[NTLUG:Discuss] DistroWatch 10 Most Popular Linux Distros

[Gilbert Morrow]

Have been a Distrowatch fan for a long time , in fact several years .AS I
have said over and over , Ubuntu is over rated , of course coming from a
Corel Linux user and then Red Hat .
Since I found SuSE on Distrowatch it has been my main stay , have tried just
about every other Linux under the sun but none compare to SuSE (I keep my
wife on PCLInuxOS) and DSL for thumb drives . Have even tried BSD and
Solaris
with out success , both just would not load on my machines (to new) and
hardware support was not favorable .


On Wed, Mar 25, 2009 at 12:27 AM, Robert Pearson <e2eiod at gmail.com> wrote:

> I stumbled across this DistroWatch page by accident and now I read
> this frequently. I believe it is updated weekly. Very handy for me,
>
>
> Top Ten Distributions
> An overview of today's top distributions
> <http://distrowatch.com/dwres.php?resource=major>
>
> "The bewildering choice and the ever increasing number of Linux
> distributions can be confusing for those who are new to Linux. This is
> why this page was created. It lists 10 Linux distributions (plus an
> honourable mention of FreeBSD, by far the most popular of all of the
> BSDs), which are generally considered as most widely-used by Linux
> users around the world. There are no figures to back it up and there
> are many other distributions that might suit your particular purpose
> better, but as a general rule, all of these are popular and have very
> active forums or mailing lists where you can ask questions if you get
> stuck. Ubuntu, Linux Mint and PCLinuxOS are considered the easiest for
> new users who want to get productive in Linux as soon as possible
> without having to master all its complexities. On the other end of the
> spectrum, Slackware Linux, Gentoo Linux and FreeBSD are more advanced
> distributions that require plenty of learning before they can be used
> effectively. openSUSE, Fedora, Debian GNU/Linux and Mandriva Linux can
> be classified as good "middle-road" distributions. CentOS is an
> enterprise distribution, suitable for those who prefer stability,
> reliability and long-term support over cutting-edge features and
> software."
>
> [Currently listed Top 10 distros - there are actually 11 listed]
>
> Ubuntu
> openSUSE
> Fedora
> Debian GNU/Linux
> Mandriva Linux
> Linux Mint
> PCLinuxOS
> Slackware Linux
> Gentoo Linux
> CentOS
> FreeBSD
>
>
> [rdpcomment]
> Since I have been toying with the idea of switching from Linux to
> OpenSolaris I noted with interest its decline in popularity over the
> last two weeks from 23 to 41. I wonder if the news of IBM acquiring
> Sun has anything to do with that?
> I can't see IBM giving anything away so that would end my OpenSolaris
> experience.
>
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