31 Flavors of Linux

Arch

• Difficulty: Intermediate
• Desktop: Xfce
• Package Manager: Pacman
• Description: Arch Linux keeps it simple by being a lightweight and flexible distribution. It employs BSD-like techniques and is on a rolling release.
• Website: [1]

CentOS

• Difficulty: Advanced
• Desktop: Gnome
• Package Manager: RPM
• Description: Cent OS is “a free enterprise class computing platform” and is 100% compatible with Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
• Website: [2]

Crunchbang

• Difficulty: Beginner/Intermediate
• Desktop: Openbox
• Package Manager: DEB
• Description: Crunchbang is Ubuntu but with the lightweight Openbox desktop and GTK+ applications. It is designed for speed and functionality.
• Website: [3]

Damn Small

• Difficulty: Intermediate
• Desktop: JWM
• Package Manager: DEB
• Description: Damn Small Linux is an extremely small, lightweight, and powerful distribution. It has everything needed for basic computer function and is excellent on older computers.
• Website: [4]

Debian

• Difficulty: Beginner/Intermediate
• Desktop: Gnome
• Package Manager: DEB
• Description: Debian is one of the oldest and most reliable distributions. Many distributions are based on Debian and it has one of the largest software library.
• Website: [5]

Debian PPC

• Difficulty: Beginner/Intermediate
• Desktop: Gnome
• Package Manager: DEB
• Description: Debian is one of the oldest and most reliable distributions. Many distributions are based on Debian and it has one of the largest software library.
• Website: [6]

Dreamlinux

• Difficulty: Beginner/Intermediate
• Desktop: Xfce
• Package Manager: DEB
• Description: Dreamlinux is a Debian based distribution that mimics the look of Mac OS X.
• Website: [7]

Easy Peasy

• Difficulty: Beginner
• Desktop: Gnome
• Package Manager: DEB
• Description: Easy Peasy is an Ubuntu based distribution designed for netbooks. It has a mixture of open source and proprietary software installed.
• Website: [8]

Edubuntu

• Difficulty: Beginner
• Desktop: Gnome
• Package Manager: DEB
• Description: Edubuntu is Ubuntu but with a tightly integrated suite of education programs.
• Website: [9]

Fedora 11

• Difficulty: Beginner/Intermediate
• Desktop: Gnome
• Package Manager: RPM (yum)
• Description: Fedora is a general purpose distribution that was created by Red Hat.
• Website: [10]

Gentoo

• Difficulty: Advanced
• Desktop: Xfce
• Package Manager: SRC (portage)
• Description: Gentoo is a versatile distribution, with characteristics from BSD, that is designed for advanced Linux users. It has no pre-compiled software.
• Website: [11]

gNewSense

• Difficulty: Beginner
• Desktop: Gnome
• Package Manager: DEB
• Description: gNewSense is a FSF sponsored distribution that is entirely free (libre) and includes GNU programs.
• Website: [12]

Knoppix

• Difficulty: Beginner/Intermediate
• Desktop: LXDE
• Package Manager: DEB
• Description: Knoppix is a Live CD distribution that is capable of system rescue, everyday use, and more.
• Website: [13]