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Desktop Linux distributions -- from A to Z

desktoplinux.com — There are hundreds of Linux distributions. This is DesktopLinux.com's list of the ones they think are especially interesting for desktop Linux users.

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  • Troopy, on 10/12/2007, -2/+9Did I miss something?... Theres a few important ones missing here,,, Debian???!
    • pbaehr, on 10/12/2007, -0/+8It is hardly a comprehensive list.
    • unversed, on 10/12/2007, -5/+3haha, yeah the only linux distro that i use they don't have on the list
    • Phocion55, on 10/12/2007, -5/+11Debian IS mentioned....however the sad thing is, many people don't even know about Debian and how it gave rise to Ubuntu. All they know is Ubuntu Ubuntu Ubuntu.
    • astatine, on 10/12/2007, -1/+9The article says it lists "...the ones we think are especially interesting for desktop Linux users", which might be their rationale for leaving out Debian.

      So saying, I still can't understand why Debian's not there, because I found it a heck of a lot friendlier than Gentoo.
    • Splizxer, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5I don't know much about linux, but it lists Freespire as having proprietary drivers / codecs, while it lists Linspire as not.

      I think they got those two switched around or smth.
    • rafgar, on 10/12/2007, -3/+3Debian is a HELL of a lot friendlier to the desktop than GenToo. Why shouldn't it be on the list?
    • Phocion55, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5Calm down....Debian is mentioned like 20 times in the article.
      No one forgot about it completely....it just doesn't have its own writeup because numerous Debian spin-offs are mentioned.
  • skubiszm, on 10/12/2007, -0/+11I usually follow this one. It seems to be the most complete.

    http://distrowatch.com/
    • michuk, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Distrowatch is great if you need to find out about some unknown distro or are interested in the packages numbers a certain distro offers.

      If you need some more detailed information on the popular GNU/Linux and BSD distros, you can also check out http://PolishLinux.org vortal. The summaries of the popular OS-s are those links on the left sidebar, and here: http://polishlinux.org/choose/comparison/ is a comparison table (still in beta) which tries to compare main features of different Linux and BSD flavors.

      But this list of DesktopLinux is a nice overview as well. Notice that it lists desktop Linux distributions (the ones that target desktops), not all popular ones, as some of you apparently misunderstood.
  • freezombie, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3a list with a distro for each letter would have followed the title better :)
  • kinnth, on 10/12/2007, -2/+2yeah i agree with Troopy, where the hell is debian! If some of the other distros are based on it why not put the master in there!
    • drivingmenuts, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1It was a list of the ones *they* found interesting - not the ones you find interesting.

      I tend to agree with them. I wouldn't touch raw Debian w/your ten-foot pole, but I use Xubuntu regularly, since that project has spent effort to package it up into a very painless tryout and install.
  • wfmk, on 10/12/2007, -2/+3No Slackware? :<

  • FreonGrr, on 10/12/2007, -2/+3What about Mandriva?
    • PunchSideiron, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1It's the 9th entry on the list.
  • dbalaski, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4Agreed that this is a rather selective list....

    I'm going to plug my favorite: CENTOS http://www.centos.org/
  • mdmadph, on 10/12/2007, -2/+1www.linux.org gives a LOT more extensive list.
  • ylikone, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4Arch Linux is great and I use it, but I don't think it should be included in a "desktop linux" list. Same goes for Gentoo (and Debian if it were on there).
    • michuk, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Yes, I agree. If they name is "a desktop linux" then they should include desktop distros only (like PCLinuxOS, MEPIS, Ubuntu, Mandriva, Vector and alike). Still it is not that bad, perhaps they just use Arch at home :)
    • Phocion55, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Gentoo is my "desktop distro" as a testing and development environment. BUT "Desktop Linux" doesn't need to be restricted to JUST web browsing and word processing.

      But, yeah I agree, if you just want to check email....Gentoo is not for you.
    • pauldonnelly, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Why not? Plenty of Arch users use it on their desktops.
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