List of commonly known Linux distros in a tree format. All base distros are grouped by their package family and listed with their year of release.
Uses the slackpkg package manager.
Slackware (1993)
|-- Zenwalk (2005)
|-- Absolute Linux (2007)
|-- Salix OS (2009)
`-- Porteus (2010)
Uses the apt package manager.
Debian (1993)
|-- Knoppix (2000)
|-- Deepin (2004)
|-- antiX (2007)
| `-- MX Linux (2014)
|-- Tails (2009)
|-- PureOS (2009)
|-- Peppermint OS (2010)
|-- SparkyLinux (2012)
|-- Kali Linux (2013)
|-- Parrot OS (2013)
|-- Raspberry Pi OS (2013)
|-- Endless OS (2014)
|-- Q4OS (2015)
|-- Devuan (2016)
|-- Nitrux (2017)
`-- Ubuntu (2004)
|-- Kubuntu (2005)
|-- Xubuntu (2006)
|-- Lubuntu (2010)
|-- Ubuntu Studio (2007)
|-- Ubuntu MATE (2014)
|-- Ubuntu Budgie (2016)
|-- Ubuntu Kylin (2013)
|-- Ubuntu Unity (2020)
|-- Linux Mint (2006)
|-- Zorin OS (2006)
|-- Bodhi Linux (2011)
|-- elementary OS (2011)
|-- Linux Lite (2012)
|-- KDE neon (2016)
`-- Pop!_OS (2017)
Red Hat distros uses the dnf packages manager while SUSE distros use the zypper package manager. Others use a custom package manager.
Fedora (2003)
|-- Berry Linux (2003)
|-- Qubes OS (2012)
|-- Nobara (2022)
`-- CentOS Stream (2020)
|-- Red Hat Enterprise Linux (2000)
|-- Oracle Linux (2006)
|-- AlmaLinux (2021)
`-- Rocky Linux (2021)
openSUSE (2005)
|-- SUSE Linux Enterprise (2000)
|-- GeckoLinux (2016)
`-- EasyNAS (2016)
Mageia (2011)
PCLinuxOS (2003)
Uses the pacman package manager.
Arch Linux (2002)
|-- Manjaro (2011)
|-- Artix Linux (2012)
|-- BlackArch (2013)
|-- SteamOS (2013)
|-- ArchLabs (2017)
|-- ArcoLinux (2017)
|-- EndeavourOS (2019)
|-- Garuda Linux (2020)
`-- RebornOS (2020)
Uses the portage package manager.
Gentoo Linux (2000)
|-- Pentoo Linux (2005)
|-- Funtoo Linux (2008)
`-- Chromium OS (2009)
`-- Chrome OS (2011)
Uses a custom package manager.
Linux From Scratch (1999)
NixOS (2003)
Alpine Linux (2005)
Void Linux (2008)
Tiny Core Linux (2009)
Bedrock Linux (2012)
KaOS (2013)
Clear Linux OS (2015)
Solus (2015)