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Distributions
''See [[Mirrors]] for VT Mirrors containing several of these
* [https://www.gentoo.org/ [Gentoo]] - Compile everything yourself
* [https://www.debian.org/ Debian] - Popular for servers & desktop use
* [http://www.ubuntu.com/ [Ubuntu]] - Beginner friendly, based on Debian* [https://archlinux.org Arch Linux|ArchLinux]] - Easier than Gentoo, Harder than Debian; very popular with club members
* [https://theiotlearninginitiative.gitbooks.io/embedded-linux/documentation/Artoo.html Artoo] - Uses btrfs
* [https://getfedora.org/ [Fedora]] - Bleeding edge, based on EL* [https://www.openbsd.org/ [OpenBSD]] - Free, BSD OS
* [https://www.centos.org/ CentOS] - Community EL
* [http://www.novell.com/products/desktop/ SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop (SLED)[SUSE_Linux_Enterprise_Desktop]] - More popular overseas
** License available via [https://network.software.vt.edu VT Network Software]
===Shell===
* [[w:zsh|zsh]]
* [https://github.com/trapd00r/LS_COLORS Detailed LS_COLORS]
===Window managers===
* [[w:I3_(window_manager)|i3]]* [[https://herbstluftwm.org/ Herbstluftwm]]
===Status monitoring (in X)===