1. Major releases
There are 3 types of Linux major distributions:
(1). Debian (2). Slackware (3). Redhat
(1) Debianubuntu is known for its security on desktop and server Knopix (2). Slackware
With its branch SuSE and its sub-branches
S.U.S.E for server openSUSE desktop SuSE (3). Redhatrhel every 18 months, Fedora releases CentOS Community Enterprise OS2 every 6 months. Contact and Difference Contact
(1). All distributions use the Linux kernel;
(2). All Linux distributions are subject to the GNU GPL agreement. Either provide the source code or the translated package (such as CentOS);
(3). All distributions have their own version number, and the version format Convention is basically the same.
The major version number. minor version number. Issue number or correction number
Difference
(1). Only Debain operates in a community way.
(2). The essential difference between distributions is the integration of different versions of the kernel, libraries, and programs.
(3) There is no valid version comparison between different publisher distributions.
(4) Different distributions almost adopt different package Manager
(a). Debian: Package Manager dpkg (deb format), Apt-get
(b). RedHat: Package Manager rpm, Front end package manager called YUM?DNF (new)
(c). S.U.S.E: Package Manager rpm,zypper
(d). ArchLinux: Package Manager Port
(e). Gentoo: Side-mounted, side-compiled (6). Lfs:linux from Scratch
(f). Kali Linux with more security tools
Linux major distributions and their differences and linkages