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9 Options Considered

Best Text only Linux operating system
PriceDefault Desktop EnvironmentRelease Schedule
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Arch (without a display server)
-CLIRolling
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Slackware
-KDE“when it's done”
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CentOS
-GNOME 3Concurrent with RHEL
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openSUSE
-KDE, GNOME, Xfce, LXDE12 Months
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Gentoo
-NoneRolling
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CentOS

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Gentoo

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Damn Small Linux

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Funtoo

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Salix

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linux from scratch

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