Linux distribution / software release support for Linux

Question

We are going to release a couple of Linux-enabled software products.

As for Mac and Windows, the number of supported versions is quite limited (xp, 2000, vista, 7 for win, 10.4-6 for Mac). But for Linux, this is another story.

We would like to support as much Linux as possible, but the choice is wide.

Questions:

• What distribution format (binaries) is used to support as many Linux as possible?
• To test that “base Linux” we can test and distribute our results to other linux.
• According to the fact that we provide a statically linked binary system with all the dependencies, what do we need to check? I am assuming a kernel version and a libc version, but I'm curious.

Our software is written in ANSI-compatible C with the BSD and POSIX bits (gettimeofday, pthreads).

Answer 1

So, you think the three versions for Mac and Windows are fine, but are you shying away from Linux? Hectometer

Just make sure it builds using standard tools chains - configure, makeand make installtraditional. The rest should take care of itself.

Search, choose what is convenient for you. For me it will be Debian / Ubuntu, others prefer Fedora. Take a look at the Linux standards base and things like FreeDesktop.org for other standards. The kernel and libc should not matter unless you are doing something very hardware or driver specific.

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In short, this is not a software development problem, but a product management product.