Linux Distros and Desktops

There are various distros and desktops for you to choose depending on your hardware, and personal prefernce.

Start

Check Out These Major Distros & Desktops

Fedora

Current Version 42

Sponsored by Red Hat. Large community.

openSUSE

Leap & Tumbleweed

Leap is a regular release version distro, Tumbleweed is a fast rolling release

Manjaro

Current Version 25.0.0

Based on Arch Linux with the KDE desktop as default. Very user friendly

Linux Mint

Currant Version 22.1

Two versions. 1 based on Ubuntu, 1 based on Debian. Various DE's but no KDE

Debian

Current Version 12

One of the oldest and most stable distros around. Multiple Desktops available.

PCLinuxOS

Current Version 2024-10

Available in KDE, Mate and XFCE Desktops. Started by Bill Reynolds.

Ubuntu

Current Version 25.04 "Plucky Puffin"

Started in 2004 by Mark Shuttleworth with the Gnome Desktop.

Kubuntu

Current Version 25.04

Part of the Ubuntu family but with the KDE Plasma desktop.

Zorin OS

Current Version 17.3

Ubuntu based OS with a Windows-like user interface.

Mageia

Current Version 9

Mageia is a fork of Mandriva Linux formed in September 2010 by former employees and contributors

MX Linux

Current Version 23.6

MX Linux, based on Debian's "Stable" branch, is a cooperative venture between the antiX and former MEPIS Linux communities.

KaOS

Current Version 2025.01

KaOS is a desktop Linux distro featuring the latest KDE desktop version. Based on Arch.

Gnome

Current Version 47 Denver

A different approach to using your desktop.

KDE Plasma

Current Version Plasma 6.3

Plasma is a great Desktop that looks a lot like Windows 10 menu.

Cinnamon

Current Version 6.4

A fork of Gnome 3. Cinnamon tries to present itself as a modern desktop environment while offering a traditional user interface.

Budgie

Current Version 10.8

Developed by the Solus project. A mixed bag of modern / traditional UI. Not exactly resource heavy but not a lightweight either.