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Linux has hundreds of distros: 5 reasons to stop using the same few
Quoting: Linux has hundreds of distros: 5 reasons to stop using the same few - ZDNET —
At the same time, the list of Linux distributions that get the most attention tends to remain fairly stagnant. If you follow the DistroWatch Page Hit Ranking list, you can almost guarantee you’ll see CachyOS, Linux Mint, MX Linux, Debian, Pop!_OS, Fedora, Zorin OS, and Ubuntu listed.
Those distributions are all well-known, highly recommended, and widely used.
But those factors don’t mean they’re ideal for everyone or every situation.
Move down that DistroWatch list, and you will come across a Linux distribution that you’ve never heard of. Even though I’ve been using and covering Linux since the late 1990s, every once in a while, I’ll even see distributions new to me. Just today, I spotted Soplos Linux, which is based on Debian (Testing), comes from Spain, and has several popular desktop environments. I’d never heard of it (which is always a treat).
With Linux, there’s a distribution for everything: daily use, servers, audio production, video production, development, gaming, multimedia, security, routers, education, accessibility, AI, or writing… You name a purpose, and there’s a Linux distribution that serves it.