Top 25 Linux Distros of 2025 🚀

My ultimate 2025 Linux Distro Tier List is here! I'm ranking 25 top distributions, from Ubuntu to Arch. Remember, this is purely subjective based on my current Linux journey! See where your favorite lands and discover new distros!

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00:00 Intro
00:25 Overview of 25 Distros
05:57 Distro Ratings
10:11 My Favorite Distro / End

I used boxes to install each virtually when testing them out, then installed them directly to my main SSD to daily drive once I had a solid install process down. Highly recommend trying a distro before installing/committing!

Find the download links for all 25 Linux Distros below:

Ubuntu: https://ubuntu.com/download/desktop
Fedora: https://getfedora.org/
Linux Mint: https://linuxmint.com/download.php
Manjaro: https://manjaro.org/download/
Pop!_OS: https://pop.system76.com/

Arch Linux: https://archlinux.org/download/
ML4W Dotfiles: https://mylinuxforwork.github.io/dotfiles/
Omarchy: https://omarchy.org

Debian: https://www.debian.org/download
openSUSE: https://www.opensuse.org/download/
Zorin OS: https://zorin.com/os/download/
elementary OS: https://elementary.io/
MX Linux: https://mxlinux.org/download-links/
Solus: https://getsol.us/download/
Kali Linux: https://www.kali.org/downloads/
Parrot OS: https://parrotsec.org/download/
Gentoo: https://www.gentoo.org/downloads/
Alpine Linux: https://www.alpinelinux.org/downloads/
Void Linux: https://voidlinux.org/download/
antiX: https://antixlinux.com/download/
Slackware: http://www.slackware.com/getslack/
NixOS: https://nixos.org/download/
EndeavourOS: https://endeavouros.com/download/
Garuda Linux: https://garudalinux.org/downloads
CachyOS: https://cachyos.org/download/
Feren OS: https://ferenos.weebly.com/download.html
KDE neon: https://neon.kde.org/download

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