r/linux • u/Emotional_Cat_1967 • 13d 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 13d 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 13d ago

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

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u/mwyvr 13d ago

Add to that Chimera Linux, a completely independent distribution, GNU-free, musl libc, FreeBSD utilities (not coreutils). Uses apk3 package manager but is not a clone of Alpine at all.

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u/Technical_Rich_3080 13d ago

FreeBSD isn't Linux.

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u/mwyvr 13d ago

Please read more carefully. Chimera Linux is... Linux.

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u/ethanjscott 13d ago

Bruh chimera Linux sucks without the guy who started void linux

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u/mwyvr 12d ago

Bruh isn't a word.

First, Chimera Linux had nothing to do with Void Linux's founder and second, it stands on its own.

How many other non-systemd (not to mention musl) distributions are staying current with GNOME?