most popular linux distros

[wurmy]

im going to be putting together a couple of linux machines, and on one of them im going to be running mandrake. i wanted to try 1 or 2 other distros and wanted to know what the top 3 most popular (as far as how many ppl use them) distros were BESIDES mandrake.

wurmy

[johnmann]

Your likely gonna get a zillion answers but I Like SuSE and Libranet.

[TacKat]

A lot of people around here seem to be using Debian.

[Dave's not here]

According to Linux Counter, this is the breakdown of the distros used by the 102,549 distros registered.

RedHat (28.45%)
Slackware (22.53%)
Debian (19.39%)
Mandrake (12.41%)
SuSE (8.13%)
Other (8.03%)
DIY (1.73%)

:D

[danrees]

I read something about Mandrake overtaking Redhat as most popular in the US - then again, that might have been on Mandrake's website (http://www.mandrakesoft.com)... :rolleyes:

[wurmy]

ok now that i have that info, where can i go to download them for free?
im going with redhat, slackware and debian. im going to burn them to installable cds.

[MandK_10]

www.linuxiso.org (http://www.linuxiso.org)

[Vulcan-Raven]

I would go with slackware and debian. But
slackware is my faviorite :)

[teeitup]

Re: Debian

You might want to try Progeny Debian v1.0 - newton.

It has slicker install interface than Debian.
You still get all the benefits, it's just an easier install for newbies.