Fun Linux Distros

So, here is a list of some of the Linux distros that are truly special in some sense. 

I will extend this list as time goes by: currently we are here.

All of them are focusing on x86 old desktop architecture, no fancy new stuff here.

1. Puppy Linux, a truly marvelous gem based on Debian/Ubuntu:

• Can run fully in RAM, thus blazingly fast.
• Can save all your sessions data as a single file.
• Supports thus multiple "files" as separate user configs + files.
• Does not really need updates at all, "good as it is" already.
• Does not need "installation": just boot it and use it.
• Can rescue broken computers, nice emergency or remedy tool.

2. Q4OS Linux, that looks familiar and easy to use:

• Based on Debian stable: good, solid, timeless, universal distro.
• The Trinity DE (Desktop Environment) looks and behaves like Windows XP.
• IMO this is the best combination of UI and operating system combo.

3. Linux Mint is perhaps the most common Linux distro to recommend:

• Good team behind it, based on Ubuntu (which is based on Debian)
• Supported and no-nonsense software, rich yet stable
• Good choices regarding DE and UI (called Cinnamon DE).
• Very fast, very safe, very intuitive: best for first-time Linux users.

4. Porteux Linux, yet another "run in RAM" candidate:

• One of the best "temporary" Linux distros to put on a USB pendrive.
• Can run 100% in RAM and save session back at shutdown.
• Software is packaged in modules, easy to maintain.

5. Xubuntu, the fast and simple Ubuntu flavor:

• A lighter, more familiar Ubuntu.
• Based on Ubuntu, thus as mainstream as it gets yet simpler and lighter.
• Nice for older hardware, works out of the box.

6. Cachy OS, a fast and modern Arch variant:

• One of the fastest Arch distro.
• Fine-tuned for hardware support and optimized for speed.
• Continuous updates, thus "always up-to-date" ("rolling model distro").

7. Serene OS, a Fedora 36 variant from Japan:

• Rock solid and nice.
• "Made in Japan", thus reliable, no-nonsense, safe.
• Alas not much support of it lately and stuck with Fedora 36.

More to come later... Cheers