPIX | ArchiveOS Distrowatch |
| Cobind Desktop | Distrowatch |
| College Linux | Distrowatch |
| Condorux | Distrowatch |
| Cool Linux CD | ArchiveOS Distrowatch |
| Core GNU/Linux | Distrowatch |
| CPUBuilders Linux | Distrowatch |
| Cyborg Hawk | ArchiveOS |
| gNOX | ArchiveOS |
| Jaguar Audio RTOS | |
| Keysoft | Distrowatch |
| KibZilla | ArchiveOS |
| KnoMAX | ArchiveOS |
| knopILS | ArchiveOS |
| Knoppel | ArchiveOS |
| knoppixGRASSit | ArchiveOS |
| KnoppiXMAME | ArchiveOS |
| Knoppix MiB | ArchiveOS |
| Knoppix-OpenVZ | ArchiveOS |
| Knorpora | ArchiveOS |
| Nanolinux | Distrowatch |
| Revenge OS/ OBRevenge OS | ArchiveOS Distrowatch |
| RemixOS | ArchiveOS Distrowatch Wikipedia |
| Sentnix | ArchiveOS |
| SNAPPIX | ArchiveOS |
| Unexicon | |
| VaporOS | |
| Projects which are not a Linux distribution | |
|---|---|
| Barebox | Bootloader designed for embedded systems. It runs on a variety of architectures including x86, ARM, MIPS, PowerPC and others |
| OpenEmbedded | Software framework for creating embedded Linux distributions |
| PTXdist | Build system for firmware images, the collection of recipes is based on GNU Make and Bash |
| rauc | Lightweight update client that runs on your embedded Linux |
| Yocto Project | Complete embedded Linux development environment |
http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/distributions/
http://www.linuxlinks.com/Distributions/
https://www.debian.org/derivatives/
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Arch-based_distributions
https://github.com/FabioLolix/Lolix-lists/blob/master/RaspberryPi_OS.md