<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2 Final//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META NAME="GENERATOR" CONTENT="SGML-Tools 1.0.9"> <TITLE>Linux Meta-FAQ: Linux distributions</TITLE> <LINK HREF="META-FAQ-4.html" REL=next> <LINK HREF="META-FAQ-2.html" REL=previous> <LINK HREF="META-FAQ.html#toc3" REL=contents> </HEAD> <BODY> <A HREF="META-FAQ-4.html">Next</A> <A HREF="META-FAQ-2.html">Previous</A> <A HREF="META-FAQ.html#toc3">Contents</A> <HR> <H2><A NAME="s3">3. Linux distributions</A></H2> <P>Linux is distributed by its author only as a kernel. Other people have put together ``distributions'' that pair the Linux kernel with utilities and application software to make a complete working package. <P>There are several distributions of Linux, which are available at various sites. Sunsite mirrors many of the distributions at <A HREF="ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/distributions/">ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/distributions/</A>. The most commonly-recommended freely-available distributions are Red Hat <A HREF="http://www.redhat.com">http://www.redhat.com</A> and Debian <A HREF="http://www.debian.org">http://www.debian.org</A>. These are available for free over the internet, and are also sold on CD-ROM. <P>There are other distributions of Linux as well. Most commercial distributors of Linux advertise in <EM>Linux Journal</EM>. <P> <HR> <A HREF="META-FAQ-4.html">Next</A> <A HREF="META-FAQ-2.html">Previous</A> <A HREF="META-FAQ.html#toc3">Contents</A> </BODY> </HTML>
