Linux!?

Linux Linux Linux..... What's Linux????

Linux is basically a Kernel (Kernel is the Brain of Operating System which acts as a bridge between hardware and rest of the OS) built by Linus Torvalds but due to its popularity the family of Open Source OS using Linux kernel is being called as Linux in common!!

(🤫 But actually full Linux OS is called a Distribution)

FACTS!!

72% of mobile devices use Android which is a basically a highly customized variant of Linux kernel!!
The worlds Top 500 supercomputers are running Linux!!
Linux can run for years without Rebooting!!

Linux Distributions

As already said above a Linux Distribution is a complete OS bundled with the Linux kernel, software and User Interface

Linux Distros (Distributions for short) are not like windows, where all the components in windows are tightly integrated, but Linux is like plug and play, just like you go to a ice cream parlor and select the base ice cream then different toppings to add on.

Some Base Linux Distros:

Debian
Arch
Fedora
OpenSUSE
RedHat
Gentoo

Just like there are many Flavors in Ice Cream there are many flavors derived from these Base distributions.

Its called Flavors or Spins

Some famous flavors/spins of those base:

Ubuntu / Linux Mint / Kali Linux/ Parrot OS - Debian
Garuda / Manjaro / EndeavourOS - Arch
Fedora Workstation / Fedora Silverblue- Fedora
RHEL Server / CentOS - Red Hat Enterprise Linux

Choosing the Distro for YOU

There are approximately 500+ distributions to choose from!

*From here we will be referring Distros as Linux for my convenience...

To answer the question What Linux to use, first we need to define our use case. Every Linux has some advantage and disadvantage.

First answer these questions:

1. First time using Linux?

2. Low on Storage and memory / Using low spec device?

3. Stability or Customization?

With answers for these we can come to a conclusion a bit,

Poor<Okay<Good<Excellent

	First time users	Low Spec	Stability	Customization
Ubuntu	Excellent	Poor	Excellent	Good
Linux Mint	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Good
Kali Linux	Okay	Poor	Okay	Okay
Arch based	Poor --	Excellent ++	Don't Expect	Excellent ++
Parrot OS	Okay	Good	Okay	Okay