user@linux:~$ sudo apt install
How to choose the best option for you
Use cases
- Desktop
- Great first choice
- Comes with graphical interface and tools
- Uses more resources
- Server
- Resource efficient
- Great for advanced Users
- Difficult to start with
How to quickly get started on Linux * Go to the website of a Linux distribution * Download the .iso file * Burn the .iso to USB, CD, or DVD * Rufus is a great FOSS application to burn .iso to USB * Reboot the system * Boot to the installation medium and follow the prompts
The most popular distros | Name | Based on | Package Manager | Notes | | — | — | — | — | | Debian | N/A | Apt | Intermediate installation, Stable | | Ubuntu | Debian | Apt | Great for beginners | | Linux Mint | Ubuntu | Apt | Great for beginners, Windows feel | | popOS! | Ubuntu | Apt | Great for Gamers | | Red Hat Enterprise Linux | Fedora | Dnf / Yum | License cost | | Fedora | N/A | Dnf / Yum | Constant new versions | | CentOS | Fedora / Red Hat | Dnf / Yum | Stable, Enterprise focused| | Arch | N/A | pacman | Rolling release, difficult installation | | Manjaro | Arch | pacman | More stable Arch, easy installation | | openSUSE | N/A | Zypper | Stable, lower popularity |
The most popular distros | Name | Based on | Package Manager | Notes | | — | — | — | — | | Debian | N/A | Apt | Intermediate installation, Stable | | Ubuntu | Debian | Apt | Great for beginners | | Fedora | Red Hat | Dnf / Yum | Constant new versions | | CentOS | Fedora / Red Hat | Dnf / Yum | Stable, Enterprise focused| | openSUSE | N/A | Zypper | Stable, lower popularity |