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Top 5 Linux Distributions May 2015

Posted: 20 Nov 2015, 01:51
by jenkins4
Top 5 Linux Distributions May 2015

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Top 5 Linux Distributions May 2015​

This a list of the top 5 Linux distro for this month (May 2015 ) with Download Link and little description about the distro the rank was based on the number of download in the past month :) and I did exclude distro which target enterprises and business such as CentOS and RedHat...

••••• 1 - Linux Mint •••••​

Linux Mint is an Ubuntu-based distribution whose goal is to provide a more complete out-of-the-box experience by including browser plugins, media codecs, support for DVD playback, Java and other components. It also adds a custom desktop and menus, several unique configuration tools, and a web-based package installation interface. Linux Mint is compatible with Ubuntu software repositories.

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http://www.linuxmint.com/download.php

••••• 2 - Debian •••••​

Debian Project is an association of individuals who have made common cause to create a free operating system. This operating system is called Debian GNU/Linux, or simply Debian for short. Debian systems currently use the Linux kernel. Linux is a completely free piece of software started by Linus Torvalds and supported by thousands of programmers worldwide. Of course, the thing that people want is application software: programs to help them get what they want to do done, from editing documents to running a business to playing games to writing more software. Debian comes with over 50,000 packages (precompiled software that is bundled up in a nice format for easy installation on your machine) - all of it free. It's a bit like a tower. At the base is the kernel. On top of that are all the basic tools. Next is all the software that you run on the computer. At the top of the tower is Debian -- carefully organizing and fitting everything so it all works together.

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https://www.debian.org/

•••• 3 - Ubuntu •••••​

Ubuntu is a complete desktop Linux operating system, freely available with both community and professional support. The Ubuntu community is built on the ideas enshrined in the Ubuntu Manifesto: that software should be available free of charge, that software tools should be usable by people in their local language and despite any disabilities, and that people should have the freedom to customise and alter their software in whatever way they see fit. "Ubuntu" is an ancient African word, meaning "humanity to others". The Ubuntu distribution brings the spirit of Ubuntu to the software world.

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http://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop

•••• 4- Solus •••••​

Solus is a Linux distribution built from scratch. It uses a forked version of the PiSi package manager, maintained as "eopkg" within Solus, and a custom desktop environment called "Budgie", developed in-house. The Budgie desktop, which can be set to emulate the look and feel of the GNOME 2 desktop, is tightly integrated with the GNOME stack. The distribution is available for 64-bit computers only.

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https://solus-project.com/download/

•••• 5- openSUSE •••••

openSUSE project is a community program sponsored by Novell. Promoting the use of Linux everywhere, this program provides free, easy access to openSUSE, a complete Linux distribution. The openSUSE project has three main goals: make openSUSE the easiest Linux for anyone to obtain and the most widely used Linux distribution; leverage open source collaboration to make openSUSE the world's most usable Linux distribution and desktop environment for new and experienced Linux users; dramatically simplify and open the development and packaging processes to make openSUSE the platform of choice for Linux developers and software vendors.

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http://software.opensuse.org/132/en

Re: Top 5 Linux Distributions May 2015

Posted: 20 Nov 2015, 09:10
by Möbius
I really, really like Mint!

For my tuppence worth........a fabulous replacement for Windows 7

Some may argue.......

Viva Mint 17.2 Rafaela 64bit :thumbup:

Re: Top 5 Linux Distributions May 2015

Posted: 20 Nov 2015, 09:34
by OnTheLimit
All good choices... just a bit surprised that there's no mention of Zorin.

Re: Top 5 Linux Distributions May 2015

Posted: 20 Nov 2015, 20:19
by Akasha
OnTheLimit » 20 Nov 2015, 14:34 wrote:All good choices... just a bit surprised that there's no mention of Zorin.
Me too, Zorin is a good OS :confused:

Re: Top 5 Linux Distributions May 2015

Posted: 21 Nov 2015, 02:11
by Haggisman
Had Zorin 10 Pro up and running but it wouldn't play ball with my VPN. After much back and forth with my provider we decided that in Zorin Sudo isn't allowed to run GKT apps so I had to go back to Mint 17.2 for compatibility reasons, its a lighter OS than Zorin anyway so no issues there and all is working well now. :)

Re: Top 5 Linux Distributions May 2015

Posted: 21 Nov 2015, 10:46
by ChetanG
how did Solus get in top 5?
I have used openSuSE for couple decades along with Arch and Slackware.

I like this site for Distro Information http://distrowatch.com/

Re: Top 5 Linux Distributions May 2015

Posted: 21 Nov 2015, 19:48
by Monday
Keep these comments coming Family :thumbup:

Re: Top 5 Linux Distributions May 2015

Posted: 27 May 2016, 16:32
by max21
I worked on Ubuntu among those & soon going to try Debian. :ok: