Thursday, May 23, 4:24 am

Top Linux Distributions, 2012

Written by Ayesha .A on December 17, 2012. Posted in Linux distributions, News, opensource, Reviews

2013 is just around the corner and it’s time to wrap up the Linux world’s happening for 2012. So let’s start with a most obvious thought “Which Linux distributions made to the top?!”

Linux Distribution Trends 2012

For questions please refer to our Q/A forum at : http://ask.unixmen.com

distributions 2012

linux distribution

TOP LINUX DISTRIBUTIONS 2012

15 Comment(s)

arochester

Where do the numbers come from for you to make graphs?

If it is Distrowatch remember that they only keep figures for the number of clicks on Distrowatch pages —and that is fairly meaningless.
- nifosio
  
  i thought the same when was reading it. All those data seems sniffed from distrowatch stats
Joel dos Santos Almeida

This is so wrong… Distrowatch only measures the number of clicks for download a distro, not the number of people who actualy use it…
- TobiSGD
  
  They don’t even measure the number of downloads, they simply measure the number of clicks on the specific sub-sites on Distrowatch.
  This article is simply meaningless.
Jay

Agreed, Ubuntu has such a bigger reach simply by the volunteer giving to people in africa than what the chart shows. Wish linux would put a call back in for what distro runs. Anyway i hear of a new company forming to sell Linux in malls across america? Anyone hear that?
- Keksys
  
  New Ubuntu in Africa? You mad?
Brian Bentsen

I’m a Mint user and don’t mind positive press, but this blind emphasis on distrowatch is ridiculous. The site can be used to gauge trends among a certain subset of experienced distro hoppers, it cannot be used to say anything in general about the popularity of distros.
Fandangio

I really like this site as it is an excellent resource but this data is worthless.
- Ayesha
  
  Data source is DISTROWATCH as indicated beneath the graph.
PuzzledObserver

Please explain the unit of the values used in the graphs. Where did these values come from? In particular, do you know which Linux I am running? If not I would like to know the rules you have used to rank distro popularity.
Ayesha

What makes you say that?
- andreas gustafsson
  
  Using Distrowatch as a reliable source.
  
  Otherwise, Keep up the good work! :)
http://www.youtube.com/user/zenapplejones?feature=mhum Craig Jones

Manjaro Linux Distro of the Year –for making Arch easier
Ade Malsasa Akbar

What method used in this charting? Interview?
Giannis Avgeris

You should change the title of the article, the most accurate would be “The most popular Linux Distribution on Distrowatch”. As it is now it is misleading and I guess it’s on purpose. Have a Happy New Year.

Like us on Facebook

This week Top Posts

Top Things to do After Installing Ubuntu 13.04 ‘Raring Ringtail’ : Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail final is almost out. The final release it scheduled for release on Apri...0 comment(s) | by M. Zinoune
Steganography- Hide Your Files Inside An Image in Linux : Nowadays, our personal computer is not only a work tool, it is also our private space where we sto...4 comment(s) | by Ambition
Install lamp with 1 command in Ubuntu 12.10, 13.04 Raring Ringtail & LinuxMint13 : Updated: 10/09/2012 :LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL and PHP) is an open source Web development platform ...0 comment(s) | by Mel Kham
Howto: Upgrade to Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail from 12.04, 12,10 | Desktop & Server : Updated 05-04-2013: Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail will be released Soon, If you have ubuntu 12,10, 12...0 comment(s) | by M. Zinoune
How to use Remote Desktop in Ubuntu : Sometimes, we need to access our computer from other locations when we’re not at home and such. This...0 comment(s) | by Mel Kham
Howto- Resolve nosound problem on Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail,12.10 and Older : Updated 05/04/2013 : One of the common issues facing Ubuntu users after installing or upgrading Ubun...0 comment(s) | by M. Zinoune