**For the newbies:** *[What is Linux?](https://opensource.com/resources/linux)* *[Linux Beginners FAQ](https://www.linuxlinks.com/linux-beginners-faq-linux-portal-site/)* *[BEGINNER’S GUIDE FOR LINUX - Start Learning Linux in Minutes](https://www.tecmint.com/free-online-linux-learning-guide-for-beginners/)* *[The Ultimate Linux Newbie Guide](http://linuxnewbieguide.org/)* *[/s/Linux](https://poal.co/s/Linux)* **Major Distros:** - [Arch](https://www.archlinux.org/) - [Wiki](https://wiki.archlinux.org/) - [CentOS](https://www.centos.org/) - [Wiki](https://wiki.centos.org/) - [Debian](https://www.debian.org/) - [Wiki](https://wiki.debian.org/) - [Fedora](https://getfedora.org/en/workstation/) - [Wiki](https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_Project_Wiki) - [Gentoo](http://www.gentoo.org/) - [Wiki](https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Main_Page) - [Linux Mint](http://linuxmint.com/) - [Tutorials](https://community.linuxmint.com/tutorial/search) - [Mageia](https://www.mageia.org/) - [Wiki](https://wiki.mageia.org/) - [Manjaro Linux](https://manjaro.github.io/) - [Wiki](http://wiki.manjaro.org/index.php) - [openSUSE](https://www.opensuse.org/) - [Wiki](https://en.opensuse.org/Portal:Wiki) - [PCLinuxOS](http://www.pclinuxos.com/) - [Wiki](http://pclinuxoshelp.com/index.php/Main_Page) - [Slackware](http://www.slackware.com/) - [Wiki](http://www.slackwiki.com/Main_Page) - [More Here...](https://voat .co/v/Linux/comments/1035277) **FSF Approved Distros:** - [PureOS](https://pureos.net/) - [Wiki](https://tracker.pureos.net/w/) - [Parabola Linux (Free Arch Fork)](https://parabola.nu/) - [Trisquel Linux (Free Ubuntu Fork)](https://trisquel.info/) - [More Here...](https://www.gnu.org/distros/free-distros.en.html) **Distros without Systemd:** - [Arch Linux Systemd-Free](http://systemd-free.org/install.php) - [Devuan Linux No systemd fork of Debian](https://devuan.org/) - [More Here...](http://without-systemd.org/) **Desktop Environments:** - [Budgie](https://budgie-desktop.org/) - [Cinnamon](http://developer.linuxmint.com/projects.html) - [Enlightenment](https://www.enlightenment.org/) - [GNOME](https://www.gnome.org/) - [KDE](https://www.kde.org/) - [LXDE](http://lxde.org/) - [LXQt](http://lxqt.org/) - [MATE](http://mate-desktop.com/) - [Unity](https://unity.ubuntu.com/) - [Xfce](http://www.xfce.org/)