2017 Linux Distros

[Shane]

Fancy trying Linux out?..dont know which one to go for?..here is a few flavors to choose from.

(If anyone has anymore to add to the list,put them in a reply and il update.)

Lightweight. (Ideal for older / Low spec systems)

• Lubuntu - http://lubuntu.net/
• Xubuntu - https://xubuntu.org/
• Puppy Linux - http://puppylinux.org/
• Linux Lite - https://www.linuxliteos.com/
• Slax Linux - https://www.slax.org/

Common Distros

• Linux Mint - https://www.linuxmint.com/
• Ubuntu - https://www.ubuntu.com/
• OpenSuse - https://www.opensuse.org/

Fancy

• Elementary OS - https://elementary.io/
• Solus - https://solus-project.com/
• Manjaro - https://manjaro.org/
• Peppermint - https://peppermintos.com/
• Zorin OS - https://zorinos.com/

OSX Style

• Trenta OS - https://os.trenta.io/
• Gmac Linux - https://sourceforge.net/projects/gmaclinux/

Advance / Power linux Users

• Arch Linux - https://www.archlinux.org/
• Debian - https://www.debian.org/
• Fedora - https://getfedora.org/
• CentOS - https://www.centos.org

Gaming

• Game Drift Linux - http://gamedrift.org/

 

[beers]

No CentOS love?

 

[Shane]

No CentOS love?

Updated,Dont think ive ever tried CentOS

 

[beers]

No worries, it's pretty much the open RHEL equivalent without being as 'test' as Fedora

 

[Origin Saint]

Where's my Linux GNOME?

 

[voyagerfan99]

I wanna get back into Linux. I'll have to find a flavor and play with it.

 

[Punk]

I wanna get back into Linux. I'll have to find a flavor and play with it.

I loved Ubuntu and Mint when I tried them.

 

[Shane]

I like Lubuntu & Linux Mint,Elementary OS is nice on Netbooks if you have limited screen space.

 

[Darren]

If I'm wanting to mess around with Linux should I hassle with dual booting or is a VM enough?

I've dual booted Fedora in the past for school and briefly ran Ubuntu dual boot as well just to try it.

 

[beers]

If I'm wanting to mess around with Linux should I hassle with dual booting or is a VM enough?

I've dual booted Fedora in the past for school and briefly ran Ubuntu dual boot as well just to try it.

VM is fine unless you want to like, run games or 3d environments, a lot more convenient to just change windows than to down/up the entire system into a native environment.