Is linux binary universal to all kinds of distributions?

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Published on 2011-01-29T02:47:49Z Indexed on 2011/01/29 7:33 UTC
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I happen to install model sim VHDL simulator on Linux. The manual says it only supports RedHat or Suse, but I just tried to install it on Ubuntu. And, it just installed and works perfectly. enter image description here

Is linux binary universal to all kinds of distribution? I mean, if I make a program on distrubution A, can I be sure it will run on any linux?
Why most of the commercial program vendor says the program is running on specific distribution? (mostly Redhat and Suse, not ubuntu)

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