Distros
So what are linux distros (distributions)?
- when linux started, other people started making their own customizations and putting their software on top (software of their preference)
- every distro is different usually in the way it install software
- there are some distro which are rolling release, i.e. you install it once and then keep updating it, you will never have to upgrade to a new distribution (like windows 10 to windows 11 as a analogy).
- then there are distributions which release major version then some minor and you will have to upgrade to them, you will most like use a LTS (long term support) version of such distro.
debian
- very old, it use package manger
dpkg
- ubuntu and mint are based on debian
arch
- rolling release distribution
- arco is based on arch
redhat
- commercial distribution
- fedora is based on redhat, first redhat tests its releases through fedora then it is released for redhat
opensuse
- rolling released
- maintained by community
gentoo
- for advance users
- here you compile software if you want to install it
void
- uses runit init system instead of systemd