Linux distro infographics
Data-driven Linux visuals for curious minds.
Explore the Linux world through clear, sourced infographics, from distro families and release cycles to desktop environments. Every chart is drawn from live distro.watch data, so it stays current.
- 8Infographics and visual guides
- 58Distros covered
- 30Supported releases charted
- Oct 11, 2026Support data updated
The Linux family tree
Which distro is built on which: Debian, Ubuntu, Arch, Fedora, RHEL and openSUSE families.
Explore the infographicThe Linux family tree
Which distro is built on which: Debian, Ubuntu, Arch, Fedora, RHEL and openSUSE families.
Arch vs Fedora
Two popular paths, compared side by side.
Beginner distros ranked
The top beginner picks on distro.watch, in ranking order.
Which desktop does each Linux distro use?
GNOME, KDE Plasma, Xfce, Cinnamon and more: the default and optional desktops of every distro.
When does your Linux distro’s support end?
Release and end-of-support dates for every supported version, on one timeline.
Best distros for gaming
The top gaming picks on distro.watch, in ranking order.
Rolling vs stable releases
How many distros roll, how many ship fixed releases, and which rolling ones lead.
Linux distro map
Every ranked distro as a heat map: sized by Google search share, colored by momentum.
Frequently asked questions
Where does the data in these infographics come from?
From the same data as the rest of distro.watch: the distro directory (base, desktops and release model of 58 distributions) and support dates from endoflife.date. Each infographic names its sources under the chart.
How often are the infographics updated?
They are drawn from the data each time the site is rebuilt, so a new release or a changed end-of-support date shows up on the next update without anyone redrawing the chart. The date at the top of each infographic is the date of its data.
Why are some cards links to other pages?
Some visuals already have a full page on distro.watch, like the distro map, the side-by-side comparisons and the ranked category guides. Their cards here link straight to those pages.