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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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Ultimate Edition

Ultimate Edition, first released in December 2006, was a fork of Ubuntu and Linux Mint though recent versions (starting in 2024) have been based on Arch Linux. The goal of the project is to create a complete, seamlessly integrated, visually stimulating, and easy-to-install operating system.

Technical Specs Comparison
Red Hat Enterprise LinuxUltimate Edition
FedoraBaseArch
dnf, yum / flatpak, rpmPackage Managerpacman / flatpak, pkg
systemdInit Systemsystemd
Fixed ReleaseRelease ModelFixed Release
10.2Latest Version5.5
IntermediateDifficultyIntermediate
May 20, 2026Release DateJune 25, 2017
ARM64ppc64els390xx86_64x86-64-v2
Architecture
ARM64ppc64els390xx86_64x86-64-v2
GNOMECinnamonKDE PlasmaMATEXfce
Desktops
GNOMECinnamonKDE PlasmaMATEXfce