| DistroName | Package manager command | DE | BeginnerFriendly | Systemd? | Foss only? | Rolling release? | Known for? | Price | URL | FirstRelease |
| Absolute | slackpkg | LXDE | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Slackware | $0.00 | https://absolutelinux.org/ | 01-Jan-07 |
| Alma | rpm | GNOME | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Server | $0.00 | https://almalinux.org/ | 30-Mar-21 |
| Alpine | apk | busybox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Lightweight | $0.00 | https://www.alpinelinux.org/ | 01-Aug-05 |
| ALT | rpm | Plasma | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Russian Support | $0.00 | https://en.altlinux.org/Main_Page | 25-Mar-01 |
| antiX | pacman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Non-Systemd | $0.00 | https://antixlinux.com/about/ | 09-Jul-07 | |
| Arch | pacman | User Choice | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | DIY | $0.00 | https://archlinux.org/ | 11-Mar-02 |
| Archcraft | pacman | User Choice | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Easier Arch | $0.00 | https://archcraft.io/ | 01-Sep-20 |
| Archman | pacman | User Choice | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Easier Arch | $0.00 | https://archman.org/ | 01-Sep-19 |
| Arco | pacman | XFCE | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Easier Arch | $0.00 | https://arcolinux.com/ | 01-Sep-20 |
| Armbian | apt | XFCE | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ARM | $0.00 | https://www.armbian.com/ | 24-Dec-13 |
| Bedrock | multiple | User Choice | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | DIY | $0.00 | https://bedrocklinux.org/ | 17-Dec-18 |
| BigLinux | apt | KDE | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Beginners | $0.00 | https://www.biglinux.com.br/ | 13-Nov-04 |
| Bluestar | pacman | Plasma | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Desktop | $0.00 | https://sourceforge.net/projects/bluestarlinux/ | 27-Oct-16 |
| BunsenLabs | apt | Openbox | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Server | $0.00 | https://www.bunsenlabs.org/ | 10-Jul-16 |
| CentOS | rpm | GNOME | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Server | $0.00 | https://www.centos.org/ | 14-May-04 |
| Debian | apt | User Choice | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Servers | $0.00 | https://www.debian.org/ | 01-Sep-93 |
| Deepin | apt | Deepin | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | DE | $0.00 | https://www.deepin.org/index/en | 28-Feb-04 |
| Devuan | apt | XFCE | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Non-Systemd | $0.00 | https://www.devuan.org/ | 25-May-17 |
| EasyOS | PKGget | JWM-ROX | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Non-ISO | $0.00 | https://easyos.org/ | 06-Nov-19 |
| Elementary | apt | Elementary | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Beginners | $0.00 | https://elementary.io/ | 23-Dec-19 |
| Endeavour | pacman | User Choice | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Easier Arch | $0.00 | https://endeavouros.com/ | 01-Apr-11 |
| Fedora | rpm | GNOME | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | FOSS | $0.00 | https://getfedora.org/ | 05-Nov-03 |
| Feren | apt | Plasma | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Beginners | $0.00 | https://ferenos.weebly.com/ | 16-Dec-16 |
| Garuda | pacman | User Choice | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Gaming | $0.00 | https://garudalinux.org/ | 06-Dec-20 |
| Gecko | yum | User Choice | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Better OpenSUSE | $0.00 | https://geckolinux.github.io/ | 13-Dec-16 |
| Gentoo | User Choice | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | DIY | $0.00 | https://www.gentoo.org/ | 31-Mar-02 | |
| Heads | apt | XFCE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Privacy | $0.00 | https://heads.dyne.org/ | 02-Jul-17 |
| Kali | apt | GNOME | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Security | $0.00 | https://www.kali.org/ | 09-Aug-22 |
| KDE Neon | apt | Plasma | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Plasma | $0.00 | https://neon.kde.org/ | 26-Dec-19 |
| Knoppix | apt | Plasma | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | USB | $0.00 | https://knoppix.net/ | 19-Jan-03 |
| Kodachi | apt | XFCE | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Privacy | $0.00 | https://www.digi77.com/linux-kodachi/ | 06-Jan-17 |
| Kubuntu | apt | Plasma | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Beginners | $0.00 | https://kubuntu.org/ | 30-Mar-05 |
| LFS | User Choice | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | DIY | $0.00 | https://www.linuxfromscratch.org/ | 11-Feb-00 | |
| Linux Mint | apt | Cinnamon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Beginners | $0.00 | https://linuxmint.com/ | 27-Aug-06 |
| Linuxfx | apt | Plasma | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Beginners | $35.00 | https://linuxfx.org/index.php | 16-May-16 |
| Lite | apt | XFCE | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Lightweight | $0.00 | https://www.linuxliteos.com/ | 16-Jan-14 |
| Lubuntu | apt | LXDE | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Lightweight | $0.00 | https://lubuntu.net/ | 03-May-10 |
| LXLE | apt | XFCE | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Lightweight | $0.00 | https://lxle.net/ | 23-Oct-14 |
| Mabox | pacman | Openbox | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Easier Arch | $0.00 | https://maboxlinux.org/ | 06-Dec-20 |
| Makulu | apt | GNOME | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Desktop | $0.00 | https://www.makululinux.com/wp/ | 28-Nov-13 |
| Manjaro | pacman | User Choice | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Beginners | $0.00 | https://manjaro.org/ | 26-Nov-13 |
| MX Linux | apt | XFCE | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Popular | $0.00 | https://mxlinux.org/ | 08-Jun-17 |
| Nitrux | apt | Plasma | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Non-Systemd | $0.00 | https://nxos.org/ | 29-Sep-18 |
| Nix | nix | User Choice | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | DIY | $0.00 | https://nixos.org/ | 19-Jul-14 |
| OpenMandriva | dnf | Plasma | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Desktop | $0.00 | https://www.openmandriva.org/ | 22-Nov-13 |
| OpenSUSE | yum | User Choice | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Beginners | $0.00 | https://www.opensuse.org/ | 23-Mar-98 |
| Oracle | rpm | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Server | $0.00 | https://www.oracle.com/linux/ | 02-Jun-09 | |
| Parrot | apt | GNOME | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Security | $0.00 | https://parrotlinux.org/ | 16-May-16 |
| PCLinuxOS | apt-rpm | Plasma | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Desktop | $0.00 | https://www.pclinuxos.com/ | 21-Nov-05 |
| Peppermint | apt | XFCE | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Lightweight | $0.00 | https://peppermintos.com/ | 05-Jan-11 |
| PopOS | apt | GNOME | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Beginners | $0.00 | https://pop.system76.com/ | 18-Oct-17 |
| Porteus | xzm | LXDE | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | USB | $0.00 | http://www.porteus.org/ | 23-Jun-11 |
| Puppy | ppm | Openbox | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | USB | $0.00 | https://puppylinux-woof-ce.github.io/ | 15-May-06 |
| PureOS | apt | GNOME | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Privacy | $0.00 | https://www.pureos.net/ | 15-Jan-09 |
| Q4OS | apt | Plasma | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Trinity/Dual DE | $0.00 | https://q4os.org/ | 27-Mar-15 |
| Qubes | multiple | XFCE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Security | $0.00 | https://www.qubes-os.org/ | 03-Sep-12 |
| RasPiOS | apt | XFCE | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ARM | $0.00 | https://www.raspberrypi.com/software/ | 16-Feb-15 |
| RebornOS | pacman | User Choice | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Easier Arch | $0.00 | https://www.rebornos.org/ | 27-Dec-20 |
| Red Hat | rpm | GNOME | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Corporate | $179.00 | https://www.redhat.com/en/technologies/linux-platforms/enterprise-linux | 23-Apr-97 |
| Rocky | rpm | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Server | $0.00 | https://rockylinux.org/ | 16-May-22 | |
| Slackware | slackpkg | XFCE | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Classic | $0.00 | http://www.slackware.com/ | 24-Sep-94 |
| Slax | slackpkg + apt | Fluxbox | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | USB | $0.00 | https://www.slax.org/ | 22-Sep-03 |
| SmartOS | pkgsrc | Zones | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Virtual Machines | $0.00 | https://wiki.smartos.org/ | 07-Dec-17 |
| Solus | eopkg | Budgie | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | DE | $0.00 | https://getsol.us/home/ | 19-Oct-16 |
| Sparky | apt | Openbox | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Lightweight | $0.00 | https://sparkylinux.org/ | 18-Dec-12 |
| Steam OS | pacman | Plasma | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Gaming | $0.00 | https://www.steamdeck.com/en/software | 13-Dec-13 |
| Tails | apt | XFCE | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | USB | $0.00 | https://tails.boum.org/ | 22-Oct-10 |
| Tiny Core | tce | Busybox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Lightweight | $0.00 | https://www.tinycorelinux.net/ | 25-May-09 |
| Trisquel | apt | MATE | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | FOSS | $0.00 | https://trisquel.info/ | 30-Jan-07 |
| Ubuntu | apt | GNOME | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Beginners | $0.00 | https://ubuntu.com/ | 20-Oct-04 |
| Ubuntu Kylin | apt | GNOME | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Chinese Support | $0.00 | https://www.ubuntukylin.com/index-en.html | 25-Apr-13 |
| Void | xbps | User Choice | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Fast | $0.00 | https://voidlinux.org/ | 21-Feb-15 |
| Xubuntu | apt | XFCE | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Lightweight | $0.00 | https://xubuntu.org/ | 01-Jun-06 |
| Zorin | apt | GNOME | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Beginners | $39.00 | https://zorin.com/os/ | 01-Jul-09 |