| DistroWatch publishes top 10 distros list |
Apr. 25, 2007
DistroWatch.com, for years a staple of the Linux information scene for its coverage of distribution development, today posted a new "Top Ten Distributions" page. The list provides a few paragraphs of general information and history for each distro, plus a brief list of fast facts.
The site was careful to indicate that its selections are "loosely listed in order of popularity on DistroWatch, which is NOT an indication of their market share or quality."
"Ubuntu, PCLinuxOS, and MEPIS Linux (considered the easiest for new users who want to get productive in Linux as soon as possible without having to master all its complexities," the list's introduction says.
"On the other end of the spectrum, Debian GNU/Linux, Slackware Linux, Gentoo Linux, and FreeBSD are more advanced distributions that require plenty of learning before they can be used effectively. OpenSUSE, Fedora and Mandriva Linux can be classified as good 'middle-road' distributions," the introduction continues."
"KNOPPIX is a live CD (or live DVD); it was originally very popular as a testing and demonstration tool, although nowadays most major distributions offer a live CD/DVD edition of their products as well," the introduction adds.
To read DistroWatch's new listing, go here.
Here at DesktopLinux.com, we publish our own listing of what we see as the most popular distributions -- "from A to Z" -- some of which are included in the DistroWatch Top 10. You can find our listing here.
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