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Linux distributions - List of default packages installed in their docker images
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# linux-pkg-list
Linux distributions - List of default packages installed in their Docker images

- **Best options for base Docker containers - minimal surface**:
- Alpine 3.22 (16 packages, 8.62 MiB)
- RH family: Almalinux 10 slim (74 packages, 73.06 MiB)
- Debian family: Debian 13 slim (77 packages, 81.05 MiB)

## Alpine
- [alpine](alpine/alpine.md): latest version: 3.22 (2025)

## Debian family
- [debian](debian/debian.md): minimal and standard stable versions - 11 (2021), 12 (2023), 13 (2025)
- [ubuntu](ubuntu/ubuntu.md): supported LTS versions - 2204 (2022), 2404 (2024)

## RedHat Family
- [almalinux](almalinux/almalinux.md): minimal and standard versions - 8 (2021), 9 (2022), 10 (2025)
- [rockylinux](rockylinux/rockylinux.md): minimal and standard versions - 8 (2021), 9 (2022), 10 (2025)
- [oraclelinux](oraclelinux/oraclelinux.md): slim and standard versions - 7 (2014), 8 (2019), 9 (2022), 10 (2025)
- [fedora](fedora/fedora.md): supported versions - 41 (oct. 24), 42 (apr. 25), 43 (oct. 25)

## Comparison
- **History**: The size and number of packages installed are decreasing over time.
- [2025-11-LINUX-Packages-Size-Docker-Comparison.ods](2025-11-LINUX-Packages-Size-Docker-Comparison.ods)

## Notes
- Date : 2025-11-14
- **For reference only. Will not be maintained.**
- *MIT*