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When I first began researching Linux, for my needs, I found the number of different Distros to be overwhelming. So I made this flow chart, with the intent to help new users find a starting point for choosing a distribution.

I'm open to critique, as to making this chart as helpful as possible.

EDIT: Chart updated based on suggestions in the comments.

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[โ€“] blackris@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

I am not too fond of this chart, because EndeavourOS (yes it is 99 % Arch, but beginner friendly) is missing and I think it overcomplicates things. This creates the impression that you need a specialist distribution fox task x, while you can, in reality user most distributions for nearly every task.

Still, this is a cool effort and a contribution to the fediverse, so still an upvote.

[โ€“] derpgon@programming.dev 4 points 2 weeks ago

It is there: No, No, Bleeding Edge, No