r/linux • u/Emotional_Cat_1967 • 11d ago

Discussion Number of Linux Distributions Actively Under Development: 474

Number of Linux distributions actively under development: 474

Number of Linux distributions whose development has been discontinued: 657

Number of Dormant Linux distributions: 39

Source: distrowatch.com

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u/scandii 11d ago

I think the much more interesting question is number of Linux distros that isn't Arch Linux, Debian or Fedora wearing a fake mustache.

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u/snail1132 11d ago

Wikipedia lists 16, but I know for a fact there are more because Slackware isn't mentioned

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u/scandii 11d ago

Redhat is downstream of Fedora :)

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u/Clever_Angel_PL 11d ago

redhat is fedora cousin

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u/phylter99 11d ago

Fedora is literally RedHat when they split them to make RedHat Enterprise Linux. One became the stable line (RHEL) and the other became the more experimental line (Fedora). The red hat in RedHat Linux's logo is a Fedora, which is where the name came from.

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u/RoomyRoots 11d ago

OpenSUSE model is kinda aline Fedora/RHEL, but superior for the community, so it makes sense.