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Compatibility
Note: For the distros listed on this page, only the downloaded/purchased CDs/DVDs were tested. If any of the required development tools or libraries were missing from the CDs/DVDs, the distro will be listed here as non-compatible. Note, however, that some distros include only a subset of their packages on CDs/DVDs and leave it up to the user to download the rest from the distro's software repositories. In such a case, the required development tools and libraries may very well be available, albeit online. The lists on this page should therefore be seen only as an indication of a distro's "out-of-the-box" compatibility.

g* Programs

The g* programs were written using various GUI development libraries. You can use the "Required DevLib" column on the Main page in combination with the lists below to find out which g* programs will work on which distros.

	GNOME1 and GTK+ 1.2	GTK+ 1.2	GTK+ 2.4
Absolute		12.0, 12.1, 12.2, 13.0, 13.1	12.0, 12.1, 12.2, 13.0, 13.1
Arch		0.5, 0.7, Office-0.7.2.6, 0.8, 2007.05, 2007.08	0.8, 2007.05, 2007.08
Archiso-live		20090524, 2009-12-08	20090524, 2009-12-08
Ark	1.0	1.0
AsianLinux		2.0	2.0
Asianux		3.0	3.0
ASPLinux	7.3, 9.0, 10	7.3, 9.0, 10	10, 11.2, 12, 14
Backpack		0.2, 0.3, 0.4	0.2, 0.3, 0.4
BackTrack		2.0	2.0
BlackRoute		0.1-rc2	0.1-rc2
Bluewhite64		11.0, 11.0-Live, 12.0, 12.0-live, 12.1, 12.2, 13.0	12.0, 12.0-live, 12.1, 12.2, 13.0
Calculate			9.5, 9.6, 9.7, 9.9, 10.0, 10.4
CentOS			4.3, 4.5, 4.6, 4.7, 4.8, 5.0, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 5.5
College	2.1, 2.3	2.1, 2.3, 2.5
Comfusion		2.0	2.0
DARKSTAR		2008.1	2008.1
Debian	3.0, 3.1, 4.0, 5.0	3.0, 3.1, 4.0, 5.0	3.1, 4.0, 5.0, 6.0
DeLi		0.7.2
Dragora		1.1	1.1
Dreamlinux		2.1-Works, 2.2-MM, 2.2-MMGL
Dyne:bolic		2.4, 2.5	2.4, 2.5
Easys			3.0
Elx	1.0	1.0
Enlisy			07.1-live
Everest		200711	200711
ExTiX			7.0
FaunOS		42-0.3.2	42-0.3.2
Fedora	FC1, FC2	FC1, FC2	FC3, FC4, FC5, FC6, F7, F8, F8-DS
Foresight			2.1.0-Dev.Ed.
Frugalware		0.6, 0.7, 0.8, 0.9, 1.0, 1.1	0.6, 0.7, 0.8, 0.9, 1.0, 1.1, 1.2
Gentoo		2006.0, 2006.1, 2007.0, 10.1-live	2006.1, 2007.0, 10.1-live
gnuLinEx		0.5-2	0.5-2
GoboLinux			013, 014.01
gOS			1.0.1
Granular			0.25
Icepack		2.75
iloog		7.10	7.10
Impi		2005-UP2	2005-UP2
JBLinux	2.2	2.2
K12LTSP	3.0.0, 3.1.1, 4.1.1	3.0.0, 3.1.1, 4.1.1	4.4.1, 5.0.0, 6.0.0
Kate OS		2.3, 3.1, 3.2, 3.6	3.1, 3.2, 3.6
KNOPPIX		3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.6, 5.0.1-DVD, 5.3.1	4.0-DVD, 5.0.1-DVD, 5.3.1
KnoppMyth			R5.5
Kongoni		1.12.2	1.12.2
Kororaa		0.3	0.3
Kwort			2.4.1
LFS			6.3
Litrix		7.12	7.12, 8.5
Mandrake	6.1-GP, 7.0-C, 7.1-D, 7.2-PP, 8.0-PP, 8.1-PP, 8.2-PP, 9.0-PP, 9.1-PP, 9.2-PP, 10.0-PP, 10.1-PP	6.1-GP, 7.0-C, 7.1-D, 7.2-PP, 8.0-PP, 8.1-PP, 8.2-PP, 9.0-PP, 9.1-PP, 9.2-PP, 10.0-PP, 10.1-PP	10.1-PP
Mandriva		2006-PP	2006-PP, 2008-PP, 2008.1, Free-2009.1, Free-2010
March		1.0	1.0
MiniSlack		1.1	1.1
Momonga	3	3, 4, 4.1-KDE	3
Monoppix			1.1.8.0
MooLux		3.3.3	3.3.3
Myah		3.0	3.0
Nbed-Nakooki		1.0
Nonux		4.3, 4.4	4.3, 4.4
openSUSE			10.2, 10.2-Live, 10.3-DVD, 11.0-DVD
paldo			1.11, 1.12, 1.13, 1.14, 1.17, 1.18, 1.20, 2010-07-06
Papug		07.1, 07.2	07.1, 07.2, 09.1, 10.1
Pardus			2007.2-krln, 2007.3-krln
Parsix			1.0
PC/OS			7.10.1
Peanut		9.5, 9.6	9.6
Physics		1.0	1.0
Quantian		0.3, 0.4.9.1, 0.6.9.3
Red Flag			6.0
RedHat	6.0, 6.1, 6.2, 7.0, 7.1, 8.0, 9.0, EL 3-WS	6.0, 6.1, 6.2, 7.0, 7.1, 8.0, 9.0, EL 3-WS
Rocks		2.3.2
rPath			1.0, 2.0
Sabayon		3.4a, 3.4e, 3.4f, 1.1-PE, 3.5, 4, 4.1, 4.2	3.2-ME, 3.3-ME, 3.4a, 3.4e, 3.4f, 3.4-ME, 1.1-PE, 3.5, 4, 4.1, 4.2
Salix			13.0, 13.0-live, 13.1
SaxenOS			1.1-rc2
Scientific		4.5-LiveDVD, 4.6-LiveDVD, 4.7-LiveDVD, 4.8-LiveDVD, 5.2-LiveDVD, 5.3-LiveDVD, 5.4-LiveDVD, 5.5-LiveDVD	4.5, 4.5-LiveDVD, 4.6, 4.6-LiveDVD, 4.7, 4.7-LiveDVD, 4.8, 4.8-LiveDVD, 5.0, 5.1, 5.2, 5.2-LiveDVD, 5.3, 5.3-LiveDVD, 5.4, 5.4-LiveDVD, 5.5, 5.5-LiveDVD
Sflack		12.0	12.0
Slackware	7.0, 8.1	4.0, 7.0, 8.1, 9.0, 9.1, 10.0, 10.1, 10.2, 11.0, 12.0, 12.1, 12.2, 13.0, 13.1	10.0, 10.1, 10.2, 11.0, 12.0, 12.1, 12.2, 13.0, 13.1
Slamd64		11.0, 12.0, 12.1, 12.2	11.0, 12.0, 12.1, 12.2
SLAMPP		2.0	2.0
SOT Desktop		2002, 2003
StartCom	AS-3.0.1, DL-3.0.0	AS-3.0.1, DL-3.0.0	AS-4.0.3, AS-4.0.4, AS-4.0.5, AS-5.0.0, ML-5.0.6
STUX		2.0	2.0
SuSE	7.1-Pro	6.1, 7.1-Pro, 9.2-Pro	10.0-OSS, 10-ED, 10-ED-SP1, 10.1
SystemRescueCD		1.1.3, 1.1.4, 1.1.5, 1.2.0, 1.2.2	1.1.3, 1.1.4, 1.1.5, 1.1.6, 1.2.0, 1.2.2, 1.3.1, 1.6.0, 2.0.0
Toorox		06.2009, 10.2009	06.2009, 10.2009, 05.2010
Turbolinux	7.0-WS	7.0-WS
Ubuntu		5.10-DVD, 6.06-DVD, 6.10-DVD, 7.04-DVD	6.06-DVD, 6.10-DVD, 7.04-DVD, 7.10-DVD
UHU			2.1-DVD
Ultima		8.4-DVD	8.3-DVD, 8.4-DVD
Ultimate Edition			1.8, 2.0, 2.2, 2.7
Vector		2.0, 5.0.1, 5.1, 5.8, 5.9, 6.0	5.0.1, 5.1, 5.8, 5.9, 6.0
White Box	EL3-rc1	EL3-rc1	EL4-Respin2
X/OS			5.0, 5.1
Zenwalk		1.2, 1.3, 2.0.1, 2.2, 2.4, 2.8, 3.0	1.2, 1.3, 2.0.1, 2.2, 2.4, 2.8, 3.0, 4.0, 4.2, 4.4.1, 4.6, 4.6-live, 4.8, 4.8-live, Edu-2007, 5.0, 5.0-live, 5.2, 6.0, 6.0-live, 6.2, 6.4, 6.4-live

Missing Development Tools And Libraries
If your distro is listed above but the g* programs fail to compile on your system, it means that your installation is missing one or more of the required development tools and/or libraries. Many distros include extra packages which aren't installed by default but can be installed later using a package manager (e.g., Synaptic on Debian-based distros, RPM on RedHat-based distros, or pkgtool on Slackware-based distros). For a list of the packages needed to compile the programs found on this website, see Development Tools and Libraries on the Notes page.

Unlisted Distros
If a distro isn't listed above, it doesn't necessarily mean that it doesn't include any of the required development tools or libraries. To get a better idea of whether or not a distro can compile C source code, you can check the "c* Programs" list below. If a distro is in the list below but not in the list above, it means that I've tested it but found that one or more of the required tools or devlibs were missing. However, if a distro is completely missing from the list above and the list below, it means that I haven't tested it; in which case, compatibility is unknown. If you want to pre-check an unlisted distro before downloading any source code, see Testing Distros on the Notes page.

c* Programs

The c* programs were written using the ncurses development library. Below is a list of notes collected while testing the c* programs on various distros.

Distro	Compatible
64Studio	No: 64Studio 1.0, 1.3, 2.0, 2.1 - missing ncurses and/or gcc
Absolute	Yes: Absolute Linux 12.0, 12.1, 12.2, 13.0, 13.1
ADIOS	No: ADIOS 7.2, 7.4, 7.6, 7.8, 8.0 - missing ncurses
Agnula	No: Agnula DeMuDi 1.2.0 - missing ncurses
aLinux	No: aLinux 12.5, 12.6, 12.8. aLinux Live 14.0 - missing make and gcc
AliXe	No: AliXe 0.11 - missing make
ALT	Yes: ALT Linux Castle Beta 3 No: ALT Linux Junior 2.2, Compact 2.3, Junior 2.3, Master 2.4 - missing make. ALT Linux Desktop 4, 4.1, 5.0 - missing ncurses
AMA	No: AMA Desktop Linux 1.07-RC3 - missing gcc
antiX	No: antiX MEPIS 6.5, 7.0, 7.5, 8, 8.5 - missing ncurses
APODIO	No: APODIO 4.2.22 - missing gcc
aptosid	No: aptosid 2010-02 - missing ncurses
Arch	Yes: Arch Linux 0.5, 0.7, Office-0.7.2.6, 0.8, 2007.05, 2007.08, 2008.06, 2009.02, 2010.05
Archiso-live	Yes: Archiso-live 20090524, 2009-12-08
Ark	Yes: Ark Linux 1.0-0alpha6, 1.0-alpha10, and 2007.1 with the Ark Development Suite installed No: Ark Linux 2008.1 - fails for unknown reason
ArtistX	Yes: ArtistX 0.3 No: ArtistX 0.4, 0.5, 0.6, 0.9 - missing ncurses
AsianLinux	Yes: AsianLinux 2.0
Asianux	Yes: Asianux Server 3.0
ASPLinux	Yes: ASPLinux 7.3, 9.0, 10, 11.2, 12, 14
ATmission	No: ATmission 2.0-01 - missing ncurses
Austrumi	No: Austrumi 1.6.0, 1.6.5, 1.7.2 - missing make and gcc
Backpack	Yes: The Backpack Programmer's LiveCD 0.2, 0.3, 0.4
BackTrack	Yes: BackTrack 2.0, 3.0, 4
Bayanihan	No: Bayanihan Linux 4.0 - missing gcc
BeaFanatIX	No: BeaFanatIX 2006.2r3 - missing make and gcc
Beehive	Yes: Beehive Linux 0.6.0
BEL	Yes: Business Edition Linux RC1
Berry	No: Berry Linux 0.80, 0.82, 0.83, 0.86, 0.87, 0.88, 0.89, 0.90, 0.94, 0.98 - missing ncurses
BinToo	No: BinToo 2007.1 - missing make and gcc
BlackRoute	Yes: BlackRoute 0.1-rc2
BLAG	Yes: BLAG Linux And GNU 60001, 90001 No: BLAG Linux And GNU 9000, 9001, 30003, 50003, 60000, 70000, 90000 - missing make and/or gcc
BlankOn	No: BlankOn 5.0 - missing ncurses
BlueEDU	Yes: Blue Linux 1.0 with ncurses manually installed from the DevTools CD
Bluewhite64	Yes: Bluewhite64 Linux 11.0, 11.0-live, 12.0, 12.0-live, 12.0r1-live, 12.1, 12.2, 13.0
Bonzai	No: Bonzai 1.7, 3.1 - missing make and gcc
BOSS	No: BOSS GNU/Linux 2.0-live - missing ncurses
Buffalo	Yes: Buffalo Linux 1.1.1
Bugnux	Yes: Bugnux 20070905
CAE	Yes: CAE Linux 2007
CAINE	No: CAINE 1.0, 2.0 - missing ncurses
Calculate	Yes: Calculate Linux 9.5, 9.6, 9.7, 9.9, 10.0, 10.4
Caldera	Yes: Caldera OpenLinux 1.2 Lite
Caos	No: Caos Linux 1.0.25 - missing make and gcc
CCux	No: CCux Linux 0.9.9 - missing ncurses
CDlinux	No: CDlinux 0.4.6, 0.6.1, 0.9.5, 0.9.6 - missing make and gcc
CentOS	Yes: CentOS 4.2, 4.3, 4.5, 4.6, 4.7, 4.8, 5.0, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 5,5 No: CentOS Live 5.0, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3. CentOS Server 4.7 - missing make and/or gcc
Chakra	No: Chakra GNU/Linux 0.2.0 - missing make and gcc
ChurchPup	No: ChurchPup RC1 - missing make and gcc
ClarkConnect	No: ClarkConnect Community Edition 1.2, 4.1, 4.3 - missing make and/or gcc
Cobind	No: Cobind Desktop 0.2beta386fix - missing ncurses
College	Yes: CollegeLinux 2.1, 2.3, 2.5
Comfusion	No: Comfusion 1.0, and 2.0 - missing ncurses
CrunchBang	No: CrunchBang Linux 7.10.01, 9.04.01 - missing make and/or gcc. CrunchBang Linux 8.10.01 - missing ncurses
CRUX	Yes: CRUX 1.2, 2.2
DamnSmall	No: DamnSmallLinux 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 4.0, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4 - missing make and gcc
Danix	Yes: Danix 2007.08.05 No: Danix 2006.09.09 - missing ncurses
DARKSTAR	Yes: DARKSTAR Linux 2008.1
DD_Backup	No: 4BAK DD_Backup LiveCD 0.01 - missing make and gcc
Debian	Yes: Debian GNU/Linux 3.0, 3.1, 4.0, 5.0, 6.0
Debris	No: Debris Linux 0.10, 1.0.1, 2.0 - missing make and gcc
DEFT	Yes: DEFT 5, 5.1 No: DEFT Linux v2, 4.2.1 - missing ncurses
DeLi	Yes: DeLi Linux 0.7.2 No: DeLi Linux 0.5-beta, 0.8.0 - missing ncurses
DetaolB	Yes: DetaolB 0.6
Devil	No: Devil-Linux 1.2.13, and 1.2.14 - missing gcc
Draco	Yes: Draco GNU/Linux 2007Q4-desktop, 0.3.0-standard
Dragora	Yes: Dragora GNU/Linux 1.1, 2.0
Dreamlinux	Yes: Dreamlinux 2.1-Works, 2.2-Multimedia, 2.2-MMGL, 3.0-Desktop, 3.1-DE
Dyne:bolic	Yes: Dyne:bolic GNU/Linux 2.4, 2.4.2, 2.5, 2.5.1, 2.5.2
eAR OS	No: eAR OS 1.08-free - missing ncurses
EasyLFS	Yes: EasyLFS 0.4
easys	Yes: easys GNU/Linux 2.1, 3.0 No: easys GNU/Linux 4.1, 4.2 - missing make and gcc
Edubuntu	No: Edubuntu 7.04, 7.10, 9.10, 10.04 - missing ncurses
EDU-Nix	No: EDU-Nix 3.1 - missing make and gcc
EduPup	No: EduPup 2.00-beta - missing make and gcc
Elive	No: Elive 0.6 Revolution, 0.6.5, 0.6.9, 1.0-Gem, 1.2.4 - missing ncurses. Elive 1.9 - missing gcc
elpicx	Yes: elpicx 1.0, 1.1 No: elpics 2.0 - missing ncurses
Elx	Yes: Elx 1.0 (full version) No: Elx 1.0 Light - missing ncurses
Embun	No: Embun 2.0 - missing ncurses
EnGarde	No: EnGarde Secure Linux Community Edition 3.0.17, 3.0.18 - missing gcc
Enlisy	Yes: Enlisy 07.1-live
Everest	Yes: Everest Linux 200711
Evinux	No: Evinux 200701 - missing gcc
ExTiX	Yes: ExTiX 7.0
FaunOS	Yes: FaunOS 42 0.3.2
FCCU	Yes: FCCU GNU/Linux 9.0
Fedora	Yes: Fedora Core 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. Fedora 7, 8, 8-Live-DeveloperSpin No: Fedora Core 6 Live. Fedora 7-live, 8-live, 9-live, 10-live, 11-live, 12-live, 13-live - missing make and/or gcc
Finnix	No: Finnix 89.1, 90.0, 91.0 - missing gcc. Finnix 92.0, 93.0 - missing make and gcc
Flippatix	No: Flippatix 0.0.9 - missing make and gcc
Fluxbuntu	No: Fluxbuntu 7.10-rc - missing ncurses
Foresight	Yes: Foresight Linux Developer Edition 2.1.0 No: Foresight Linux 1.1, 1.3, 1.4, 2.0, 2.1 - missing make and gcc
FoX	No: FoX Desktop 1 Lite - missing make and gcc
Frankie	No: Frankie Linux Live OS 5 - missing make and gcc
Freespire	Yes: Freespire 1.0.13, 2.0.8
Freezy	No: Freezy Linux 1.0 - missing ncurses
Frugalware	Yes: Frugalware Linux 0.6, 0.7, 0.8, 0.9, 1.0, 1.1, 1.2 No: Frugalware Linux 0.7-Live, 0.8-Live - missing make and gcc
Gentoo	Yes: Gentoo 1.4rc3, 2006.0, 2006.1, 2007.0, 2008.0r1, 10.1-live
Geubuntu	No: Geubuntu 7.10 - missing ncurses
Gibraltar	No: Gibraltar Firewall 2.5 - missing gcc
GIS-Knoppix	No: GIS-Knoppix 1.2 - includes make, gcc, and ncurses but fails to compile for unknown reason
gNewSense	No: gNewSense 1.0, 1.1, 2.0, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3 - missing ncurses
gnuLinEx	No: gnuLinEx 0.5-2 - missing ncurses
GNUStep	No: GNUStep 1.0, 1.9, 2.0 - missing ncurses
GoblinX	No: GoblinX 1.4, 2.0, 2.5, 2.6, 2.7, 3.0 - missing make and gcc
GoboLinux	Yes: GoboLinux 013, 014, 014.01
gOS	No: gOS Live 1.0.1, 3.0 - missing ncurses and/or gcc
GParted Live	No: GParted Live 0.3.3, 0.3.4, 0.3.6, 0.3.9, 0.4.4 - missing make and gcc
GPUL	Yes: GPUL 0.9.3
Grafpup	No: Grafpup 1.0.2, 2.0 - missing make and gcc
Granular	Yes: Granular Linux 0.25, 0.90, FunWorks2007, 1.0
Greenie	No: Greenie Linux 2.1, 3.0, 3.1, 5.1, 6.0, 7.1 - missing ncurses
GRML	No: GRML 1.0, 1.1, 2009.05, 2009.10, 2010.04 - missing ncurses
Helix	No: Helix 1.9, 2.0 - missing ncurses
Icepack	Yes: Icepack Linux 2.0, 2.75
Igelle	Yes: Igelle PC/Desktop 0.6.0
iloog	Yes: iloog 7.10
Impi	Yes: Impi Linux 2005-UP2
INSERT	No: INSERT 1.3.9a, 1.3.9b - missing make and gcc
JAD	No: JackLab Audio Distribution 1.0 - missing gcc
JAMD	No: JAMD-Linux 0.0.6b - missing make and gcc
JBLinux	Yes: JBLinux 2.2
Julex	No: Julex 0.5.2.26 - missing make and gcc
K12Linux	No: K12Linux F10 Live Server - missing make and gcc
K12LTSP	Yes: K12LTSP 3.0.0, 3.1.1, 4.1.1, 4.2.0, 4.4.1, 5.0.0, 6.0.0
Kaella	Yes: Kaella 3.1, 3.1.1 No: Kaella 3.2 - missing ncurses
KANOTIX	No: KANOTIX 2006.01-RC4, 2007-RC7, 2010 - missing ncurses
Karoshi	Yes: Karoshi 5.1.3 No: Karoshi 7.0 - missing ncurses
Kate OS	Yes: Kate OS 2.3, 3.1, 3.2, 3.6
K-DEMar	Yes: K-DEMar GNU/Linux 4.4.4 No: K-DEMar GNU/Linux 4.5, 4.7, 4.8, 4.9 - missing ncurses
Keldix	Yes: Keldix Linux 2007
Kiwi	No: Kiwi Linux 7.10, 8.04, 8.08, 8.12, 9.04 - missing ncurses. Kiwi Linux 10.8 - missing gcc
Klikit	No: Klikit-Linux 0.1.8 - missing ncurses
KNOPPIX	Yes: KNOPPIX 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.6, 3.7, 3.9, 4.0-DVD, 4.0.2-CD, 5.0.1-CD, 5.0.1-DVD, 5.1.0-CD, 5.1.1-CD, 5.1.1-DVD, 5.3.1, 6.3 No: KNOPPIX 6.0.1-CD - missing make. KNOPPIX 6.2 - missing ncurses
Knoppix-NSM	No: Knoppix-NSM 1.2 - non-standard ncurses setup
KnoppMyth	Yes: KnoppMyth R5.5
KnoSciences	No: KnoSciences 1.0 - missing ncurses
Kongoni	Yes: Kongoni GNU/Linux 1.12.2
Kororaa	Yes: Kororaa AIGLXgl 0.3
Kubuntu	No: Kubuntu 6.10-DVD, 7.04-CD, 7.10, 8.04, 8.10, 9.04, 9.10 - missing ncurses. Kubuntu 10.04 - missing gcc
Kuliax	No: Kuliax 6.0 - missing ncurses
Kwort	Yes: Kwort Linux 2.4.1
Legacy OS	No: Legacy OS 2010 - missing make and gcc
LFS	Yes: LFS LiveCD 6.3-r2032, 6.3-r2145
LG3D	No: Looking Glass 3D Live 2.3a, 3.0 - missing make and gcc
LibraNet	Yes: LibraNet 2.0
LindowsOS	No: LindowsOS 3.0 - missing make and gcc
Linpus	No: Linpus Linux 9.4-Lite - missing make and gcc
Linux4all	No: Linux4all Live CD 1.4 - missing ncurses
LinuxConsole	No: LinuxConsole 0.4.5.1, 1.0.2007, 1.0.2008 - missing make and gcc
LinuxMint	No: LinuxMint 2.2, 3.0, 3.2, 4.0, 5r1, 6, 7, 8, 9 - missing ncurses
Litrix	Yes: Litrix Linux 7.12, 8.5
LliureX	Yes: LliureX 7.11
Lorma	No: LormaLinux 4.0rc3 - missing ncurses
Lubuntu	No: Lubuntu 10.04 - missing gcc
Lycoris	No: Lycoris Desktop/LX Update 2, Update 3 - missing make and gcc
Macpup	No: Macpup Foxy 3, Macpup Opera 1, 2 - missing make and gcc
Magnux	Yes: Magnux Linux I version 4
Mandrake	Yes: Mandrake Linux 6.1-GoldPack, 7.0-Complete, 7.1-Deluxe, 7.2-PowerPack, 8.0-PP, 8.1-PP, 8.2-PP, 9.0-PP, 9.1-PP, 9.2-PP, 10.0-PP, and 10.1-PP
Mandriva	Yes: Mandriva Linux 2005-Ltd.Ed. (Mandrake 10.2), Free-2006, 2006-PowerPack+, Free-2007, 2008-PP, 2008.1, Free-2009.1, Free-2010, Free-2010.1 No: Mandriva One-2008, One-2009, One-2009.1, One-2010.0, One-2010.1 - missing make and gcc. Mandriva Free-2008, 2008-PP, Free-2009 - missing ncurses
March	Yes: March Linux Live CD 1.0
MaxOS	Yes: MaxOS Genesis
MCNLive	No: MCNLive Cherbourg, VirtualCity, Delft, Toronto - missing make and/or gcc
MEPIS	No: SimplyMEPIS 3.4, 6.0, 6.5, 7.0, 8.0 - missing ncurses. SimplyMEPIS 8.5 - missing gcc
MiniKnoppix	No: MiniKnoppix 2005 - missing gcc
MiniSlack	Yes: MiniSlack 1.1
MitraX	No: MitraX 1.0.1 - missing make and gcc
Momonga	Yes: Momonga Linux 3, 4 No: Momonga Linux 4.1 - missing ncurses
MonoLive	No: MonoLive 118 - missing gcc
Monoppix	Yes: Monoppix 1.1.8.0
MooLux	Yes: MooLux 3.3.3
MoonOS	No: MoonOS 3 - missing ncurses
Morphix	No: Morphix Combined-LightGUI 0.3-3 - missing make and gcc
Musix	Yes: Musix GNU+Linux 1.0r6, 2.0 No: Musix GNU+Linux 0.50, 0.59, 0.79, 0.99, 1.0r1, 1.0r2, 1.0r3, 1.0r4 - missing ncurses
Mutagenix	No: Mutagenix 2.6.14.2-2, 2.6.18.6-1, 2.6.18.6-2 - missing make and gcc
Myah	Yes: Myah OS 3.0-MP No: Myah OS 2.3-SE, 3.0-D - missing make and gcc
Mythbuntu	No: Mythbuntu 8.10, 9.04, 9.10, 10.04 - missing ncurses
MythDora	Yes: MythDora 5.0. No: MythDora 10 - missing make and gcc
Nbed-Nakooki	Yes: Nbed-Nakooki Live-CD 1.0
Netrunner	No: Netrunner 2 - missing ncurses
NetSecL	Yes: NetSecL 2.1, 2.2
NicE	Yes: NicE Desktop 1.0
NimbleX	No: NimbleX 2007, 2007v2, sub100_1, 2008 - missing make and gcc
Nonux	Yes: Nonux 4.3, 4.4 No: Nonux 4.0, 4.1, and 4.2 - missing ncurses
NST	No: Network Security Toolkit 1.5.0, 1.8.0, 2.11.0 - missing make and gcc
Olive	No: Olive 0.2 - missing make and gcc
OneBase	Yes: OneBase 2.0
OpenGEU	No: OpenGEU 8.04.1, 8.10 - missing ncurses
OpenMamba	No: OpenMamba GNU/Linux LiveCD 1.1 - missing ncurses
openSUSE	Yes: openSUSE 10.2, 10.2-Live, 10.3-DVD, 11.0-DVD No: openSUSE 10.3-CD, 11.0-LiveCD, 11.2-LiveCD - missing make and gcc
Operator	Yes: Operator 3.3.20
PAIPIX	No: PAIPIX GNU/Linux 7.0, 7.10 - missing ncurses
paldo	Yes: paldo GNU/Linux 1.11, 1.12, 1.13, 1.14, 1.17, 1.18, 1.20, 2010-07-06
Papug	Yes: PapugLinux 07.1, 07.2, 09.1, 10.1
ParallelKnoppix	Yes: ParallelKnoppix 2.3, 2.4, 2.7
Pardus	Yes: Pardus Kurulan 2007.2, 2007.3 No: Pardus 2009. Pardus Calisan 2007.1, 2007.2, 2007.3, 2009.2. Pardus Kurulan 2008, 2009.2 - missing make and gcc
Parsix	Yes: Parsix GNU/Linux 0.85, 0.90, 1.0, 1.5 No: Parsix GNU/Linux 2.0, 3.0 - missing ncurses
Parted Magic	No: Parted Magic 1.7, 1.8, 1.9, 2.1, 2.2, 3.0, 3.6, 4.0, 4.6 - missing make and gcc
PCFluxboxOS	Yes: PCFluxboxOS MidiFlux 0.6.1b. TinyFlux 1.0
PCLinuxOS	Yes: PCLinuxOS 0.93, MiniMe, 2007, GNOME-2.21.2, 2008-MiniMe, 2008-GNOME, 2009.1, 2009.2, 2010.1
PC/OS	No: PC/OS 7.10.1, 2008v2. PC/OS OpenDesktop 2009, 2009v2a. PC/OS OpenWorkstation 2009v2a, 2009.3, 2010.1 - missing ncurses
Peanut	Yes: Peanut Linux 9.5, 9.6 with extra packages installed No: Peanut Linux 12.0, 12.1 - missing make and gcc
PelicanHPC	Yes: PelicanHPC GNU Linux 1.3, 1.5.1, 1.7, 1.8, 1.9.2
Pentoo	Yes: Pentoo 2009.0
Peppermint	No: Peppermint OS One 05222010 - missing gcc
Phantomix	Yes: Phantomix Live CD 4.0.2
Phoenix	Yes: Phoenix 2.2
Physics	Yes: Physics Live CD 1.0
Pioneer	No: Pioneer Basic 32 R2, R2.1, 3.0.2, 3.2. Pioneer Explorer 1.0, 1.1, 1.2.0.2. Pioneer Stagecoach 2.1, 3.0, 3.1 - missing ncurses
PLD	No: PLD Live 2008.09 - missing gcc
Pollix	No: Pollix 20040309 - missing ncurses
Poseidon	No: Poseidon Linux 3.0, 3.1 - missing ncurses
Protech	No: Protech One - missing ncurses
PUD	No: PUD GNU/Linux 0.4.7 missing ncurses; PUD GNU/Linux 0.4.7.2 missing make and gcc
Puppy	No: Puppy Linux 2.14, 2.15, 2.16, 2.17, 3.0, 4.0, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 5.0, 5.2 - missing make and gcc
Puredyne	No: Puredyne 9.11 - missing ncurses
Pyro	No: PyroLinux 1.0 - missing ncurses
QiLinux	Yes: QiLinux 2.0
Qimo	Yes: Qimo For Kids 2.0 No: Qimo For Kids 1.0 - missing ncurses
Quantian	Yes: Quantian 0.3, 0.4.9.1, 0.6.9.3
Quirky	No: Quirky 1.1, 1.2, 1.4 - missing make and gcc
Red Flag	Yes: Red Flag 6.0
RedHat	Yes: RedHat 6.0, 6.1, 6.2, 7.0, 7.1, 8.0, 9.0, and EL3-WS
RIPLinuX	No: RIPLinuX 1.9, 2.0, 2.4, 2.6, 2.9, 3.1, 3.6, 4.2, 4.4, 5.3, 5.8, 6.1, 6.5, 7.4, 7.8, 8.4, 9.2, 9.8 - missing make and/or gcc
Rocks	Yes: NPACI Rocks Cluster Distribution 2.3.2
ROOT	Yes: ROOT Linux 1.3
rPath	Yes: rPath Linux 1.0.6, 1.0.7, 2.0
Rubix	Yes: Rubix 1.0
Sabayon	Yes: Sabayon Linux 3.2-ME, 3.3-ME, 3.4, 1.1-PE, 3.5, 4, 4.1, 4.2, 5.0, 5.1, 5.3
Salix	Yes: Salix OS 13.0, 13.0-live, 13.1
Salocin	No: Salocin Linux 0.2-alpha2 - missing ncurses
SAM	Yes: SAM Linux 2007, 2009
SaxenOS	Yes: SaxenOS 1.1-rc2
Scientific	Yes: Scientific Linux 4.5, 4.5-LiveCD, 4.5-LiveDVD, 4.6, 4.6-LiveDVD, 4.7, 4.7-LiveDVD, 4.8, 4.8-LiveDVD, 5.0, 5.1, 5.1-LiveDVD, 5.2, 5.2-LiveDVD, 5.3, 5.3-LiveDVD, 5.4, 5.4-LiveDVD, 5.5, 5.5-LiveDVD No: Scientific Linux 4.6-LiveCD - missing ncurses. Scientific Linux 5.0-LiveCD, 5.1-LiveCD, 5.3-LiveCD, 5.4-LiveCD - missing make and gcc
SCLive	No: SCLive 2.0 - compiles ncurses code but fails to create final executable
Screamix	No: Screamix 1.0 - missing ncurses
Sentinix	Yes: Sentinix 0.70.5
Sflack	Yes: Sflack 12.0
Shift	No: Shift Linux 0.3.1-GNOME - missing make and gcc. Shift Linux 0.5, 0.6.2-Flux, 0.6.2-GNOME - missing ncurses
Sidux	No: Sidux 2007-01, 2007-02, 2007-03.1, 2007-04, 2007-04.5, 2008-01, 2008-02, 2008-03, 2008-04, 2009-01, 2009-02, 2009-03, 2010-01 - missing ncurses
Skolelinux	No: Skolelinux 3.0, 3.0r1 - missing gcc
Slackware	Yes: Slackware Linux 4.0, 7.0, 8.1, 9.0, 9.1, 10.0, 10.1, 10.2, 11.0, 12.0, 12.1, 12.2, 13.0, 13.1
Slamd64	Yes: Slamd64 11.0, 12.0, 12.1, 12.2
SLAMPP	Yes: SLAMPP 2.0
SLAX	Yes: SLAX 6.0, 6.1 No: SLAX 5.1 - missing make and gcc
SliTaz	No: SliTaz GNU/Linux 1.0, 2.0, 3.0 - missing make and gcc
SME	No: SME Server 7.2, 7.3 - missing gcc
S-M-S	No: Slack Mini Server 1.2 - missing make and gcc
SoL	Yes: SoL 17.00 and OoL 17.00o
SOT	Yes: SOT Linux Desktop 2003 No: SOT Linux Desktop 2002 - missing ncurses
StartCom	Yes: StartCom Linux AS-3.0.1, AS-4.0.1, AS-4.0.3, AS-4.0.4, AS-4.0.5, AS-5.0.0, AS-5.0.1, AS-5.0.3, DL-3.0.0, ML-4.0.4, ML-5.0.6
Stormix	Yes: Storm Linux 2000
STUX	Yes: STUX GNU/Linux 2.0
Super OS	No: Super OS 9.10 - missing ncurses
SuSE	Yes: SuSE Linux 6.1, 7.1-Pro, 9.2-Pro, 10.0-OSS, 10.1. Enterprise Desktop 10, and 10-SP1 No: SuSE Linux 9.1-Personal - missing make and gcc. SuSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 - missing ncurses
Symphony	No: SymphonyOne 2008.1 - missing ncurses
SystemRescueCD	Yes: SystemRescueCD 1.1.0, 1.1.3, 1.1.4, 1.1.5, 1.1.6, 1.1.7, 1.2.0, 1.2.1, 1.2.2, 1.2.3, 1.3.0, 1.3.1, 1.3.3, 1.4.0, 1.5.6, 1.6.0, 2.0.0 No: SystemRescueCD 0.3, 0.4, 1.0 - missing make and gcc
TA-Linux	No: TA-Linux 0.2.0-beta3 - includes gcc and ncurses, but fails to compile for unknown reason
Tao	Yes: Tao Linux 4.03
TEENpup	No: TEENpup 2.14, 2008, 2009 - missing make and gcc
TiNA Knoppix	Yes: TiNA Knoppix 2.0.0
Tiny	No: Tiny Linux (version unknown) - missing make and gcc
Tinycore	No: Tinycore Linux 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 2.1, 2.4, 3.0 - missing make and gcc
TinyMe	Yes: TinyMe Test7-KD, 2008.0, 2008.1
Tinysofa	Yes: tinysofa 2.0
Tmxxine	No: Tmxxine 3.01 - missing make and gcc
ToBiX	No: ToBiX 1.0 - missing make and gcc
Toorox	Yes: Toorox 06.2009, 10.2009, 05.2010
Trisguel	Yes: Trisguel GNU/Linux 1.5 No: Trisguel GNU/Linux 2.1, 2.2, 3.0, 3.5 - missing make and/or gcc
Trustix	Yes: Trustix 1.5
Turbolinux	Yes: Turbolinux Workstation 3.6, 7.0
UberStudent	No: UberStudent 1.0 - missing gcc
Ubuntu	Yes: Ubuntu 5.10-DVD, 6.06-DVD, 6.10-DVD, 7.04-DVD, 7.10-DVD No: Ubuntu 5.04-CD, 7.04-CD, 7.10-CD, 8.04, 8.10, 9.04, 9.10, 10.04 - missing ncurses
Ubuntu CE	Yes: Ubuntu Christian Edition 2.2, 3.0, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3 No: Ubuntu Christian Edition 4.0, 5.0 - missing ncurses
Ubuntu ME	No: Ubuntu Muslim Edition 7.04, 7.10 - missing ncurses
Ubuntu Studio	No: Ubuntu Studio 7.04, 7.10, 8.04.1, 8.10, 9.04, 9.10, 10.04 - missing ncurses
UHU	Yes: UHU-Linux 2.1-DVD
Ulteo	No: Ulteo Applications System 1.02 - missing make and gcc
Ultima	Yes: Ultima Linux 8.3-DVD, 8.4-DVD No: Ultima Linux 8.3-CD, 8.4-CD - missing make and gcc
Ultimate Edition	No: Ultimate Edition 1.7, 1.8, 2.0, 2.2, 2.4, 2.5, 2.7 - missing ncurses
Unity	Yes: Unity Linux 2010
Urli	No: Urli 7 - missing ncurses
VAFEO	No: VAFEO 1.01-eclipse, 1.01-home - missing ncurses
Vector	Yes: VectorLinux 1.8, 2.0, 3.0, 3.2, 4.0, 5.0.1, 5.1, 5.8, 5.9, 6.0 No: Vector Linux 5.8-std-live, 5.9-std-live - missing make and gcc
Vine	Yes: Vine Linux 4.2
Vixta	No: Vixta.org 0.98.01 - missing make and gcc
VMKnoppix	No: VMKnoppix 20080519 - missing ncurses
Voltalinux	No: Voltalinux 2.1 - missing ncurses
Watt OS	No: Watt OS R2 - missing gcc
White Box	Yes: White Box Enterprise Linux 3-rc1, EL4-Respin2
Wolvix	No: Wolvix Cub 1.1.0, and Wolvix Hunter 1.1.0 - missing make and gcc
Xandros	No: Xandros Desktop OS V2-Std, V3-Std, 4-OCE - missing gcc
Xfld	No: Xfld 0.3 - missing ncurses
X/OS	Yes: X/OS Linux 5.0, 5.1
XPud	No: XPud 0.8, 0.8.5, 0.8.9, 0.9 - missing make and gcc
XPressLinux	No: XPressLinux 1.0 - missing ncurses
Xubuntu	No: Xubuntu 6.10, 7.04, 7.10, 8.04, 8.10, 9.04, 9.10 - missing ncurses. Xubuntu 10.04 - missing gcc
Yamefa	No: Yamefa 705 - missing ncurses
Yoper	Yes: Yoper Desktop 3.2.2, 3.3.2. YOS 2.1.0-4, 3.0, 3.0-Live, 3.0.1. Yoper Linux 2010
Zenwalk	Yes: Zenwalk 1.2, 1.3, 2.0.1, 2.2, 2.4, 2.8, 3.0, 4.0, 4.2, 4.4.1, 4.6, 4.6.1, 4.6-live, 4.8, 4.8-live, Edu 2007, 5.0, 5.0-live, 5.2, 5.2-live, 6.0, 6.0-live, 6.2, 6.2-core, 6.4, 6.4-live
ZevenOS	No: ZevenOS 1.1 - missing ncurses
Zorin OS	No: Zorin OS 3 - missing ncurses

Missing make And gcc
AFAIK, there's not much that can be done with a system that doesn't include make or a C compiler. Note, however, that some distros do include the binary make and gcc packages but just exclude them from the default installation. If your distro includes more than one CD (or consists of one or more DVDs), it's possible that one of them contains the missing development packages. Note also that if make and gcc are missing, then ncurses is probably also missing.

Missing ncurses
For systems only missing the ncurses development library, the solution should be fairly simple... just get the missing package and install it. If you have any other GNU/Linux distros and they're based on Debian or Slackware, you may be able to use the development library included with those distros. If not, you can download the ncurses devlib from http://www.gnu.org/software/ncurses/.

Running The c* Programs In A GUI Environment
The c* programs work best when running in a pure text-mode environment. If you're using an X terminal in a GUI environment, the c* programs may or may not recognize some keys correctly. It appears that key mapping can vary considerably between different X terminals on different distros. If you plan to run any of the c* programs in an X terminal, it is advisable to download the keytest utility (15K) and verify compatibility first. Note that if the c* programs are not compatible with any of your distro's X terminals, it may be possible to "escape" to a pure text-mode environment; this is usually done with Ctrl+Alt+F1 ... Ctrl+Alt+F6 to enter text-mode, and Ctrl+Alt+F7 to return to GUI-mode.

For questions, comments, etc... see the README file.

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