The Linux Tier List

The definitive Linux tier list. It will make many upset, but I explain why there are so many pointless distros that score so low on the tier list.

Timestamps:
00:00 Debian and Arch
00:50 What are the Tiers
02:20 Alma Rocky Oracle RHEL Centos and Fedora
03:30 Ubuntu
04:20 Alpine Linux
04:55 AntiX
05:20 Arco Linux
06:25 Manjaro
07:30 Artix
08:05 Clear Linux
09:15 Deepin
09:50 KDE Neon
10:15 Elementary OS
11:20 Endeavor and Garuda
11:37 Feren OS
11:55 Gentoo
12:55 Kali Linux
14:00 Parrot
15:00 Kubuntu
16:10 Linux Mint
16:45 Lubuntu
17:10 MX Linux
17:35 NixOS
17:50 PCLinuxOS
18:17 Peppermint
18:30 PopOS
19:45 Puppy Linux
20:20 Slackware
20:55 Solus
21:30 SUSE and OpenSUSE
22:20 Tails and Qubes
23:10 Void Linux
23:30 TinyCore
23:45 Zorin
24:30 Nobara
25:45 What you should look for in a Distribution .

[AlekMadeDis]

Linux users: We hate windows and mac os
Linux users: We hate Linux too

[ethernet]

*Supreme*
00:11 Debian / Arch

*Amazing for New Users*
15:00 Kubuntu
16:10 Linux Mint
23:45 Zorin
24:30 Nobara

*Best for Business*
02:20 Alma Rocky Oracle
04:20 Alpine Linux
17:35 NixOS
21:30 SUSE and OpenSUSE

*Creative and Unique*
07:30 Artix
08:05 Clear Linux
11:55 Gentoo
20:20 Slackware
20:55 Solus
22:20 Tails and Qubes
23:10 Void Linux

*Devil*
02:31 RHEL Centos and Fedora
03:30 Ubuntu

*Lightweight*
04:55 AntiX
16:45 Lubuntu
18:17 Peppermint
19:45 Puppy Linux
23:30 TinyCore

*Pointless*
05:20 Arco Linux
06:25 Manjaro
09:15 Deepin
09:50 KDE Neon
10:15 Elementary OS
11:20 Endeavor and Garuda
11:37 Feren OS
12:55 Kali Linux
14:00 Parrot
17:10 MX Linux
17:50 PCLinuxOS
18:30 PopOS

[metal_anomaly]

I think EndeavourOS actually has a point, I was an Arch user for a long time, and when it was time to upgrade my laptop I wanted/needed a new setup. Endeavour was the most convenient option, doesn't lack anything Arch has, and is just straight beautiful right out of the box. It's not for complete noobs, but as long as they know to be careful, it's actually a great way to learn for people who maybe don't have a lot of time to set everything up manually. It's for people who want a ready, good base Arch setup to build upon gradually.

[candyts-sjzh]

I am a new cyber security student and my school recommended me Kali or parrot. First time ever I used Linux. After using it for a month or two, I learned all these different distros and how most of the stuff just come down from Debian or Arch. And I got a little adventurous and installed debian because I needed to use a unique distro that I can customize the way I want (not that it can't be done to Kali, I just needed to start fresh and learn Linux) and then I just installed debian and all the tools I normally use on Kali.

I got ridiculed for doing this by some of my professors lol. They said i was doing "unwanted" work, but doing all this taught me so much that I don't regret the time and effort I spent at all.

[DoYouHaveTheBallz]

As a full time pentester I have to really disagree with the idea that kali is pointless. While yes absolutely you could do everything that kali is set up to do by yourself, using whatever distro, the fact that you can spend 10 minutes on setting up a usb stick with all the necessary drivers for your specific hardware, combined with kali and be able to use that for a fresh non-interactive installation between each new client and have everything be up to date (including new tools that might not even have existed when you set it all up the first time). That is priceless, it’s a massive time saver.

Saying it is pointless is just like saying that buying bread is pointless when you could just plant the wheat yourself.

[glowinthedark]

Isn't it amazing how the most supreme distros are both community based

[heihar]

And people wonder why not more people switched to Linux.

[purposepowerlove]

One added nice thing about Zorin is that the Zorin team has tested all major applications and when you open the software store, for any application you select to install, it has automatically-selected the one that works best with the OS. It might be a deb, flatpak, or snap, but the default will be whatever was tested and works best. Meanwhile, if you want to select another, you easily can from a dropdown. It takes away the headache of the user having to try each and decide what is best. I am not a new user. I work full-time in Linux both on desktop and on servers, but I appreciate how Zorin just works. The last thing that I want to think about is how to get from point A to point B. I just want to install something and have it work. I hate wasting time customizing stuff and playing.

[thehappyhopper]

you forgot about the third supreme tier option templeOS

[mevrickduran]

amount of debian users after watching this video: 📈📈📈

[tatwood]

Half the distros you put into pointless are just because you haven't found a use case for them. You admit that Arco linux is really good and you use parts of it, but the "flaw" that makes it pointless is that it's easier to install than Arch? So right out of the gate the bar is on the floor, and then kali linux - "If you don't create a bunch of extra steps for yourself to get the same tools on debian then you're just a script kiddie" Sounds like you just don't realize how to work efficiently lol

Also put arch in supreme tier then says gentoo is for tryhards??

[jgofmjs]

I am using MX Linux primarily for its remaster and snapshot functionality for live ISOs. Does anything comparable exist for vanilla debian?

[blayd_]

What I love about this comment section is everyone is bringing their own experience to the table and contributing their opinions rather than flat-out disagreeing for no apparent reason. Thanks everyone for all the useful info!

[dramaticnormanbates]

I think placing Fedora in the devil tier just because a few community members (Red Hat employees are also community members, as they have no privileges over others) submitted a proposal, which was subsequently rejected by a significant majority of the Fedora community even before an official vote, seems like an overreaction. If I were to submit a similar proposal for the next Debian release, and it gets rejected, would Debian also be labeled as devil? I believe it would be the complete opposite, they would be "based", because they rejected it.

[zbiromax]

Hello Beautiful People. Does anyone know if there is an equivalent of Ubuntu studio (nicely configured distro for Wizards) in another version, e.g. Arch, Manjaro, Debian, Gentoo? Is it possible to create on another Linux equivalent of Ubuntu studio, to install individual elements (in a sense, duplicating ubuntu studio) programs on another already used distro so manually? Will I get the same? Thank you.

[holys.]

i know nothing about linux but am wanting to use one as my chromebook cant recieve any more updates and cant download really anything, which linux would you recommend for an old chromebook to not only download extensions and other things but also increase the speed at which my chromebook runs? Appreciate any help!

[PSPCDJ]

Parrot, Kali, Tails and QubesOS should have their own category "Highly specific usage"

[blackjew]

"Why don't more people use Linux?"
This video...

[MutanLavers]

Im currently trying debian 12 and i am tormented by the slowness of apt installs, iv tried some mirrors but its really unusable . any tips?

[chasingogic]

Would've definitely love to hear the raionale behind Debian and Arch being the only supreme tier picks. I feel like we got great insight on everything on the tier list except the two at the top.