Linux's Distributions

The Big Ones

In the last post I talked about Ubuntu, a distribution of Linux, but... What is a distribution? In this post I'm going to talk about that.

Debian, Slackware and RedHat are the three more important distributions, from them, all the distribution now existing are based from them (Ubuntu is based on Debian). To not get involved in complicated stuff you don't give a *insert a kind word here*, the main difference between them is the way they manage the files and the graphical user interface they use for the system. Also, there are "distros" that aren't based in any of these but directly from the Linux Core.

As I said before, Linux is free, you can take the source code and modify it as you please. Of course... you need a bunch of knowledge, skills, pacient, imagination (and probably more things I don't have at all) in order do to something like that (in case you thought it was an easy task, just saying). 

Whenever someone modifies Linux a new distribution rises and if someone takes that distribution and makes another one, the tree starts to grow. Nowadays, I can't tell how much distributions are (I wonder if there is someone who knows exactly how many are out there). These distributions could be made by just one person or a whole community where each person contributes with one line of code at least (like Ubuntu), towards a specific system functionality: 

• General purpose (a little of everything).
• A system full focused on multimedia.
• A system focused on old-PC revival.
• A system focused on new users.
• A system for an entreprise environment.
• Servers.
• Network hacking and more things beyong your imagination.

It's nice to have such amount of options but actually, is better to not know a lot because you'll be like me: trying and falling in love over and over again (You should remember the last post). Actually i have fell in love like four times, if they were girls this post wouldn't even exist, but it's a beatiful thing, to fall in love with... Linux... distrib...  ... nevermind.

In my experience, I would recommend you to try these loves of mine distributions:

• Puppy: Why wouldn't you want a puppy? 

This distro is the lightest OS I have ever seen (just 100 MB). Based directly from the Linux Kernel.

• LXLE: Nice name tho. 

This one is based on Lubuntu, that is based on Ubuntu (Nice name too... isn't it?)

• Zorin OS: Pretty much Windows-like.

It's... beautiful.

I'll be talking about 'em in future posts, you'll find all of them shares one purpose: bringing back to life those lonely and abandoned old PCs. That's why I like 'em.

P.D.: I'll leave THIS here and walk away slowly. (Try to find the previous distros)