LINUX TIER LIST

Chris Titus Tech

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KyADkmRVe0U

CATEGORY

Distro Name

Upstream Distro

Website

Notes

Supreme

Debian

n/a

https://www.debian.org/

Arch Linux

n/a

https://archlinux.org/

Amazing for New Users

Kubuntu

Ubuntu

https://kubuntu.org/

Linux Mint

Ubuntu

https://linuxmint.com/

Zorin OS

Ubuntu

https://zorin.com/os/

Emulates Microsoft Windows or MacOS for user-friendliness

Nobara

Fedora

https://nobaraproject.org/

Not a Fedora Spin

Best for Business

AlmaLinux OS

Redhat

https://almalinux.org/

Alpine Linux

n/a

https://www.alpinelinux.org/

Originally stood for A Linux Powered Integrated Network Engine. Network focused tiny engine or framework to be built upon.

NixOS

n/a

https://nixos.org/

Nix Package Manager

SUSE

n/a

https://www.suse.com/

Creative and Unique

Artix

Arch Linux

https://artixlinux.org/

https://www.artix.com Artix Video Games / unique init system

ClearOS

CentOS

https://clearlinux.org/

RedHat/CentOS oh my!

Gentoo

n/a

https://www.gentoo.org/

Portage package management system

Slackware

n/a

http://www.slackware.com/

Oldest still

Solos

Ubuntu Bugie

https://getsol.us/

Tails

Debian

https://tails.net/

Amnesic Incognito Live System, aimed at preserving privacy and anonymity using Tor. Used by Edward Snowden

Qubes OS

Fedora

https://www.qubes-os.org/

Focused on security for desktop users, based on ancient Fedora release, YUM package manager, Recommended by Edward Snowden

Void Linux

n/a

https://voidlinux.org/

Independent distro with the X Binary Package System (XBPS) package manager

Devil

Redhat

n/a

https://www.redhat.com/en

Centos

Redhat

https://www.centos.org/

Discontinued by RedHat 2023

Fedora

Redhat

https://fedoraproject.org/

Ubuntu

n/a

https://ubuntu.com/desktop

Lightweight

antiX

Debian

https://antixlinux.com/

Originally based on Mepis (Debian)

Lubuntu

Ubuntu

https://lubuntu.me/

Peppermint

Lubuntu

https://peppermintos.com/

Puppy Linux

n/a

https://puppylinux.com

Under 32 MB RAM required, initially based on Vector Linux but now fully independent

Tiny Core

n/a

http://tinycorelinux.net/

Minimalist (around 10MB) focusing on providing a base system with BusyBox, FLTK and other minimalist software

Pointless

Arco Linux

Arch Linux?

https://arcolinux.com/

Manjaro

Arch Linux

https://manjaro.org/

Deepin

Debian

https://www.deepin.org/

Debian-based Chinese distro developed by Wuhan Deepin Technology Co.

KDE Neon

Ubuntu

https://neon.kde.org/

Elementary OS

Ubuntu

https://elementary.io/

focusing on non-technical users, has a “pay what you want” model

EndeavourOS

Arch Linux

https://endeavouros.com/

Garuda Linux

Arch Linux

https://garudalinux.org/

Distro based on gaming

Feren OS

Ubuntu

https://ferenos.weebly.com/

British-made distro

Kali Linux

Debian

https://www.kali.org/

Made for Penetration Testing

Parrot OS

Debian

https://www.parrotsec.org/

Made for Penetration Testing

MX Linux

Debian

https://mxlinux.org/

Core components from antiX and using XFCE

PCLinuxOS

Redhat

https://www.pclinuxos.com/

Forked from Mandrake then Mandriva (RedHat based), but became independent

Pop! OS

Ubuntu

https://pop.system76.com/

Developed by System76 for use on hardware they manufacturer