Editing Linux distribution (section)

===Widely used GNU-based or GNU-compatible distributions===
* [[Debian]], a non-commercial distribution and one of the earliest, maintained by a volunteer developer community with a strong commitment to free software principles and democratic project management.
** [[Ubuntu (operating system)|Ubuntu]], a desktop and server distribution derived from Debian, maintained by British company [[Canonical Ltd.]]
*** There are several distributions based on Ubuntu that mainly replace the [[GNOME]] stock desktop environment, like: [[Kubuntu]] based on [[KDE]], [[Lubuntu]] based on [[LXQT]], [[Xubuntu]] based on [[XFCE]], [[Ubuntu MATE]] based on [[MATE (software)|MATE]], [[Ubuntu Budgie]] based on [[Budgie (desktop environment)|Budgie]]. Other official forks have specific uses like: [[Ubuntu Kylin]] for Chinese-speaking users, or [[Ubuntu Studio]] for media content creators.
*** [[Linux Mint]], a distribution based on and compatible with Ubuntu. Supports multiple desktop environments, among others GNOME Shell [[Fork (software development)|fork]] [[Cinnamon (user interface)|Cinnamon]] and [[GNOME 2]] fork [[MATE (desktop environment)|MATE]].
*** [[Pop!_OS]], is a Linux distribution based on [[Ubuntu]] which developed by [[United States|American]] Linux computer manufacturer [[System76]], and featuring a customised [[GNOME]] desktop environment known as COSMIC.
* [[Fedora Linux]], a community distribution sponsored by American company [[Red Hat]] and the successor to the company's previous offering, [[Red Hat Linux]]. It aims to be a technology testbed for Red Hat's commercial Linux offering, where new [[open-source software]] is prototyped, developed, and tested in a communal setting before maturing into Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
** [[Red Hat Enterprise Linux]] (RHEL), a derivative of Fedora Linux, maintained and commercially supported by Red Hat. It seeks to provide tested, secure, and stable Linux server and workstation support to businesses.
* [[openSUSE]], a community distribution mainly sponsored by German company [[SUSE S.A.|SUSE]].
** [[SUSE Linux|SUSE Linux Enterprise]], derived from openSUSE, maintained and commercially supported by SUSE
* [[Arch Linux]], a [[rolling release]] distribution targeted at experienced Linux users and maintained by a volunteer community, offers official binary packages and a wide range of unofficial user-submitted source packages. Packages are usually defined by a single [[PKGBUILD]] text file.
** [[Manjaro Linux]], a derivative of Arch Linux that includes a graphical installer and other ease-of-use features for less experienced Linux users.
* [[Gentoo Linux|Gentoo]], a distribution targeted at [[power user]]s, known for its [[FreeBSD Ports]]-like automated system for compiling applications from source code
* [[Alpine Linux]], which is popular on servers and uses [[musl]] C standard library and [[BusyBox]] to provide its userland.
* [[Chimera Linux]], which is a community distribution that utilizes a [[FreeBSD]] userland, musl C standard library, [[Alpine Package Keeper]] (APK) package manager and Dinit init system.