today we ask which a linux version isright for you free your mind welcome tofree your minds the YouTube channelabout Linux and free software the familyof Linux operating systems have growntremendously there are now manydifferent versions called fist rows ordistributions that we can download anduse but which one is right for you welook at five popular Linux distros tohelp you choose which one is right foryou but before we do ask yourself threeimportant questions number one how do Iuse my computer do you simply browse theweb and check emails do you designgraphics or video do you play videogames do you develop software how youuse your computer should determine whichsoftware and tools you choose number twohow well do I know tech stuff some Linuxdistros are more user friendly thanothers number three am I using this forbusiness or personal use if this is forbusiness use consider that there aremany different needs in the businessworld and on Windows or Mac programsaren't always compatible with Linuxprograms with those three questions inmind we will be looking at Goo bun 2Linux Mint Fedora opensuseand Arch Linux distros first let's lookat the Bunton Ubuntu is arguably themost popular Linux distro maintained andled by UK based company canonical itoffers desktop server and cloud versionsof its operating system for personal andprofessional use most software made byopen-source developers is available onthe bun tube in the Linux world a largercommunity means more programs andsupport for the distro and Ubuntucertainly has that it releases newversions of its operating system everysix months with long-term supportreleases every two years which receivessupport up to five years after theirrelease community support allows Ubuntuto offer a variety of different desktopenvironments to choose from making iteasy for you to find a version or flavorof Ubuntu that fits your needsfrom the wide variety of softwarepackages available to the easyinstallation simple design and smoothoperations we ready - bun - is thesecond most user-friendly Linux distrothere is also plenty of easy to read andunderstand online documentation fromusers around the world in many languageswhich help greatly in learning how toget going on any Linux distro next wetake a look at Linux Mint many considerthis to be the most user-friendly Linuxdistro because it looks and behaves mostsimilar to Windows making the transitionand learning curve quite a breeze LinuxMint is based off a bun - and uses thesame software repositories of itslong-term support releases so you getthe same package selection as a bun tosome users however might have an issuewith this because the long term supportpackage repositories don't alwaysreflect updates to programs meaning if abug fix or new feature lands in aprogram you use you might have to waitlonger than other Linux versions to getthe benefits of those updates somedevelopers compensate for this bycreating personal package archives orPPAs which are private softwarerepositories but users can subscribe toon Linux Mint or Ubuntu in order to keepgetting the latest versions of theirsoftware like Ubuntu and many otherLinux distros Linux Mint offers ahandful of different desktopenvironments so the user can choosewhich version of Mint works best forthem the remarkable ease-of-usereliability and polish of Linux Mintmakes it particularly popular among thelist of Linux distros available next isfedora fedora is a community maintaineddistribution of Linux sponsored by RedHat fedora primarily uses the gnomedesktop which is an innovative desktopthat is designed to help the user focuson tasks and increase productivity amongall the Linux distros Fedora adheresmost to the free software philosophyusing only free and open source softwarein their official software repositoriesthis is a bittersweet feature aboutfedora because it shows the advantagesthat can come from a purely freeenvironment but it also canhibbett functionality in times whenproprietary drivers are needed forcertain tasks such as Nvidia or AMDgraphics cards the final two Linuxdistros we'll look at are called rollingrelease distributions that means thatinstead of new versions of the distroreleasing within a fixed monthly cyclethey are updated continuously updatedversions of the Linux kernel desktopsand software packages are updatedshortly after their published releasefrom developers the first of theserolling release distributions isopenSUSE this is a community maintainsLinux distro backed by German softwarecompany Susan the rolling releaseversion of openSUSE codenamed tumbleweedallows users to get updated stableversions of their favorite software ordesktopsshortly after their release openSUSEalso uses patched versions of popularLinux desktop environments in otherwords they take advantage of theopen-source desktop software and modifyit to better fit their theme style andoperations other benefits areenterprise-grade stability and a uniquesystem tool called yes which givesgreater functionality over systemsettings while enterprise features maybe of a great benefit for business userspersonal users might have a challengesorting through the wide array ofconfiguration options in the beginningincreasing the learning curve and attimes coming off as a bit confusingthe final Linux distro we'll look at iscalled arch like the rest arch offers avariety of desktop environments tochoose from it is a rolling releasedistribution that tries to keep itsimple and put the user in full controlof their computer one unique benefit ofarch is the arch user repository or Aurwhich allows a user to build and installpackages straight from source code withthe click of a button this becomesexceptionally valuable when trying outbleeding-edge versions of programsstraight out of the developers oven archis full user control of programs andpackages however requires moreresponsibilities on the user side tounderstand the software they're usingthere's a lot of online documentationavailablebut it will be up to the user to read itunderstand it and use it to fix anyissues they may have for this reason wesuggest arch to users who are alreadymore familiar with the Linux environmentand how software packages anddependencies work arch also has nographical interface in the beginning toinstall it and by default comes with nodesktop environmentit requires the user to install thenecessary packages and configure thedesktop for that reason if you'reinterested in an easier to use Linuxdistro based on arch we recommend anturgoose which comes with everything youneed to make arch work out of the boxthanks for watching and be sure tosubscribe to get more free tutorials andvideos about Linux and free softwaretake care and we'll see you next time