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Linux doesn’t just run on x86 PCs, it has been ported to all kinds of different architectures from games consoles and PDAs right upto mainframes.
| Port Name | Architecture | Example Machines |
| UltraLinux | SPARC/UltraSPARC | Sun Microsystems workstations/servers |
| PA-RISC Linux | PA-RISC | HP PA-RISC workstations/servers |
| Linux/MIPS | MIPS | SGI, Digital DECStation, Cobalt Qube |
| Linux/Alpha | Alpha | Digital/Compaq Alpha |
| PenguinPPC | PowerPC | PowerMac, Amiga Power-Up, IBM |
| Linux/m68k | Motorola 68000 | Amiga, Atari, Apple Mac, HP9000/300, NeXT, Sun 3 Series |
| ELKS | 8086, 80286 | Intel 8086/8088, 80286 based PCs |
| VAXlinux | VAX | Digital VAX |
| Linux390 | S/390, zSeries | IBM zSeries & S/390 Mainframes |
| LinuxPPC64 | IBM PPC64 | IBM AS/400, iSeries & pSeries |
| LinuxIA64 – Trillian | Intel IA-64 | Itanium based systems |
| x86-64 | AMD x86-64 | AMD 64 bit based systems |
| NUMA | NUMA | NEC Azusa, IBM x440, IBM NUMAQ |
| ARM Linux | ARM | Acorn RiscPC & Archimedes, NetWinder, Psion Series 7, iPAQ |
| mklinux | Mach Microkernel | PowerMac |
| uclinux | MMU-less microcontrollers | Cisco routers, Apple iPod, AXIS network cameras |
| LinuxSH | Hitachi SH-X | Windows CE PDAs |
| Xbox-Linux | Xbox x86 | Microsoft Xbox Games Console |
| LinuxDC | Hitachi SH-4 | Sega Dreamcast Games Console |
| Runix | RISC R3000A | Playstation 1 Games Console |
| PS2 Linux | Emotion Engine | Playstation 2 Games Console |
| Palm Linux | DragonBall | Palm Pilot, Handspring Visor |
| ELKSibo | NEC V30 | Psion Series 3 |
| SIBO-Linux | NEC V30 | Psion Series 3 |
| PsiLinux | ARM | Psion Series 5, 5MX, 5MX-Pro, Revo |
| iPAQLinux | StrongARM | Compaq/HP iPAQ |
| Linux-MIPS | MIPS | Casio E-Series, Compaq Aero, Everex Freestyle |
| Linux-Nino | PR31700 | Philips Nino |
| Helio Linux | Philips R3912 | VTech Helio |
| iPod Linux | ARM7 | Apple iPod |
| TiVo Linux | PowerPC | TiVo PVRs |
| User-mode Linux | Linux Kernel | Machines running Linux |
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