Top rated Linux distributions — October 2026

The distros developers run on their desktops, servers and in their containers.

October 2026 — not enough votes for a ranking yet

• AlmaLinux
• Alpine Linux
• Amazon Linux
• Arch Linux
• Artix Linux
• Bazzite
• Bluefin
• CachyOS
• CentOS Stream
• Debian
• Devuan
• EndeavourOS
• Fedora
• Fedora CoreOS
• Flatcar Container Linux
• Garuda Linux
• Gentoo
• KDE neon
• Kali Linux
• Kubuntu
• Linux Lite
• Linux Mint
• MX Linux
• Mageia
• Manjaro
• NixOS
• Nobara
• Omarchy
• Oracle Linux
• Parrot OS
• Pop!_OS
• Puppy Linux
• Qubes OS
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux
• Rocky Linux
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
• Slackware
• Solus
• SteamOS
• Tails
• Talos Linux
• Ubuntu
• Vanilla OS
• Void Linux
• Zorin OS
• antiX
• deepin
• elementary OS
• openSUSE Leap
• openSUSE Tumbleweed