Based On
Debian>UbuntuDefault Desktop Environment
XfceInit-System
SystemdPackage Manager
Debian Package ManagerRelease Schedule
Point follows UBuntu)Main Usage
Ubuntu with preinstalled Xfce desktopOfficial Supported Architectures
amd64Origin
Isle of ManRelease Type
-Great For
-OS Family
-Initial Release
-Last Release
-Current Linux Kernel
-Last Officially Updated
-Minimum Available Storage
-Minimum System RAM
-Languages
-Removable storage
-Display Server
-Gnome
-License
-Based On
Debian>UbuntuDefault Desktop Environment
PantheonInit-System
SystemdPackage Manager
-Release Schedule
-Main Usage
macOS-like Desktop, Showcase for the Pantheon DestopOfficial Supported Architectures
amd64Origin
UKRelease Type
BinaryGreat For
Professionals, Creatives and Students looking for an alternativeOS Family
-Initial Release
-Last Release
-Current Linux Kernel
-Last Officially Updated
-Minimum Available Storage
-Minimum System RAM
-Languages
-Removable storage
-Display Server
-Gnome
-License
-Based On
NONEDefault Desktop Environment
GNOMEInit-System
SystemdPackage Manager
dpkg with apt, aptitude or apt-buildRelease Schedule
approximately every 24 monthsMain Usage
UniversalOfficial Supported Architectures
amd64 (x86_64), arm64 (aarch64), armel, armhf, i386, mipsel, mips64el, ppc64el, s390xOrigin
-Release Type
BinaryGreat For
-OS Family
GNU/LinuxInitial Release
1993Last Release
11.4 "bullseye"Current Linux Kernel
-Last Officially Updated
-Minimum Available Storage
-Minimum System RAM
-Languages
-Removable storage
-Display Server
-Gnome
-License
-Based On
NONEDefault Desktop Environment
N/AInit-System
SystemdPackage Manager
PacmanRelease Schedule
RollingMain Usage
Desktop with latest softwareOfficial Supported Architectures
x86-64 (AMD64)Origin
CanadaRelease Type
BinaryGreat For
-OS Family
GNU+LinuxInitial Release
2002Last Release
-Current Linux Kernel
5.16.0Last Officially Updated
2020-05-16Minimum Available Storage
800MiBMinimum System RAM
512MiBLanguages
-Removable storage
-Display Server
-Gnome
-License
-Based On
Debian Stable(core) Testing/Unstable(universe/multiverse)Default Desktop Environment
GNOMEInit-System
SystemdPackage Manager
Debian Package Manager, Snap StoreRelease Schedule
Point (5 Year LTS / 6 Month Releases)Main Usage
DesktopOfficial Supported Architectures
amd64Origin
Great BritainRelease Type
BinaryGreat For
-OS Family
GNU/LinuxInitial Release
-Last Release
-Current Linux Kernel
-Last Officially Updated
-Minimum Available Storage
-Minimum System RAM
-Languages
GermanRemovable storage
Virtual BoxDisplay Server
-Gnome
-License
-Based On
Debian>UbuntuDefault Desktop Environment
LXQtInit-System
SystemdPackage Manager
Debian Package ManagerRelease Schedule
Point (follows Ubuntu releases)Main Usage
Ubuntu with preinstalled LXQt desktopOfficial Supported Architectures
amd64Origin
-Release Type
-Great For
-OS Family
-Initial Release
-Last Release
-Current Linux Kernel
-Last Officially Updated
-Minimum Available Storage
-Minimum System RAM
-Languages
-Removable storage
-Display Server
-Gnome
-License
-Based On
IndependentDefault Desktop Environment
GNOMEInit-System
SystemdPackage Manager
RPM Package Manager, DNF package managerRelease Schedule
Point (6 Months)Main Usage
-Official Supported Architectures
ARMv7 (armhfp, arm-32), ARMv8 (aarch64, arm-64), x86_64, PPC64LE, MIPS-64el, MIPS-el, RISC-V, s390xOrigin
USARelease Type
BinaryGreat For
-OS Family
GNU+LinuxInitial Release
2003Last Release
-Current Linux Kernel
6.08Last Officially Updated
-Minimum Available Storage
-Minimum System RAM
-Languages
-Removable storage
-Display Server
Wayland (default), X11Gnome
42License
-Based On
Debian>Ubuntu LTSDefault Desktop Environment
Gnome / XfceInit-System
SystemdPackage Manager
Debian Package ManagerRelease Schedule
Point (2 Year)Main Usage
Windows-like DesktopOfficial Supported Architectures
-Origin
-Release Type
-Great For
-OS Family
GNU+LinuxInitial Release
-Last Release
-Current Linux Kernel
-Last Officially Updated
-Minimum Available Storage
-Minimum System RAM
-Languages
-Removable storage
-Display Server
-Gnome
-License
-Based On
Gentoo (core only)Default Desktop Environment
AuraInit-System
Upstart (core only)Package Manager
Chrome ExtensionsRelease Schedule
PointMain Usage
-Official Supported Architectures
-Origin
USARelease Type
SourceGreat For
-OS Family
Linux (ChromiumOS-based)Initial Release
-Last Release
-Current Linux Kernel
-Last Officially Updated
-Minimum Available Storage
-Minimum System RAM
-Languages
-Removable storage
-Display Server
-Gnome
-License
mostly BSD and GPLBased On
-Default Desktop Environment
-Init-System
-Package Manager
-Release Schedule
-Main Usage
-Official Supported Architectures
-Origin
-Release Type
-Great For
-OS Family
-Initial Release
-Last Release
-Current Linux Kernel
-Last Officially Updated
-Minimum Available Storage
-Minimum System RAM
-Languages
-Removable storage
-Display Server
-Gnome
-License
-Based On
-Default Desktop Environment
-Init-System
-Package Manager
-Release Schedule
-Main Usage
-Official Supported Architectures
-Origin
-Release Type
-Great For
-OS Family
-Initial Release
-Last Release
-Current Linux Kernel
-Last Officially Updated
-Minimum Available Storage
-Minimum System RAM
-Languages
-Removable storage
-Display Server
-Gnome
-License
-Based On
-Default Desktop Environment
-Init-System
-Package Manager
-Release Schedule
-Main Usage
-Official Supported Architectures
-Origin
-Release Type
-Great For
-OS Family
-Initial Release
-Last Release
-Current Linux Kernel
-Last Officially Updated
-Minimum Available Storage
-Minimum System RAM
-Languages
-Removable storage
-Display Server
-Gnome
-License
-Based On
-Default Desktop Environment
-Init-System
-Package Manager
-Release Schedule
-Main Usage
-Official Supported Architectures
-Origin
-Release Type
-Great For
-OS Family
-Initial Release
-Last Release
-Current Linux Kernel
-Last Officially Updated
-Minimum Available Storage
-Minimum System RAM
-Languages
-Removable storage
-Display Server
-Gnome
-License
-Based On
-Default Desktop Environment
-Init-System
-Package Manager
-Release Schedule
-Main Usage
-Official Supported Architectures
-Origin
-Release Type
-Great For
-OS Family
-Initial Release
-Last Release
-Current Linux Kernel
-Last Officially Updated
-Minimum Available Storage
-Minimum System RAM
-Languages
-Removable storage
-Display Server
-Gnome
-License
-Based On
-Default Desktop Environment
-Init-System
-Package Manager
-Release Schedule
-Main Usage
-Official Supported Architectures
-Origin
-Release Type
-Great For
-OS Family
-Initial Release
-Last Release
-Current Linux Kernel
-Last Officially Updated
-Minimum Available Storage
-Minimum System RAM
-Languages
-Removable storage
-Display Server
-Gnome
-License
-Based On
-Default Desktop Environment
-Init-System
-Package Manager
-Release Schedule
-Main Usage
-Official Supported Architectures
-Origin
-Release Type
-Great For
-OS Family
-Initial Release
-Last Release
-Current Linux Kernel
-Last Officially Updated
-Minimum Available Storage
-Minimum System RAM
-Languages
-Removable storage
-Display Server
-Gnome
-License
-Based On
-Default Desktop Environment
-Init-System
-Package Manager
-Release Schedule
-Main Usage
-Official Supported Architectures
-Origin
-Release Type
-Great For
-OS Family
-Initial Release
-Last Release
-Current Linux Kernel
-Last Officially Updated
-Minimum Available Storage
-Minimum System RAM
-Languages
-Removable storage
-Display Server
-Gnome
-License
-Based On
-Default Desktop Environment
-Init-System
-Package Manager
-Release Schedule
-Main Usage
-Official Supported Architectures
-Origin
-Release Type
-Great For
-OS Family
-Initial Release
-Last Release
-Current Linux Kernel
-Last Officially Updated
-Minimum Available Storage
-Minimum System RAM
-Languages
-Removable storage
-Display Server
-Gnome
-License
-Based On
-Default Desktop Environment
-Init-System
-Package Manager
-Release Schedule
-Main Usage
-Official Supported Architectures
-Origin
-Release Type
-Great For
-OS Family
-Initial Release
-Last Release
-Current Linux Kernel
-Last Officially Updated
-Minimum Available Storage
-Minimum System RAM
-Languages
-Removable storage
-Display Server
-Gnome
-License
-Based On
-Default Desktop Environment
-Init-System
-Package Manager
-Release Schedule
-Main Usage
-Official Supported Architectures
-Origin
-Release Type
-Great For
-OS Family
-Initial Release
-Last Release
-Current Linux Kernel
-Last Officially Updated
-Minimum Available Storage
-Minimum System RAM
-Languages
-Removable storage
-Display Server
-Gnome
-License
-Based On
-Default Desktop Environment
-Init-System
-Package Manager
-Release Schedule
-Main Usage
-Official Supported Architectures
-Origin
-Release Type
-Great For
-OS Family
-Initial Release
-Last Release
-Current Linux Kernel
-Last Officially Updated
-Minimum Available Storage
-Minimum System RAM
-Languages
-Removable storage
-Display Server
-Gnome
-License
-Based On
-Default Desktop Environment
-Init-System
-Package Manager
-Release Schedule
-Main Usage
-Official Supported Architectures
-Origin
-Release Type
-Great For
-OS Family
-Initial Release
-Last Release
-Current Linux Kernel
-Last Officially Updated
-Minimum Available Storage
-Minimum System RAM
-Languages
-Removable storage
-Display Server
-Gnome
-License
-Based On
-Default Desktop Environment
-Init-System
-Package Manager
-Release Schedule
-Main Usage
-Official Supported Architectures
-Origin
-Release Type
-Great For
-OS Family
-Initial Release
-Last Release
-Current Linux Kernel
-Last Officially Updated
-Minimum Available Storage
-Minimum System RAM
-Languages
-Removable storage
-Display Server
-Gnome
-License
-Based On
-Default Desktop Environment
-Init-System
-Package Manager
-Release Schedule
-Main Usage
-Official Supported Architectures
-Origin
-Release Type
-Great For
-OS Family
-Initial Release
-Last Release
-Current Linux Kernel
-Last Officially Updated
-Minimum Available Storage
-Minimum System RAM
-Languages
-Removable storage
-Display Server
-Gnome
-License
-Based On
-Default Desktop Environment
-Init-System
-Package Manager
-Release Schedule
-Main Usage
-Official Supported Architectures
-Origin
-Release Type
-Great For
-OS Family
-Initial Release
-Last Release
-Current Linux Kernel
-Last Officially Updated
-Minimum Available Storage
-Minimum System RAM
-Languages
-Removable storage
-Display Server
-Gnome
-License
-Based On
-Default Desktop Environment
-Init-System
-Package Manager
-Release Schedule
-Main Usage
-Official Supported Architectures
-Origin
-Release Type
-Great For
-OS Family
-Initial Release
-Last Release
-Current Linux Kernel
-Last Officially Updated
-Minimum Available Storage
-Minimum System RAM
-Languages
-Removable storage
-Display Server
-Gnome
-License
-Based On
-Default Desktop Environment
-Init-System
-Package Manager
-Release Schedule
-Main Usage
-Official Supported Architectures
-Origin
-Release Type
-Great For
-OS Family
-Initial Release
-Last Release
-Current Linux Kernel
-Last Officially Updated
-Minimum Available Storage
-Minimum System RAM
-Languages
-Removable storage
-Display Server
-Gnome
-License
-Based On
-Default Desktop Environment
-Init-System
-Package Manager
-Release Schedule
-Main Usage
-Official Supported Architectures
-Origin
-Release Type
-Great For
-OS Family
-Initial Release
-Last Release
-Current Linux Kernel
-Last Officially Updated
-Minimum Available Storage
-Minimum System RAM
-Languages
-Removable storage
-Display Server
-Gnome
-License
-Based On
-Default Desktop Environment
-Init-System
-Package Manager
-Release Schedule
-Main Usage
-Official Supported Architectures
-Origin
-Release Type
-Great For
-OS Family
-Initial Release
-Last Release
-Current Linux Kernel
-Last Officially Updated
-Minimum Available Storage
-Minimum System RAM
-Languages
-Removable storage
-Display Server
-Gnome
-License
-Based On
-Default Desktop Environment
-Init-System
-Package Manager
-Release Schedule
-Main Usage
-Official Supported Architectures
-Origin
-Release Type
-Great For
-OS Family
-Initial Release
-Last Release
-Current Linux Kernel
-Last Officially Updated
-Minimum Available Storage
-Minimum System RAM
-Languages
-Removable storage
-Display Server
-Gnome
-License
-Based On
-Default Desktop Environment
-Init-System
-Package Manager
-Release Schedule
-Main Usage
-Official Supported Architectures
-Origin
-Release Type
-Great For
-OS Family
-Initial Release
-Last Release
-Current Linux Kernel
-Last Officially Updated
-Minimum Available Storage
-Minimum System RAM
-Languages
-Removable storage
-Display Server
-Gnome
-License
-