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What are the best Linux distros?
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10
Options
Considered
Best Linux distros
Price
Based On
Init-System
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Mint
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Debian>Ubuntu LTS
Systemd
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Debian
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NONE
Systemd
--
Manjaro Linux
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Arch Linux
systemd
--
Solus
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Scratch
systemd
--
NixOS
-
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Systemd
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Mint
My Rec
ommendation
for
Mint
My Recommendation for
Mint
All
4
Pros
3
Specs
Top
Pro
•••
Great UI
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Specs
Based On:
Debian>Ubuntu LTS
Init-System:
Systemd
Release Schedule:
Point( 2 Year LTS / 6 Month)
Official Supported Architectures:
i386, amd64
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Pro
•••
Very reliable
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Pro
•••
Easy to use
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Debian
My Rec
ommendation
for
Debian
My Recommendation for
Debian
All
2
Pros
1
Specs
Top
Pro
•••
Extremely stable
Regular updates and security patches which doesn't break your system.
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Specs
Based On:
NONE
Init-System:
Systemd
Release Schedule:
approximately every 24 months
Official Supported Architectures:
amd64 (x86_64), arm64 (aarch64), armel, armhf, i386, mipsel, mips64el, ppc64el, s390x
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3
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Manjaro Linux
My Rec
ommendation
for
Manjaro Linux
My Recommendation for
Manjaro Linux
All
4
Pros
1
Cons
2
Specs
Top
Pro
•••
Features mostly the newest applications
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Top
Con
•••
Network shares in dolphin don't work under xfce
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Specs
Based On:
Arch Linux
Init-System:
systemd
Release Schedule:
rolling
Official Supported Architectures:
x64,ARM
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Con
•••
AUR Integration in KDE Package manager doesnt work nicely
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2
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Solus
My Rec
ommendation
for
Solus
My Recommendation for
Solus
All
5
Pros
3
Cons
1
Specs
Top
Pro
•••
Easy installation
The installation procedure for this distribution is quite simple. It's GUI based and all you have to do is to follow the instructions given by the installation window itself.
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Top
Con
•••
Limited repositories
As you can see Solus is new project that build from scratch.
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Specs
Based On:
Scratch
Init-System:
systemd
Release Schedule:
Rolling
Official Supported Architectures:
x86_64
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Pro
•••
Great package management
The software center makes really easy to install the latest software. Including thid party software.
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Pro
•••
Modern desktop environment
The default desktop environment used by Solus is called Budgie and is quite nice and minimalistic.
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1
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NixOS
My Rec
ommendation
for
NixOS
My Recommendation for
NixOS
All
1
Specs
Specs
Init-System:
Systemd
Release Schedule:
Point or Rolling
Official Supported Architectures:
amd64, i386
Package Manager:
Nix Package Manager
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2
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Fedora
My Rec
ommendation
for
Fedora
My Recommendation for
Fedora
All
1
Specs
Specs
Based On:
Independent
Init-System:
Systemd
Release Schedule:
Point (6 Months)
Official Supported Architectures:
ARMv7 (armhfp, arm-32), ARMv8 (aarch64, arm-64), x86_64, PPC64LE, MIPS-64el, MIPS-el, RISC-V, s390x
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openSUSE Tumbleweed (RPM-based)
My Rec
ommendation
for
openSUSE Tumbleweed (RPM-based)
My Recommendation for
openSUSE Tumbleweed (RPM-based)
All
1
Specs
Specs
Based On:
Jurix>SUSE
Init-System:
Systemd
Release Schedule:
Rolling
Origin:
Germany
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--
Deepin
My Rec
ommendation
for
Deepin
My Recommendation for
Deepin
All
1
Specs
Specs
Based On:
Debian
Official Supported Architectures:
amd64
Package Manager:
Debian Package Manager
OS Family:
GNU+Linux
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1
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Ubuntu
My Rec
ommendation
for
Ubuntu
My Recommendation for
Ubuntu
All
2
Pros
1
Specs
Top
Pro
•••
Very popular
Fewest surprise if you just want get things done
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Specs
Based On:
Debian Stable(core) Testing/Unstable(universe/multiverse)
Init-System:
Systemd
Release Schedule:
Point (5 Year LTS / 6 Month Releases)
Official Supported Architectures:
amd64
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1
1
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Chakra
My Rec
ommendation
for
Chakra
My Recommendation for
Chakra
All
1
Specs
Specs
Based On:
Arch Linux
Init-System:
Systemd
Release Schedule:
N/A
Official Supported Architectures:
amd64
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