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Linux Distributions

Every major Linux distribution in one place — what it's based on, who it's for, its desktop environment and package manager, with a link to download it.

149 distributions

Zorin OS

Based on Ubuntu

An Ubuntu-based distribution with a layout switcher that mimics Windows or MacOS, marketed directly at people switching operating systems.

desktopbeginner-friendlyWindows-likeswitcher-focused

antiX

Based on Debian

A Debian-based, systemd-free distribution built specifically for old and low-resource x86 hardware, running comfortably on machines with as little as 512MB of RAM.

lightweightold-hardwareDebian-basedsystemd-free

blendOS

Based on Arch Linux (base) with multi-distro containers

An immutable Arch-based distribution that lets a user run applications from Arch, Ubuntu, Fedora, and other distributions' package ecosystems simultaneously, each isolated in its own container.

immutableArch-basedcontainersmulti-distro

elementary OS

Based on Ubuntu

A design-obsessed, MacOS-flavored distribution built around its own in-house Pantheon desktop and a curated, sandboxed app store.

desktopbeginner-friendlydesign-focusedPantheon

openSUSE Aeon

Based on openSUSE MicroOS

openSUSE's polished, GNOME-based immutable desktop -- built on the MicroOS atomic-update core, using Flatpak for applications, and positioned as openSUSE's answer to Fedora Silverblue.

immutableatomic-updatesFlatpakGNOME

openSUSE Leap

Based on Independent (shares a codebase with SUSE Linux Enterprise)

A stable, fixed-release distribution that shares its core package base with SUSE's commercial enterprise product, giving it unusually well-tested packages for a community distro.

desktopstableKDE PlasmaGNOME

openSUSE MicroOS

Based on openSUSE (shares base with Tumbleweed)

An immutable, self-updating, transactional version of openSUSE Tumbleweed's rolling package base, primarily aimed at container hosts and Kubernetes nodes, with desktop variants also available.

immutableatomic-updatescontainersKubernetes

openSUSE Tumbleweed

Based on Independent (shares tooling with openSUSE Leap)

openSUSE's rolling-release edition, distinguished from most other rolling distributions by openSUSE's own automated openQA testing pipeline vetting every snapshot before release.

rolling-releasetested-snapshotsKDE PlasmaGNOME

postmarketOS

Based on Alpine Linux

A mobile-focused Linux distribution built on Alpine Linux, aiming to bring a real, mainline-Linux-kernel-based mobile OS to old Android phones and dedicated Linux phone hardware alike, with a '10 years of updates' mission.

embeddedmobileAlpine-basedsustainability