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Red Hat Enterprise Linux

Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) is a Linux distribution developed by Red Hat and targeted toward the commercial market. Red Hat Enterprise Linux is released in server editions for x86, x86_64, Itanium, PowerPC and IBM System z architectures, and desktop editions for x86 and x86_64 processors.

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Mageia

Mageia is a fork of Mandriva Linux formed in September 2010 by former employees and contributors to the popular French Linux distribution. Unlike Mandriva, which is a commercial entity, Mageia is a community project and a non-profit organisation whose goal is to develop a free Linux-based operating system.

Technical Specs Comparison
Red Hat Enterprise LinuxMageia
FedoraBaseIndependent
dnf, yum / flatpak, rpmPackage Managerdnf, urpmi
systemdInit Systemsystemd
Fixed ReleaseRelease ModelFixed Release
10.2Latest Version9
IntermediateDifficultyIntermediate
May 20, 2026Release DateAugust 27, 2023
ARM64ppc64els390xx86_64x86-64-v2ARMv7i686
Architecture
ARM64ppc64els390xx86_64x86-64-v2ARMv7i686
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Desktops
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