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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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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