If you’ve heard of Ubuntu, the most popular version of Linux for desktop PCs, there’s a good chance you’ve also heard of Debian and Linux Mint. With so many Linux distributions to choose from, a newcomer can understandably have a hard time telling them all apart. In this case, these three options have a great deal in common, but there remains a lot that sets them apart. Debian-Based Linux Distributions In the Linux world, there are hundreds of Linux-based operating systems (commonly known as “distributions” or “distros”) to pick from.