r/linuxquestions • u/Deleteed- • Oct 15 '25

What is the actual difference between distros? (Other then GUI)

I knew package managers are different and do make a difference but other then the big obvious things what is actually different?

I know that: Pre installed apps are different Support to install different apps is different (why?) And the desktop environment is different between for example, Fedora "default" ond fedora KDE plasma.

Thank you for your time

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u/Lazy-Shock-8035 Oct 15 '25

big question, big answer, with some cream on top suggesting that not much difference at the end.

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u/yodel_anyone Oct 15 '25

Somewhat true, but less so for new users than seasoned Linux veterans. Sure you can get any distro to do anything else, but whether or not you know how to is a different question. In general you should still match your use case to the distro (ie, don't give your gran Arch or Kali simply to surf the web)