Not all Linux distributions are created equal. When choosing a Linux distribution, there are several things you need to keep in mind. Release Cycle You should choose a distribution which stays close to the stable upstream software releases, typically rolling release distributions. This is because frozen release cycle distributions often don’t update package versions and fall behind on security updates. For frozen distributions, package maintainers are expected to backport patches to fix vulnerabilities (Debian is one such example) rather than bump the software to the “next version” released by the upstream developer.

cross-posted from: https://community.hackliberty.org/post/5478

Not all Linux distributions are created equal. When choosing a Linux distribution, there are several things you need to keep in mind.

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Release Cycle
Traditional and Atomic updates
Arch-based Distributions
Kicksecure
“Security-focused” Distributions
Linux-libre Kernel and “Libre” Distributions
Wayland
Recommended Distributions
    Fedora Workstation
    Fedora Silverblue & Kinoite
    openSUSE Tumbleweed and MicroOS
    Whonix