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Comparison of Alpine, Slim, Stretch, Buster, Jessie, and Bullseye Linux Distributions
Characteristic Alpine Slim Stretch Buster Jessie Bullseye
Base operating system Alpine Linux Debian Debian Debian Debian Debian
Codename - - Stretch Buster Jessie Bullseye
Version 3.14.1 10.4 9.13 10.4 8.11 11.1
Release 2023-08-22 2023-08-03 2020-06-25 2022-07-05 2017-08-06 2022-07-20
Support Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Size ~50 MB ~100 MB ~200 MB ~200 MB ~200 MB ~200 MB
Package support apk apt apt apt apt apt
Library support musl glibc glibc glibc glibc glibc
Application support Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Security support Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Compatibility support Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Containerization support Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
System service support Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
User interface support Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Recommendations For containers with minimal requirements For containers with small requirements For containers with normal requirements For containers with normal requirements For containers with normal requirements For containers with normal requirements
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