HOW WE TESTED…
There are hundreds of active distros, but there are certain characteristics that are unique to key distros and help them stand out from the rest. For starters, one key feature is longevity, because a distro can’t survive for long if it isn’t special. It must also bring something new and revolutionary to the table, which is what helped it gain attention in the first place.
Of course, a key distro must have broad appeal, to attract a large number of users. This could be because of its customisability, its support for a large range of hardware, its installation options, or something else. Also, it needs a vibrant community, which is the key ingredient that’s essential to the success of any FOSS project.
Based on these parameters, we’ve identified Debian, Fedora, OpenSUSE, Slackware and Ubuntu as key distributions. They all exhibit the aforementioned characteristics in some way or another, and we’ll compare them to find out which one strikes the perfect balance.
There are hundreds of active distros, but there are certain characteristics that are unique to key distros and help them stand out from the rest. For starters, one key feature is longevity, because a distro can’t survive for long if it isn’t special. It must also bring something new and revolutionary to the table, which is what helped it gain attention in the first place.