What is DistroWatch?
The DistroWatch web site was first published on 31 May 2001. The concept started as a very simple table comprising of 5 major distributions and the chart only compared a few features (price, version, release date) and a few package versions (Linux kernel, KDE, GNOME, XFree86, Apache). In trying to make it slightly more comprehensive and useful, more distributions, features and packages were added until the table reached a fairly reasonable state in terms of information provided. At that stage, the table was moved from a spreadsheet into an HTML document and it was shared with the Linux community worldwide.
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Our users have written 4 comments and reviews about DistroWatch, and it has gotten 106 likes
- Developed by Ladislav Bodnar
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View allDistroWatch was added to AlternativeTo by Valentin on Dec 5, 2009 and this page was last updated Jan 15, 2022. DistroWatch is sometimes referred to as DistroWatch.com.
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- alekseishishkin liked DistroWatch6 months ago
One of the best source of news, popularity, reviews etc about Linux and BSD distros.
This site is super helpful when looking for distros. The internet wouldn't be the same without it.
Really good website. You see the info on your favorite distros and discover new ones. Unfortunately I have to use a proxy or VPN to access it. DistroWatch seems to be blocking IPs coming from outside the US.
Edit: It's working fine now. =)
[Edited by Reborn, November 28]
This is a website, not an application. What, do I make an entry on alternativeTo for my website too?
A moderator should probably delete this.