When I first began researching Linux, for my needs, I found the number of different Distros to be overwhelming. So I made this flow chart, with the intent to help new users find a starting point for choosing a distribution.

I'm open to critique, as to making this chart as helpful as possible.

EDIT: Chart updated based on suggestions in the comments.

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[–] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I kind of dont get, why nixos is not a minimalist distro. You can set up a very minimal nixos machine quite easily.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    I figured they probably meant a barebones NixOS install needs way more disk space than anything else, due to how it's set up?! And that's why we don't call it minimal? I can't come up with any other reason... Well... and I tried nixos-rebuild switch on a Raspberry Pi once and that took like 8 hours or so.

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