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How to (actually) choose a Linux distro
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this post was submitted on 28 May 2025
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ubuntu,debian - for beginners. fedora,garuda - average. arch,blackarch,kali linux - for experienced. But do not forget that the distribution depends on your interests and actions.
Strange that kali is listed, since it is such a specialized distro.
Both BlackArch and Kali are pen testing distros. I guess they see the natural evolution as one from newb to hacker (ethical or otherwise).
Outside of the default packages, there is not much difference between Kali / BlackArch and their base distros (Debian / Arch).
I just suggested options but also wrote at the end that it depends on interests and actions