Open source. Open possibilities.
For work, experiments and everything in between.
Find your distribution — start with its official website.
Linux distribution guide & mirror. A good place to start.
01 / Distributions
8 projects to explore
Download from official websites
An accessible start, a large community and a ready-to-use desktop.
A familiar interface and a comfortable environment for everyday tasks.
A modern GNOME desktop and fresh technology for work and development.
A stable foundation for your desktop computer or your own server.
A minimal foundation, rolling updates and a system you make your own.
Leap or Tumbleweed: choose the release cycle that works for you.
A compact system built on musl and BusyBox for containers and servers.
An Enterprise Linux distribution with long-term support.
02 / A little guidance
Start with what you need.
The right Linux is different for everyone.
03 / The programmer’s perspective
Andrey Stolyarov / Why Unix
Andrey Stolyarov argues that Unix-like systems — including Linux and FreeBSD — are essential to learning programming well. His advice goes beyond writing code: make Unix your everyday environment. Work in the command line, combine small tools and build programs that solve real problems.
Talk is cheap.
Show me the code.
Bad programmers worry about the code. Good programmers worry about data structures and their relationships.