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This is my all-time Linux distro - and I've tried them all

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elementary OS is as easy to use as it is classy. Jack Wallen\ZDNET

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ZDNET's key takeaways

Over the years, one Linux distribution has risen above the rest.

That distribution is based on Ubuntu, so it's user-friendly.

The best of the best is equal parts beauty and usability.

Ubuntu (and all of its spins), Fedora (and all of its spins), Red Hat (before Fedora was a thing), openSUSE, Linux Mint, Arch, Gentoo, Pop!_OS…

The list goes on.

Also: The easiest way to try out Ubuntu Linux

I've used and/or tested so many Linux distributions that it makes my head spin. I've even tested distributions that are no longer with us (remember Caldera OpenLinux?). Scattered within that overly-long list is a handful of distributions that I would call my favorites (or those I would be happy to use as my default). That list would look something like:

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