Introduction
Internet connectivity has come on in leaps and bounds over the past few years. If you live in the middle of a city then you probably have high speed broadband which can download a Linux ISO in minutes, if not seconds.
For those of us who live in the country, downloading an ISO is still a challenge and can take an hour or more.
My broadband download speed is still less than 1 mb. Shocking isn't it. To get around this I use mobile broadband which gives me an astoundingly good 5 mb on a good day.
Mobile broadband comes at a cost and the cost is download limits. In the UK there isn't a single mobile operator providing HSPA mobile broadband with a limit greater than 15 gb a month.
I have three ways to obtain a Linux distribution.
- Download the ISO in town (when I am at work I can pop into a library and download the ISO)
- Download using the mobile broadband and use up some of my limit
- Buy a Linux DVD
I have found a company called
OSDisc.com which I link to from each article on the
Linux Reviews page. When you click on the buy link for any review you are redirected to
OSDisc.com.
I have created some sections below to hopefully make it easier to find the distribution you are looking for.
Remember to check out the
reviews page to see what I thought of the distribution. I haven't managed to review every distribution listed below but I am getting there.
Linux Distributions By Desktop
Gnome
Select the distribution you would like to purchase from the list below:
| Distribution | Cost | 32 or 64 bit | Version | Media | Buy |
|---|
| Debian Gnome Live | $5.95 | 32-bit | 7.1 | DVD | buy |
| Debian Gnome Live | $5.95 | 64-bit | 7.1 | DVD | buy |
| Fedora Desktop | $5.95 | 32-bit | 19 | DVD | buy |
| Fedora Desktop | $5.95 | 64-bit | 19 | DVD | buy |
| Korora Gnome | $5.95 | 32-bit | 19 | DVD | buy |
| Korora Gnome | $5.95 | 64-bit | 19 | DVD | buy |
| Mageia Gnome | $5.95 | 32-bit | 3 | DVD | buy |
| Mageia Gnome | $5.95 | 64-bit | 3 | DVD | buy |
| openSUSE Gnome | $5.95 | 32-bit | 12.3 | DVD | buy |
| openSUSE Gnome | $5.95 | 64-bit | 12.3 | DVD | buy |
| PCLinuxOS Full Monty | $5.95 | 32-bit | 2013.08 | DVD | buy |
| PCLinuxOS Full Monty | $5.95 | 64-bit | 2013.08 | DVD | buy |
| Rosa Desktop Fresh Gnome | $5.95 | 32-bit | 2012 | DVD | buy |
| Rosa Desktop Fresh Gnome | $5.95 | 64-bit | 2012 | DVD | buy |
| Sabayon Gnome | $5.95 | 32-bit | 13.08 | DVD | buy |
| Sabayon Gnome | $5.95 | 64-bit | 13.08 | DVD | buy |
| Ubuntu Gnome | $5.95 | 32-bit | 13.04 | DVD | buy |
| Ubuntu Gnome | $5.95 | 64-bit | 13.04 | DVD | buy |
KDE
| Distribution | Cost | 32 or 64 bit | Version | Media | Buy |
|---|
| Debian KDE | $5.95 | 32-bit | 7.1 | DVD | buy |
| Debian KDE | $5.95 | 64-bit | 7.1 | DVD | buy |
| Fedora KDE | $5.95 | 32-bit | 19 | DVD | buy |
| Fedora KDE | $5.95 | 64-bit | 19 | DVD | buy |
| Korora KDE | $5.95 | 32-bit | 19 | DVD | buy |
| Korora KDE | $5.95 | 64-bit | 19 | DVD | buy |
| Kubuntu LTS | $5.95 | 32-bit | 12.04.3 | DVD | buy |
| Kubuntu LTS | $5.95 | 64-bit | 12.04.3 | DVD | buy |
| Kubuntu | $5.95 | 32-bit | 13.04 | DVD | buy |
| Kubuntu | $5.95 | 64-bit | 13.04 | DVD | buy |
| Linux Mint KDE | $5.95 | 32-bit | 15 | DVD | buy |
| Linux Mint KDE | $5.95 | 64-bit | 15 | DVD | buy |
| Mageia KDE | $5.95 | 32-bit | 3 | DVD | buy |
| Mageia KDE | $5.95 | 64-bit | 3 | DVD | buy |
| Manjaro KDE | $5.95 | 32-bit | 0.86 | DVD | buy |
| Manjaro KDE | $5.95 | 64-bit | 0.86 | DVD | buy |
| openSUSE KDE | $5.95 | 32-bit | 12.3 | DVD | buy |
| openSUSE KDE | $5.95 | 64-bit | 12.3 | DVD | buy |
| PCLinuxOS KDE | $5.95 | 32-bit | 2013.07 | DVD | buy |
| PCLinuxOS KDE | $5.95 | 64-bit | 2013.07 | DVD | buy |
| Porteus KDE | $2.95 | 64-bit | 2.1 | CD | buy |
| Porteus KDE | $2.95 | 32-bit | 2.1 | CD | buy |
| Sabayon KDE | $5.95 | 32-bit | 13.08 | DVD | buy |
| Sabayon KDE | $5.95 | 64-bit | 13.08 | DVD | buy |
| Salix KDE | $2.95 | 32-bit | 13.37 | CD | buy |
| Salix KDE | $2.95 | 64-bit | 13.37 | CD | buy |
| Salix KDE | $5.95 | 32-bit | 13.37 | DVD | buy |
| Salix KDE | $5.95 | 64-bit | 13.37 | DVD | buy |
| Slax | $2.95 | 32-bit | 7.0.8 | CD | buy |
| Slax | $2.95 | 64-bit | 7.0.8 | CD | buy |
| SolyDK | $5.95 | 32-bit | 201308 | DVD | buy |
| SolyDK | $5.95 | 64-bit | 201308 | DVD | buy |
LXDE
| Distribution | Cost | 32 or 64 bit | Version | Media | Buy |
|---|
| Debian LXDE | $5.95 | 32-bit | 7.1 | DVD | buy |
| Debian LXDE | $5.95 | 64-bit | 7.1 | DVD | buy |
| Fedora LXDE | $2.95 | 32-bit | 19 | CD | buy |
| Fedora LXDE | $2.95 | 64-bit | 19 | CD | buy |
| Lubuntu LTS | $2.95 | 32-bit | 12.04 | CD | buy |
| Lubuntu LTS | $2.95 | 64-bit | 12.04 | CD | buy |
| Lubuntu | $2.95 | 32-bit | 13.04 | CD | buy |
| Lubuntu | $2.95 | 64-bit | 13.04 | CD | buy |
| Manjaro LXDE | $5.95 | 32-bit | 0.86 | DVD | buy |
| Manjaro LXDE | $5.95 | 64-bit | 0.86 | DVD | buy |
| PCLinuxOS LXDE | $2.95 | 32-bit | 2013.07 | CD | buy |
| PCLinuxOS LXDE | $2.95 | 64-bit | 2013.07 | CD | buy |
| Salix LXDE | $2.95 | 32-bit | 13.37 | CD | buy |
| Salix LXDE | $2.95 | 64-bit | 13.37 | CD | buy |
XFCE
| Distribution | Cost | 32 or 64 bit | Version | Media | Buy |
|---|
| Debian XFCE | $5.95 | 32-bit | 7.1 | DVD | buy |
| Debian XFCE | $5.95 | 64-bit | 7.1 | DVD | buy |
| Fedora XFCE | $2.95 | 32-bit | 19 | CD | buy |
| Fedora XFCE | $2.95 | 64-bit | 19 | CD | buy |
| Manjaro XFCE | $5.95 | 32-bit | 0.86 | DVD | buy |
| Manjaro XFCE | $5.95 | 64-bit | 0.86 | DVD | buy |
| Porteus XFCE | $2.95 | 32-bit | 2.1 | CD | buy |
| Porteus XFCE | $2.95 | 64-bit | 2.1 | CD | buy |
| Sabayon XFCE | $5.95 | 32-bit | 13.08 | DVD | buy |
| Sabayon XFCE | $5.95 | 64-bit | 13.08 | DVD | buy |
| Salix XFCE | $2.95 | 32-bit | 14 | CD | buy |
| Salix XFCE | $2.95 | 64-bit | 14 | CD | buy |
| Snowlinux XFCE | $5.95 | 32-bit | 4 | DVD | buy |
| Snowlinux XFCE | $5.95 | 64-bit | 4 | DVD | buy |
| Xubuntu | $5.95 | 32-bit | 12.04.3 LTS | DVD | buy |
| Xubuntu | $5.95 | 64-bit | 12.04.3 LTS | DVD | buy |
| Xubuntu | $5.95 | 32-bit | 13.04 | DVD | buy |
| Xubuntu | $5.95 | 64-bit | 13.04 | DVD | buy |
Mate
| Distribution | Cost | 32 or 64 bit | Version | Media | Buy |
|---|
| Fedora Mate | $2.95 | 32-bit | 19 | CD | buy |
| Fedora Mate | $2.95 | 64-bit | 19 | CD | buy |
| Linux Mint Mate | $5.95 | 32-bit | 15 | DVD | buy |
| Linux Mint Mate | $5.95 | 64-bit | 15 | DVD | buy |
| Manjaro MATE | $5.95 | 32-bit | 0.86 | DVD | buy |
| Manjaro MATE | $5.95 | 64-bit | 0.86 | DVD | buy |
| PCLinuxOS Mate | $2.95 | 32-bit | 2013.0715 | CD | buy |
| PCLinuxOS Mate | $2.95 | 64-bit | 2013.0715 | CD | buy |
| Porteus MATE | $2.95 | 32-bit | 2.1 | CD | buy |
| Porteus MATE | $2.95 | 64-bit | 2.1 | CD | buy |
| Sabayon Mate | $5.95 | 32-bit | 13.08 | DVD | buy |
| Sabayon Mate | $5.95 | 64-bit | 13.08 | DVD | buy |
| Snowlinux Mate | $5.95 | 32-bit | 4 | DVD | buy |
| Snowlinux Mate | $5.95 | 64-bit | 4 | DVD | buy |
| SparkyLinux Mate | $5.95 | 32-bit | 3.0.2 | DVD | buy |
| SparkyLinux Mate | $5.95 | 64-bit | 3.0.2 | DVD | buy |
Cinnamon
| Distribution | Cost | 32 or 64 bit | Version | Media | Buy |
|---|
| Linux Mint Cinnamon | $5.95 | 32-bit | 15 | DVD | buy |
| Linux Mint Cinnamon | $5.95 | 64-bit | 15 | DVD | buy |
| Linux Mint Debian Cinnamon | $5.95 | 32-bit | 201303 | DVD | buy |
| Linux Mint Debian Cinnamon | $5.95 | 64-bit | 201303 | DVD | buy |
| Manjaro Cinnamon | $5.95 | 32-bit | 0.86 | DVD | buy |
| Manjaro Cinnamon | $5.95 | 64-bit | 0.86 | DVD | buy |
| Snowlinux Cinnamon | $5.95 | 32-bit | 4 | DVD | buy |
| Snowlinux Cinnamon | $5.95 | 64-bit | 4 | DVD | buy |
E17
| Distribution | Cost | 32 or 64 bit | Version | Media | Buy |
|---|
| Bodhi | $2.95 | 32-bit | 2.3.0 | CD | buy |
| Bodhi | $2.95 | 64-bit | 2.3.0 | CD | buy |
| Manjaro E17 | $5.95 | 32-bit | 0.86 | DVD | buy |
| Manjaro E17 | $5.95 | 64-bit | 0.86 | DVD | buy |
| Snowlinux E17 | $5.95 | 32-bit | 4 | DVD | buy |
| Snowlinux E17 | $5.95 | 64-bit | 4 | DVD | buy |
Razor QT
| Distribution | Cost | 32 or 64 bit | Version | Media | Buy |
|---|
| Porteus RazorQT | $2.95 | 32-bit | 2.1 | CD | buy |
| Porteus RazorQT | $2.95 | 64-bit | 2.1 | CD | buy |
| SparkyLinux Razor QT | $5.95 | 32-bit | 3.0.2 | DVD | buy |
| SparkyLinux Razor QT | $5.95 | 64-bit | 3.0.2 | DVD | buy |
Openbox
| Distribution | Cost | 32 or 64 bit | Version | Media | Buy |
|---|
| Manjaro Openbox | $2.95 | 32-bit | 0.86 | CD | buy |
| Manjaro Openbox | $2.95 | 64-bit | 0.86 | CD | buy |
Linux Distributions For Windows Users
| Distribution | Cost | 32 or 64 bit | Version | Media | Buy |
|---|
| gNewSense | $5.95 | 32-bit | 3 | DVD | buy |
| gNewSense | $5.95 | 64-bit | 3 | DVD | buy |
| Korora KDE | $5.95 | 32-bit | 19 | DVD | buy |
| Korora KDE | $5.95 | 64-bit | 19 | DVD | buy |
| Linux Mint Cinnamon | $5.95 | 32-bit | 15 | DVD | buy |
| Linux Mint Cinnamon | $5.95 | 64-bit | 15 | DVD | buy |
| Linux Mint KDE | $5.95 | 32-bit | 15 | DVD | buy |
| Linux Mint KDE | $5.95 | 64-bit | 15 | DVD | buy |
| Linux Mint Mate | $5.95 | 32-bit | 15 | DVD | buy |
| Linux Mint Mate | $5.95 | 64-bit | 15 | DVD | buy |
| Linux Mint XFCE | $5.95 | 32-bit | 15 | DVD | buy |
| Linux Mint XFCE | $5.95 | 64-bit | 15 | DVD | buy |
| Linux Mint Debian Cinnamon | $5.95 | 32-bit | 201303 | DVD | buy |
| Linux Mint Debian Cinnamon | $5.95 | 64-bit | 201303 | DVD | buy |
| Linux Mint Debian Mate | $5.95 | 32-bit | 201303 | DVD | buy |
| Linux Mint Debian Mate | $5.95 | 64-bit | 201303 | DVD | buy |
| Mageia KDE | $5.95 | 32-bit | 3 | DVD | buy |
| Mageia KDE | $5.95 | 64-bit | 3 | DVD | buy |
| PCLinuxOS Full Monty | $5.95 | 32-bit | 2013.08 | DVD | buy |
| PCLinuxOS Full Monty | $5.95 | 64-bit | 2013.08 | DVD | buy |
| Zorin OS Core | $5.95 | 32-bit | 7 | DVD | buy |
| Zorin OS Core | $5.95 | 64-bit | 7 | DVD | buy |
Lightweight Linux Distributions
| Distribution | Cost | 32 or 64 bit | Version | Media | Buy |
|---|
| AntiX | $2.95 | 32-bit | 13.1 | CD | buy |
| AntiX | $2.95 | 64-bit | 13.1 | CD | buy |
| Archbang | $2.95 | 32-bit | 2013.06 | CD | buy |
| Crunchbang | $5.95 | 32-bit | 11 | DVD | buy |
| Crunchbang | $5.95 | 64-bit | 11 | DVD | buy |
| Debian LXDE | $5.95 | 32-bit | 7.1 | DVD | buy |
| Debian LXDE | $5.95 | 64-bit | 7.1 | DVD | buy |
| Debian XFCE | $5.95 | 32-bit | 7.1 | DVD | buy |
| Debian XFCE | $5.95 | 64-bit | 7.1 | DVD | buy |
| Fedora LXDE | $2.95 | 32-bit | 19 | CD | buy |
| Fedora LXDE | $2.95 | 64-bit | 19 | CD | buy |
| Fedora Mate | $2.95 | 32-bit | 19 | CD | buy |
| Fedora Mate | $2.95 | 64-bit | 19 | CD | buy |
| Fedora XFCE | $2.95 | 32-bit | 19 | CD | buy |
| Fedora XFCE | $2.95 | 64-bit | 19 | CD | buy |
| Knoppix | $2.95 | 32-bit | 7.2 | CD | buy |
| Knoppix | $5.95 | 32-bit | 7.2 | DVD | buy |
| Linux Lite | $5.95 | 32-bit | 1.0.6 | DVD | buy |
| Linux Mint Mate | $5.95 | 32-bit | 15 | DVD | buy |
| Linux Mint Mate | $5.95 | 64-bit | 15 | DVD | buy |
| Linux Mint XFCE | $5.95 | 32-bit | 15 | DVD | buy |
| Linux Mint XFCE | $5.95 | 64-bit | 15 | DVD | buy |
| Linux Mint Debian Mate | $5.95 | 32-bit | 201303 | DVD | buy |
| Linux Mint Debian Mate | $5.95 | 64-bit | 201303 | DVD | buy |
| Lubuntu LTS | $2.95 | 32-bit | 12.04 | CD | buy |
| Lubuntu LTS | $2.95 | 64-bit | 12.04 | CD | buy |
| Lubuntu | $2.95 | 32-bit | 13.04 | CD | buy |
| Lubuntu | $2.95 | 64-bit | 13.04 | CD | buy |
| Lucid Puppy | $2.95 | 32-bit | 5.2.8 Update 5 | CD | buy |
| Luninux | $5.95 | 32-bit | 12.10 | DVD | buy |
| Luninux | $5.95 | 64-bit | 12.10 | DVD | buy |
| MacPup | $2.95 | 32-bit | 550 | CD | buy |
| Manjaro LXDE | $5.95 | 32-bit | 0.86 | DVD | buy |
| Manjaro LXDE | $5.95 | 64-bit | 0.86 | DVD | buy |
| Manjaro MATE | $5.95 | 32-bit | 0.86 | DVD | buy |
| Manjaro MATE | $5.95 | 64-bit | 0.86 | DVD | buy |
| Manjaro Openbox | $2.95 | 32-bit | 0.86 | CD | buy |
| Manjaro Openbox | $2.95 | 64-bit | 0.86 | CD | buy |
| Manjaro XFCE | $5.95 | 32-bit | 0.86 | DVD | buy |
| Manjaro XFCE | $5.95 | 64-bit | 0.86 | DVD | buy |
| PCLinuxOS LXDE | $2.95 | 32-bit | 2013.07 | CD | buy |
| PCLinuxOS LXDE | $2.95 | 64-bit | 2013.07 | CD | buy |
| Porteus MATE | $2.95 | 32-bit | 2.1 | CD | buy |
| Porteus MATE | $2.95 | 64-bit | 2.1 | CD | buy |
| Porteus RazorQT | $2.95 | 32-bit | 2.1 | CD | buy |
| Porteus RazorQT | $2.95 | 64-bit | 2.1 | CD | buy |
| Porteus XFCE | $2.95 | 32-bit | 2.1 | CD | buy |
| Porteus XFCE | $2.95 | 64-bit | 2.1 | CD | buy |
| Precise Puppy | $2.95 | 32-bit | 5.6.1 | CD | buy |
| Quirky Puppy | $2.95 | 32-bit | 1.4 | CD | buy |
| Racy Puppy | $2.95 | 32-bit | 5.5 | CD | buy |
| Sabayon Mate | $5.95 | 32-bit | 13.08 | DVD | buy |
| Sabayon Mate | $5.95 | 64-bit | 13.08 | DVD | buy |
| Sabayon XFCE | $5.95 | 32-bit | 13.08 | DVD | buy |
| Sabayon XFCE | $5.95 | 64-bit | 13.08 | DVD | buy |
| Salix LXDE | $2.95 | 32-bit | 13.37 | CD | buy |
| Salix LXDE | $2.95 | 64-bit | 13.37 | CD | buy |
| Salix XFCE | $2.95 | 32-bit | 14 | CD | buy |
| Salix XFCE | $2.95 | 64-bit | 14 | CD | buy |
| Slacko Puppy | $2.95 | 32-bit | 5.6 | CD | buy |
| Slax | $2.95 | 32-bit | 7.0.8 | CD | buy |
| Slax | $2.95 | 64-bit | 7.0.8 | CD | buy |
| Slitaz | $2.95 | 32-bit | 4 | CD | buy |
| Snowlinux Mate | $5.95 | 32-bit | 4 | DVD | buy |
| Snowlinux Mate | $5.95 | 64-bit | 4 | DVD | buy |
| Snowlinux XFCE | $5.95 | 32-bit | 4 | DVD | buy |
| Snowlinux XFCE | $5.95 | 64-bit | 4 | DVD | buy |
| SolyDX | $5.95 | 32-bit | 201308 | DVD | buy |
| SolyDX | $5.95 | 64-bit | 201308 | DVD | buy |
| SparkyLinux Mate | $5.95 | 32-bit | 3.0.2 | DVD | buy |
| SparkyLinux Mate | $5.95 | 64-bit | 3.0.2 | DVD | buy |
| SparkyLinux Razor QT | $5.95 | 32-bit | 3.0.2 | DVD | buy |
| SparkyLinux Razor QT | $5.95 | 64-bit | 3.0.2 | DVD | buy |
| Xubuntu | $5.95 | 32-bit | 12.04.3 LTS | DVD | buy |
| Xubuntu | $5.95 | 64-bit | 12.04.3 LTS | DVD | buy |
| Xubuntu | $5.95 | 32-bit | 13.04 | DVD | buy |
| Xubuntu | $5.95 | 64-bit | 13.04 | DVD | buy |
| Zorin OS Lite | $5.95 | 32-bit | 7 | DVD | buy |
Run Linux Distributions from USB
| Distribution | Cost | 32 or 64 bit | Version | Media | Buy |
|---|
| AntiX | $2.95 | 32-bit | 13.1 | CD | buy |
| AntiX | $2.95 | 64-bit | 13.1 | CD | buy |
| Knoppix | $2.95 | 32-bit | 7.2 | CD | buy |
| Knoppix | $5.95 | 32-bit | 7.2 | DVD | buy |
| Lucid Puppy | $2.95 | 32-bit | 5.2.8 Update 5 | CD | buy |
| Quirky Puppy | $2.95 | 32-bit | 1.4 | CD | buy |
| Racy Puppy | $2.95 | 32-bit | 5.5 | CD | buy |
| Slacko Puppy | $2.95 | 32-bit | 5.6 | CD | buy |
| Slax | $2.95 | 32-bit | 7.0.8 | CD | buy |
| Slax | $2.95 | 64-bit | 7.0.8 | CD | buy |
| Wary Puppy | $2.95 | 32-bit | 5.5 | CD | buy |
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