Linux got its start in the 1990s as an alternative operating system for older PCs that didn’t have the horsepower to run newer versions of Windows. So it seems a bit ironic, but not totally surprising ...

And the Fedora community seems to be completely split 50-50 on the idea. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

Which Linux distributions will rise above the competition in 2026 to dethrone the old guard? Here are my picks.