Linux Mint Linux Mint is one of the most popular desktop Linux distributions and used by millions of people. The purpose of Linux Mint is to produce a modern, elegant and... Free Open Source Linux Dark theme Built-in File Manager Customizable Based on Debian ... Multiple languages Out Of The Box Add a feature 785 Like Easy to use, nice look and feel, do great out of box except some non-free drivers and multimedia codecs... yugalsaluja • Jul 2017 • 2 agrees and 0 disagrees Disagree Agree With Linux Mint had Smooth installation without any issues and good experience, Look & Feel can be better for Linux Mint. stable builds With Ubuntu had issues during & post installation & system became unstable, screen freezed couple of times and had to do a hard reboot. Guest • Apr 2018 Disagree Agree Linux mint support default closed software eg. flash player Guest • Dec 2016 • 2 agrees and 2 disagrees Disagree Agree faster, more responsive and less heavy on resources Guest • Dec 2016 • 2 agrees and 2 disagrees Disagree Agree I started at GNU/Linux world by Ubuntu, but I suffered too much to do simple things. Then I gave a try to Mint and my life is so much easier! marriemuller • Apr 2017 • 2 agrees and 2 disagrees Disagree Agree Linux mint is literally based off the Ubuntu OS. The only significant different is its skin gives it a more windows-y feel Guest • Jun 2016 • 3 agrees and 4 disagrees Disagree Agree
Debian Debian is a free distribution of the GNU/Linux operating system. It is distributed with access to repositories containing thousands of software packages ready for... Free Open Source Windows Linux Windows S BSD Self-Hosted Rolling release Based on Debian Package Manager Customizable ... Package Control UI customization Add a feature 821 Like Ubuntu and it's derivatives (Mint, Kubuntu, KDE Neon, ElementaryOS, Xubuntu, Lubuntu) are all based on Debian. All are compatible with .deb software packages. All are easier than Ubuntu to setup. But Debian has a greater loyalty to the ideals of free and open source software. JohnFastman • Jan 2017 • 5 agrees and 2 disagrees Disagree Agree It's what Ubuntu is directly based on. It also isn't as hard to use as it used to be. I'd say that anyone who isn't completely new to Linux should be able to use it just fine. Though I'd recommend sticking with the stable branch of Debian if you are still relatively new, then moving to the other branches later on. Buster_Blue • Jan 2018 • 2 agrees and 0 disagrees Disagree Agree ubuntu is based on debian (debian is the father of ubuntu) johndoee • Apr 2018 Disagree Agree Debian is not easier as Ubuntu. Linux Mint or openSUSE are better choices than Debian, to replace Ubuntu. Guest • Dec 2016 • 7 agrees and 7 disagrees Disagree Agree It doesn't let you install proprietary drivers and doesn't have a GUI to manage these drivers like Ubuntu or Mint has, due to its philosophy. That's a thing people forget to mention when saying Debian is the option for Ubuntu or even Mint, so it isn't. Guest • Dec 2017 • 2 agrees and 2 disagrees Disagree Agree Debian is actually mostly like Ubuntu. In fact, Ubuntu is based off Debian. I think other distros like Fedora are literal alternatives to it. SriramaKumar • May 2017 • 1 agrees and 2 disagrees Disagree Agree
Arch Linux Arch Linux is an independently developed, i686- and x86_64-optimised Linux distribution targeted at competent Linux users. It uses pacman, its home-grown package... Free Open Source Linux Rolling release Customizable Lightweight Package Control Add a feature 533 Like Arch is not a distro for Linux beginners: you really have to know what you're doing to set it up and keep it ticking over. Ubuntu is beginner friendly. However, check out Manjaro - that's Arch-based but done in a user friendly way that's maybe even friendlier than Ubuntu. JohnFastman • Jan 2017 • 9 agrees and 2 disagrees Disagree Agree It is simple and light, and doesn't have any of the problems that Ubuntu has, and that all *buntus have as well. Also it uses pacman. Guest • Jun 2017 • 1 agrees and 4 disagrees Disagree Agree
Fedora The Fedora Project is an openly-developed project designed by Red Hat , open for general participation, led by a meritocracy, following a set of project objectives. Free Open Source Linux Key rebinding Multiple languages Out Of The Box Separated workspaces Add a feature 384 Like
elementary OS elementary OS is a free, fast and aesthetically pleasing operating system based on Ubuntu . Free Open Source Linux macOS-like Configurable Debian package compatible Distraction-free UI ... Out Of The Box Based on Ubuntu Add a feature 253 Like Delivers a beautiful graphical interface. Offers basic apps to play your music, videos and view pictures, designed around 'Less is more'. However, it is still based on Ubuntu, and so it can do the same things. Need advanced functionality? whip out the terminal and install any package supported by Ubuntu. Guest • Mar 2017 • 4 agrees and 1 disagrees Disagree Agree Elementary and Ubuntu are Debian-based Linux distros. Elementary OS is based on Ubuntu. Different UIs (Elementary uses Pantheon, Ubuntu uses Unity). If it work on Ubuntu, it will work on Elementary. But Elementary are a team of designers and lag behind in terms of security. It's also oversimplistic for anyone but complete beginners in Linux. JohnFastman • Jan 2017 • 2 agrees and 0 disagrees Disagree Agree
Manjaro Linux Manjaro is a user-friendly Linux distribution based on the independently developed Arch operating system. Free Open Source Linux Based on Arch Linux Community based Configurable Support for Nvidia drivers ... Plasma based Rolling release Security focused X86/x64 Compatibility Add a feature 130 Like Manjaro Linux has got the point where it's more user friendly than Ubuntu, in my opinion. Particularly in the XFCE (official) and MATE (community) builds, the pamac/pacman package manager is utterly great to use and draws software not just from Manjaro repositories but from Arch's AUR, which has something like 60k+ software apps. Despite being based on Arch, Manjaro is very user-friendly and the community support is fantastic. JohnFastman • Dec 2016 • 3 agrees and 0 disagrees Disagree Agree Arch based, many great software's via official repositories, and a rolling release means you won't lag behind in software. It is very stable and easy to use with many of the popular desktop environments. Guest • Oct 2017 Disagree Agree
Xubuntu Xubuntu is an elegant and easy-to-use operating system. Xubuntu comes with Xfce, which is a stable, light and configurable desktop environment. Free Open Source Linux Self-Hosted Ubuntu Debian Based on Debian Lightweight Based on Ubuntu Add a feature 229 Like Xubuntu is Ubuntu in almost every way. The difference is that instead of Ubuntu's Unity desktop, you get the XFCE desktop, which - in my opinion - is much better. But it's certainly faster on older/slower computers. JohnFastman • Dec 2016 • 2 agrees and 0 disagrees Disagree Agree Xubuntu is nothing more than Ubuntu with the XFCE desktop environment and fewer included packages. I think it's far superior because it's faster than easier to use than Ubuntu. Guest • Mar 2018 Disagree Agree
openSUSE openSUSE is a free and Linux-based operating system for your PC, Laptop or Server. The openSUSE distribution is a stable, easy to use and complete multi-purpose... Free Open Source Linux Customizable Privacy protection Rolling release Add a feature 264 Like
Lubuntu Lubuntu is a faster, more lightweight and energy saving variant of Ubuntu using LXDE, the lightweight X11 Desktop Environment. Free Open Source Linux Lightweight Customizable Based on Debian Based on Ubuntu ... XFCE support Add a feature 214 Like Lubuntu is Ubuntu, but instead of Canonical's Unity desktop environment it comes with LXDE, which is simpler and ligher on resources and therefore more suitable for older/slower computers. That's it. JohnFastman • Jan 2017 • 1 agrees and 0 disagrees Disagree Agree
Kubuntu Linux operating system distribution derived from Ubuntu but with KDE environment. Free Open Source Linux Based on Debian Based on Ubuntu Add a feature 205 Like Kubuntu is simply Ubuntu with the KDE Plasma desktop environment instead of Unity. KDE Plasma is a very well thought-through, modern and highly configurable desktop environment that beats Windows 10 and OSX hands down. Note: KDE Plasma (and hence Kubuntu) might not run smoothly on quite old/slow computers. JohnFastman • Dec 2016 • 2 agrees and 0 disagrees Disagree Agree All Ubuntu-like, with the AWESOME K Desktop Enviroment Guest • May 2016 Disagree Agree
Ubuntu MATE Ubuntu Mate is a stable, easy-to-use operating system with a configurable desktop environment. Ideal for those who want the most out of their desktops, laptops and... Free Open Source Linux Based on Debian Lightweight Based on Ubuntu Add a feature 57 Like
CentOS CentOS is a community-supported, free and open source operating system based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux. It exists to provide a free enterprise class computing platform... Free Open Source Linux No features added Add a feature 106 Like
Raspbian Raspbian is a free operating system based on Debian GNU/Linux and optimised for the Raspberry Pi hardware (the armhf processor architecture). Free Open Source Linux Raspberry Pi ARM support Based on Debian Add a feature 59 Like
Gentoo Gentoo Linux is a versatile, fast, highly configurable and completely free Linux and FreeBSD distribution geared towards developers and network professionals. Gentoo... Free Open Source Linux BSD FreeBSD Rolling release Add a feature 123 Like
Antergos Antergos, as its father, Arch Linux , is a rolling release distro. It started life under the name of Cinnarch, combining the Cinnamon... Free Open Source Linux Based on Arch Linux Auto-installer Rolling release Add a feature 41 Like There are 2 types of Linux distros: Long-term releases (updates when updates are stable) and rolling (updates when updates are ready). Ubuntu updates when the update is stable. Antergos, as soon as an update is ready. Antergos is Arch based, Ubuntu based on Debian - arguably the biggest difference. JohnFastman • Jan 2017 Disagree Agree
