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When I first began researching Linux, for my needs, I found the number of different Distros to be overwhelming. So I made this flow chart, with the intent to help new users find a starting point for choosing a distribution.

I'm open to critique, as to making this chart as helpful as possible.

EDIT: Chart updated based on suggestions in the comments.

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New, high performance hardware is built with Windows in mind. It's going to take some work to change that fact.

this post was submitted on 09 Oct 2025
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