User:Andrew-King/sandbox/List of rolling release software distributions

Debian related rolling release software distributions

 * ∗ Note: Linux Mint uses an Ubuntu Linux base for standard releases and a Debian Linux base for rolling releases.

SUSE related rolling release software distributions

 * ∗ Note: With Tumbleweed software repository enabled.

Software development model (Model)
Full = Fully rolling; Cyclic = Cyclically rolling; Opt = Optionally rolling; Part = Partially rolling; ¬core = Non-rolling core; ¬wrap = Non-rolling wrapper.

Package management system (PMS)
PMS = Package management system PM = Package manager SP = Software package binary file file format. BA = Build automation install script. In the tables above, bold signifies default package manager & install method.

Graphic User Interfaces (GUIs)
Desktop environment (DE): K = KDE, G = GNOME, X = Xfce, L = LXDE KDE versions & forks: K4 = KDE4, K4M = KDEmod, K3 = KDE3, T = Trinity. GNOME versions & forks: G3 = GNOME3, G3M = GNOME3 Mint, U = Unity, G2 = GNOME2, M = MATE. Window manager (WM): E = Enlightenment, B = Blackbox, F = Fluxbox, O = Openbox, A = AfterStep, I = IceWM, W = Wmaker Enlightenment Versions: E17 = Enlightenment17, E17E = Enlightenment17+Ecomorph, E16 = Enlightenment16.

Other interfaces
Command-line interface (CLI): ❚b = Bash Text-based user interface (TUI): - Note: In the tables above, Bold signifies default UI(s).

Information (Info)
† = Discontinued; &#59; = Dormant; ∂ = Partially derived (from parent distro); ⋌ = Forked (from parent distro); ℹ = Distro exits only as self-build instruction manual & information; ▂ = Minimal base install;

Distro related
⚡ = Live distro; ❐ = Out of the box distro; μ = Micro distro; ☠ = Barebone distro (minimal base system only); ⚒ = Homebuilt/DIY distro (built from scratch); cup = Homebrew distro; spin = "Spin your own" distro; ✂ = Cutting edge distro; (or droplet?) ⚔ = Bleeding edge distro; &#241; = K.I.S.S. distro; ♫ = Multimedia distro. (⏏❚♪✏✎✐✉)

Software related
⚙ = Compiled software (software's compiled from source code); ☁ = Cloud software; ♮ = Vanilla software; $ = Commercial software; © = Proprietary software; &#156; = CSS. &#150; = OSS; = FOSS &#151; = Free software; ☑ = FSF-endorsed software; ? = Community developed software; ? = Corporate sponsored software;

Computer related
☺ = suitable for newbies / user-friendly; ? = suitable for desktops; ? = suitable for netbooks; ? = suitable for old computers; ? = suitable for servers;

Website (Site)
&#34; = Software project Website; 𝓦 = Software project Wiki; ⬇ = Distro download webpage &#38; = Software documentation; ⊤ = Translation of webpage.

DistroWatch Ranking (Rank)
№ = DistroWatch Ranking (averaged over the last 12 months); = Total page-hit count over the last 12 months; ↑ = Page-hit count risen; - = Page-hit count unchanged; ↓ = Page-hit count fallen; * = combined rank of rolling & non-rolling editions.

Others / Miscellaneous
? ? ? = entry data yet to be entered; – = no known entry data.

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