Supported Operating Systems
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-The following Linux* distributions were successfully used to generate or runĀ DPDK.
+The following Linux distributions were successfully used to compiler or run DPDK.
-* FreeBSD* 10
+* FreeBSD 10
* Fedora release 20
-* Ubuntu* 14.04 LTS
+* Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
-* Wind River* Linux* 6
+* Wind River Linux 6
-* Red Hat* Enterprise Linux 6.5
+* Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.5
-* SUSE Enterprise Linux* 11 SP3
+* SUSE Enterprise Linux 11 SP3
These distributions may need additional packages that are not installed by default, or a specific kernel.
-Refer to the *DPDK Getting Started Guide* for details.
+Refer to the :ref:`Linux guide <linux_gsg>` and :ref:`FreeBSD guide <freebsd_gsg>` for details.