Linux Distributions

In short: A Linux distribution is a ready-made operating system made of the Linux kernel, software, package management and an installer.

In more detail: There are hundreds of distributions. Most belong to a few families.

In Depth

Families

• Debian: Debian, Ubuntu, Kubuntu, Xubuntu, Lubuntu, Linux Mint, Kali, Parrot, MX Linux, Raspberry Pi OS, Pop!_OS, elementary OS, Zorin OS.
• Red Hat: Fedora, RHEL, CentOS, Rocky, AlmaLinux.
• SUSE: openSUSE, SLE.
• Arch: Arch, Manjaro, EndeavourOS, SteamOS.
• Independent: Gentoo, Slackware, NixOS, Alpine, Void.
• Special: Tails, Qubes OS, ChromeOS.

See Linux, Ubuntu Server.

See also: Linux, Ubuntu, Debian