Linux Timeline

Historical evolution and genealogy of 556 Linux distributions (1991–2026) organized into family swimlanes. Filter by major families, search any distro to trace its exact ancestry, or toggle active vs discontinued releases. Data from LinuxTimeline.

Debian Family (9)Red Hat Family (7)Arch Linux Family (1)SUSE & Slackware Family (3)Gentoo Family (2)Independent (11)19951995200020002005200520102010201520152020202020252025SLSSlackwareSlaxDebianKnoppixKuruminMorphixUbuntuKubuntuXubuntuLubuntuRaspbianRed HatMandrakePCLinuxOSFedora CoreMoblin 2MeeGoCentOSJurixS.u.S.E LinuxEnochChromium OSArch LinuxLSTLinux From ScratchSmoothWall GPLNetStationSorcererPuppyTiny CoreOpenELECAOSP