Best Linux Distributions for Beginners — Easy First Install

A first Linux should install without a manual partition and work with your hardware out of the box. These are the distributions that meet you there.

58 distributions suited to beginners

• Linux Mint — Ubuntu family, systemd, apt
• Ubuntu — Ubuntu family, systemd, apt
• Debian GNU/Linux — Debian family, systemd, apt
• Arch Linux — Arch family, systemd, pacman
• Fedora Workstation — Fedora/RHEL family, systemd, dnf
• Pop!_OS — Ubuntu family, systemd, apt
• Manjaro Linux — Arch family, systemd, pamac
• EndeavourOS — Arch family, systemd, pacman
• openSUSE Tumbleweed — openSUSE family, systemd, zypper
• Zorin OS — Ubuntu family, systemd, apt
• Bazzite — Fedora/RHEL family, systemd, rpm-ostree
• Nobara Linux — Fedora/RHEL family, systemd, dnf
• CachyOS — Arch family, systemd, pacman
• MX Linux — Debian family, systemd, apt
• elementary OS — Ubuntu family, systemd, apt
• KDE neon — Ubuntu family, systemd, apt
• NixOS — Independent family, systemd, nix
• Void Linux — Independent family, runit, xbps
• Solus — Independent family, systemd, eopkg
• Garuda Linux — Arch family, systemd, pacman
• Artix Linux — Arch family, openrc, pacman
• Devuan GNU+Linux — Debian family, openrc, apt
• TUXEDO OS — Ubuntu family, systemd, apt
• Fedora Silverblue — Fedora/RHEL family, systemd, rpm-ostree
• Deepin OS — Debian family, systemd, apt
• Puppy Linux — Independent family, busybox-init, ppm
• Kubuntu — Ubuntu family, systemd, apt
• Xubuntu — Ubuntu family, systemd, apt
• Lubuntu — Ubuntu family, systemd, apt
• Ubuntu Budgie — Ubuntu family, systemd, apt
• Linux Lite — Ubuntu family, systemd, apt
• Peppermint OS — Ubuntu family, systemd, apt
• Vanilla OS — Independent family, systemd, apx
• SparkyLinux — Debian family, systemd, apt
• Parrot Security OS — Debian family, systemd, apt
• PureOS — Debian family, systemd, apt
• Calculate Linux — Gentoo family, openrc, portage
• Archcraft — Arch family, systemd, pacman
• Mabox Linux — Arch family, systemd, pamac
• Fedora Kinoite — Fedora/RHEL family, systemd, rpm-ostree
• Ultramarine Linux — Fedora/RHEL family, systemd, dnf
• Project Bluefin — Fedora/RHEL family, systemd, flatpak
• openSUSE Leap — openSUSE family, systemd, zypper
• openSUSE Aeon (MicroOS) — openSUSE family, systemd, transactional-update
• GeckoLinux — openSUSE family, systemd, zypper
• Redcore Linux — Gentoo family, openrc, sisyphus
• Salix — Slackware family, sysvinit, slapt-get
• KaOS — Independent family, systemd, pacman
• Mageia — Independent family, systemd, urpmi
• OpenMandriva Lx — Independent family, systemd, dnf
• PCLinuxOS — Independent family, sysvinit, apt-rpm
• Feren OS — Ubuntu family, systemd, apt
• Voyager Live — Debian family, systemd, apt
• Regolith Linux — Ubuntu family, systemd, apt
• Regata OS — openSUSE family, systemd, zypper
• SolydXK — Debian family, systemd, apt
• wattOS — Debian family, systemd, apt
• ChromeOS Flex — Independent family, upstart, chrome-web-store

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