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Revision as of 10:55, 5 February 2025
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In this list only distros which may be suitable for users with no experience with GNU/Linux (i.e., "new user") are considered. This is a curated list. Distros for more advanced users such as Arch are omitted from the list.
Distro variants are grouped together with the + symbol when they exhibit similar characteristics.
Installation
| Fedora KDE | Kubuntu | Debian KDE | SteamOS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Installer process | Not easy | Easy | Not easy | ? |
| Dual boot | Not easy | Easy | Not easy | ? |
| Multimedia codecs | Not easy | Easy | Not easy | ? |
| Fedora+ | Ubuntu+ | Linux Mint+ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Installer | Not easy | Easy | Easy |
| Dual Boot | Not easy | Easy | Easy |
| Multimedia codecs | Not easy | Easy | Easy |
Usage
| Fedora KDE | Kubuntu | Debian KDE | SteamOS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Popular with new users | No | Yes | No | Yes |
| Low-spec HW | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| 32-bit support | No | No | Yes | No |
| Proprietary software availability | ? | Easy | ? | ? |
| New user onboarding | No | ? | No | ? |
| New user online documentation | Yes | Yes | ? | ? |
| Update stability | No | Yes | Yes | ? |
| Customization | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? |
| Cutting edge software | Yes | No | No | ? |
| Fedora+ | Ubuntu | Xubuntu/Lubuntu | Linux Mint Cinnamon/Mate | Linux Mint Xfce | Debian Gnome/Mate | Debian Xfce/LxQt | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Popular with new users | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Low-spec HW | ? | ? | Yes | ? | Yes | ? | Yes |
| 32-bit support | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Proprietary software availability | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? |
| New user onboarding | No | ? | ? | Yes | Yes | ? | ? |
| New user online documentation | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Update stability | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Customization | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| Cutting edge software | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No |