> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://blog.syselement.com/home/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://blog.syselement.com/home/operating-systems/linux/distros.md).

# Linux Distros

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## 🌐 Resources 🔗

> * Check some ready-to-use Linux guest operating systems from [OSBoxes](https://www.osboxes.org/)
> * [DistroWatch.com](https://distrowatch.com/) - resource for all things Linux distributions
> * ...

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## 🐧 Popular Linux Distributions

|                                                                                                                                                Distro                                                                                                                                                | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
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|      <p><img src="https://1099202751-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FEhofjMfYbx3gOUSReXD7%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-740d16a5e3bd09d759984bb138c0573a713aa60f%2Fdebian.svg?alt=media" alt=""><br><a href="https://www.debian.org/"><strong>Debian</strong></a></p>     | A Free Operating System.                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
|        <p><img src="https://1099202751-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FEhofjMfYbx3gOUSReXD7%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-41d3d822ec3291ae954eec5de28afea71cd48619%2Fubuntu.svg?alt=media" alt=""><br><a href="https://ubuntu.com/"><strong>Ubuntu</strong></a></p>       | Debian-based modern distro with updated free software for the widest audience and platforms. Ubuntu [Flavors](https://ubuntu.com/desktop/flavours) offer different desktop environments and specific intended use cases.                         |
|     <p><img src="https://1099202751-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FEhofjMfYbx3gOUSReXD7%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-604257f97ad9a31dcdff828e08471c84cc66bea5%2Fmint.svg?alt=media" alt=""><br><a href="https://linuxmint.com/"><strong>Linux Mint</strong></a></p>     | Derivative of Ubuntu and Debian, "doing less to do better" and "works Out of The Box" philosophy.                                                                                                                                                |
|      <p><img src="https://1099202751-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FEhofjMfYbx3gOUSReXD7%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-37c6ca9af0d66a6a1734df7d98c0ee61557be051%2Ffedora.svg?alt=media" alt=""><br><a href="https://getfedora.org/"><strong>Fedora</strong></a></p>      | Derivative of Red Hat Linux, for personal use, workstations, servers, IoT and plenty of "[spins](https://spins.fedoraproject.org/)" and "[labs](https://labs.fedoraproject.org/)", versions of Fedora with different software bundles.           |
|         <p><img src="https://1099202751-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FEhofjMfYbx3gOUSReXD7%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-134ba7cbddd53faeaa4a8b04efe5ae6eae98b7d0%2Fsuse.svg?alt=media" alt=""><br><a href="https://www.suse.com/"><strong>Suse</strong></a></p>        | One of the oldest Enterprise-quality Linux distributions, with a secure foundation for a broad range of datacenter and cloud environments and industries.                                                                                        |
|     <p><img src="https://1099202751-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FEhofjMfYbx3gOUSReXD7%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-949b5c5f415ca5676e0525c03efb6db4e9c78df9%2Farch.svg?alt=media" alt=""><br><a href="https://archlinux.org/"><strong>Arch Linux</strong></a></p>     | A general purpose, lightweight and flexible distribution.                                                                                                                                                                                        |
|      <p><img src="https://1099202751-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FEhofjMfYbx3gOUSReXD7%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-bb9035bcb3c4b668117ee38c956fe859f6577409%2Fkali.svg?alt=media" alt=""><br><a href="https://www.kali.org/"><strong>Kali Linux</strong></a></p>     | Debian-based distro, geared towards various Information **Security** tasks (Penetration Testing, Security Research, Computer Forensics, Reverse Engineering).                                                                                    |
|   <p><img src="https://1099202751-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FEhofjMfYbx3gOUSReXD7%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-8ee34ff8b3205023b4e09a40d71ce26db21fb1e7%2Fparrot.svg?alt=media" alt=""><br><a href="https://www.parrotsec.org/"><strong>ParrotOS</strong></a></p>   | Debian-based distro designed for Information & Cyber **Security** operations (Red Team and Blue Team), provides "Hacking tools at your fingertips".                                                                                              |
| <p><img src="https://1099202751-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FEhofjMfYbx3gOUSReXD7%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-f40e8efeef9748ecee380f6c487c903d1e2354fe%2Fathenaos.svg?alt=media" alt=""><br><a href="https://github.com/Athena-OS"><strong>AthenaOS</strong></a></p> | Arch-based distro designed for Penetration Testing, Bug-Bounty Hunting and InfoSec students. provides a way to connect directly to some of the e-learning hacking resources, such as Hack The Box, TryHackMe, OffSec and InfoSec certifications. |

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