GNU/Linux distribution

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• Category
  • Free/paying distribution
  • Full open source/proprietary packages
  • Ease of use (newbie/confirmed/expert)
  • Stability vs cutting edge
  • Installation
    • Text/graphical
    • LiveCD or LiveDVD
• Hardware support
  • Targeted uses
    • Desktop
    • Multimedia
    • Server
    • Mainframe
  • CPU architectures
    • x86
    • x86-64
    • IA-64
    • ppc
    • ppc64
    • sparc32
    • sparc64
    • arm
    • hppa
    • mips
    • sh
    • s390
    • alpha
    • 68k
• Package management system
  • Package installation
    • Supported package formats
    • Dependency tracking
    • Front-end for locally compiled package (exple: CheckInstall)
  • Package configuration
    • Configuration during installation
    • Pre-configured installation
  • Package update
    • Update checking
    • Version pinning
  • Package uninstallation
  • Graphical frontend
  • Repositories
    • Number of binary packages available
    • Repositories mixing
    • Repository authentication
• Major components
  • Kernel version
  • Compiler version
  • Filesystems
    • Default filesystem
    • Other supported filesystems
  • Desktop environment
    • Default Desktop Environment
    • Other supported Desktop Environment
    • 3D Desktop
  • Office applications
    • Default Desktop Environment
    • Default Office suite
    • Default Web browser
    • Default e-mail client
• Security
  • Linux Security Modules (like SELinux or AppArmor)
  • Rule Set Based Access Control
  • Other Kernel security patches
  • Trusted Computer System Evaluation Criteria
  • Common Criteria Evaluation Assurance Level
• Free Software Group standards
  • Linux Standard Base
  • Filesystem Hierarchy Standard