▣ DISTRO FIGHTER · STATS
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25,395
total plays
30
today
17,609
this week
16,972
unique visitors
27.4%
went to round 2
3,785
desktop-only runs
🏆 LEADERBOARDS — most-recommended

DISTROS

Fedora1639 7.6%
Linux Mint1608 7.4%
Nobara1367 6.3%
Ubuntu1320 6.1%
Arch Linux1272 5.9%
NixOS1216 5.6%
Pop!_OS1064 4.9%
Bazzite1028 4.8%
Xubuntu1012 4.7%
MX Linux968 4.5%
Zorin OS961 4.4%
Artix858 4.0%
elementary OS834 3.9%
Debian808 3.7%
Lubuntu764 3.5%
Manjaro672 3.1%
CachyOS602 2.8%
Fedora Atomic537 2.5%
Kubuntu482 2.2%
Void Linux470 2.2%
EndeavourOS410 1.9%
Gentoo344 1.6%
openSUSE TW283 1.3%
Vanilla OS223 1.0%
antiX180 0.8%
Kali Linux179 0.8%
Alpine126 0.6%
Solus125 0.6%
Parrot OS83 0.4%
openSUSE Leap70 0.3%
Garuda69 0.3%
Slackware36 0.2%

DESKTOPS / WMs

Xfce2241 17.7%
KDE Plasma2198 17.4%
GNOME1551 12.3%
Hyprland1397 11.0%
LXQt842 6.7%
Pantheon791 6.2%
Sway780 6.2%
Qtile769 6.1%
COSMIC654 5.2%
Cinnamon425 3.4%
i3wm287 2.3%
MATE277 2.2%
awesome249 2.0%
Budgie110 0.9%
Deepin49 0.4%
Openbox39 0.3%
🔎 WHO PICKS WHAT — top distro by answer

By experience level

How would you rate your Linux experience level?
New to itZorin OS (630) · Linux Mint (557) · Lubuntu (365)
Comfortable enoughFedora (1379) · Nobara (1193) · Ubuntu (1179)
I live in the terminalArch Linux (1158) · NixOS (970) · Debian (719)

By primary use

What's this machine mainly for?
Everyday desktop / officeUbuntu (1261) · Pop!_OS (948) · Linux Mint (831)
GamingNobara (1323) · Bazzite (948) · Fedora (836)
Dev / server workArch Linux (762) · Fedora (714) · NixOS (697)
Security / pentestingKali Linux (179) · Parrot OS (75) · Gentoo (9)

By hardware

What's the hardware like?
Old / low-specXubuntu (996) · Lubuntu (764) · MX Linux (475)
Modern / plenty of powerFedora (1614) · Linux Mint (1549) · Ubuntu (1314)

By how much they tinker

How much do you want to tinker?
It should just workZorin OS (961) · elementary OS (423) · Bazzite (415)
Some control is niceLinux Mint (1493) · Fedora (1316) · Nobara (1218)
Total control, I'll build it upArch Linux (1272) · NixOS (888) · Artix (601)
📊 AUDIENCE — answer distribution (round 1)

Q1

How would you rate your Linux experience level?
New to it2976 13.8%
Comfortable enough10620 49.1%
I live in the terminal8014 37.1%

Q2

What's this machine mainly for?
Everyday desktop / office9166 42.4%
Gaming7525 34.8%
Dev / server work4641 21.5%
Security / pentesting278 1.3%

Q3

Software: fresh or stable?
Rock-solid, don't care if it's old2520 11.7%
A sensible balance12062 55.8%
Newest, bleeding-edge7028 32.5%

Q4

What's the hardware like?
Old / low-spec4597 21.3%
Modern / plenty of power17013 78.7%

Q5

How much do you want to tinker?
It should just work3576 16.5%
Some control is nice11790 54.6%
Total control, I'll build it up6244 28.9%

Q6

What kind of distro suits you?
Easy & familiar — built for Windows switchers3848 17.8%
Polished & design-first (Mac-like)3252 15.0%
Lean & no-nonsense11776 54.5%
Gaming-ready out of the box2734 12.7%

Q7

Init system — any preference?
systemd is fine, or no preference18625 86.2%
I'd rather avoid systemd2985 13.8%

Q8

System style?
Traditional — a normal, editable system18477 85.5%
Immutable / atomic — locked base, easy rollbacks3133 14.5%
📊 AUDIENCE — answer distribution (round 2 desktop)

D1

How do you like to move between tasks?
One desktop, click around (Windows/Mac style)5127 46.2%
Fast workspace switching (~one app per screen)1838 16.6%
Tile everything, keyboard-driven2732 24.6%

D2

Resource budget for the desktop?
Feather-light, every MB counts2191 19.8%
Balanced5228 47.2%
Loaded machine — bring the eye-candy2278 20.5%

D3

How much setup are you up for?
Perfect out of the box1664 15.0%
A little config is fine5908 53.3%
I'll build it from a blank canvas2125 19.2%

D4

Preferred look?
Classic & functional2791 25.2%
Sleek & modern5124 46.2%
Bare & minimal1782 16.1%

D5

Display server?
Mature & rock-solid (X11)1911 17.2%
Modern (Wayland), rough edges OK7519 67.8%
No preference (either works)267 2.4%
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