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For a detailed reference, click here
http://home.kimo.com.tw/ladislav/distro_compare.html
The following tables define the major components and versions of various distributions.
This list is not complete, it is intended as a useful reference point for linux-users to understand another penguin's base system when replying to queries and problems.
You cannot infer any negative comparisons from this table.
Some distros prefer alpha versions of software, and
correspondingly, so do the users of that distro. Other people
prefer or need stability from their OS.
| Distro | Version | Kernel | XFree | GUI | GLIBC | Other |
| Redmond | build 35 | 2.4.5-ac13 | 4.1.0 | kde2.2beta1 | glibc2.2.2 | |
| Suse | 7.1 Personal | 2.2.18 and 2.4 | 4.0.2 | kde 1.1.2 and 2.0.1 Gnome 1.2 windowmaker icewm fvwm2 sawfish |
2.2-7 | IPV6 |
| Slackware | current pre 8.0 | 2.2.19 and 2.4.5 | 4.1 | kde 2.1.2 gnome 1.4 fvwm 2.2.5, sawfish-0.38 fvwm95-2.0.43ba-15 windowmaker 0.65.0 enlightenment 0.16.5 |
2.2.3 | |
| Mandrake |
7.2 stock | 2.2.17 | 4.0.1 | KDE 2.0 Gnome 1.2.0 IceWm 1.0.4 sawfish 0.30.3 |
2.1.3 | reiserfs 2.2.17_3.5.26 Netscape 4.75 |
| 7.2 Updated | 2.2.19 | KDE 2.0.1 | Netscape 4.77 reiserfs 2.2.19_3.5.29 |
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| Redhat | 7.1 | 2.4.2-2 | 4.0.3 | KDE 2.1.2 others not checked |
2.1.2 | |
| Caldera | e2.4 | 2.2.14 | 3.3.6 | KDE1.1.2 (update) | 2.0.9 | |