> 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="/files/RCU994u7kUnFlSz4GeJv" alt=""><br><a href="https://www.debian.org/"><strong>Debian</strong></a></p>    | A Free Operating System.                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
|       <p><img src="/files/kLQCpqO4g7w62tBpNLtQ" 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="/files/rhZgf6eXwYAMFyQ6MYgp" 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="/files/EfPwV2w5GKiHJ14DBMhJ" 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="/files/2u2iXbfuGxDUDtMLYMz0" 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="/files/OujcbitrPS5ch1kTaI9U" alt=""><br><a href="https://archlinux.org/"><strong>Arch Linux</strong></a></p>   | A general purpose, lightweight and flexible distribution.                                                                                                                                                                                        |
|    <p><img src="/files/y89lfz56sL6AOB5Kzoi7" 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="/files/5Yn0VYQXg850COfMW8ST" 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="/files/yHMSCQO5D9ooMgtDjBVV" 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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