The 2025 Linux Tier List

Welcome to my Linux distro showdown! I'll rank Linux distributions based on my personal experience and factors like stability, package manager, community support, privacy/security, & customization. We'll explore popular choices like Ubuntu, Fedora, Arch, openSUSE, Qubes and more! Don't forget to leave a comment with your own favorites! Quick correction: Linux Mint is not *technically* a Ubuntu fork, though it borrows quite a bit from it. It's developed independently though and I should've made this clearer in the video! Thank you to our sponsor Notesnook! They offer E2EE notes in an open source ecosystem, free to try: https://notesnook.com Thanks Chris for your original video! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KyADkmRVe0U 🔐 Techlore Homepage: https://techlore.tech 🕵 Go Incognito Course: https://techlore.tech/goincognito 💻 Techlore Community: https://discuss.techlore.tech 🏫 Techlore Coaching: https://techlore.tech/coaching 💬 Signal Group: https://discuss.techlore.tech/t/signal-usernames-are-here-join-our-signal-group-techlore/7640 We cannot provide our content without our Patrons, huge thanks to: BRIGHTSIDE, Clark, Ente, Larry, Richard, Afonso, Johnny, Kevin, love your content, x, 3c3c1d, NotSure, Philip, Seth, Stephen, Steven, Timothy 🧡 Join them on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/techlore 💚 To see our production gear, privacy tools we use, and other affiliates: https://techlore.tech/affiliates 💖 All Techlore Support Methods: https://techlore.tech/support 00:00 Linux Tier Lists 00:28 How I selected distros to rank 01:16 Arch 02:44 Debian 04:36 Linux Mint 05:42 OpenSUSE 07:00 Fedora 09:12 NixOS 10:22 Ubuntu 12:32 Kali & ParrotOS 14:28 QubesOS 16:42 Our Sponsor: Notesnook! 17:30 PopOS 18:32 TailsOS 19:54 ElementaryOS 21:00 AlmaLinux 22:12 How should you choose a distro? #linux #techlore #security