Key points for each major distribution
Here is a list of major distributions (and when they were started): Slackware (July 1993), Debian (September 1993), Red Hat (1995), Gentoo (2002), Arch (2002), Fedora (based on Red Hat – 2003), and Ubuntu (based on Debian – 2004). The following are a few important points about each of them:
- Slackware:
- This is the first Linux distribution.
- Slackware’s initial goals were design stability, simplicity, and becoming the most “Unix-like” free OS.
- The ability to customize is maximized, but no GUI-based or other tools are provided, so it is unsuitable for any regular user.
- In the last 10 years, it has not received kernel updates more than once a year. This results in very slow updates in general but also provides stability.
- It is considered a very hard distribution to learn.
- Debian:
- It is famous as one of the oldest distributions and for its stable branch. This means its SW has been thoroughly tested by thousands...
