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Linux Mint 14 "Nadia" is based on Ubuntu 12.10 and uses Cinnamon 1.6 as its desktop. We are greeted to the new file manager in Nemo and the vast improvements in performance in this latest release of Linux Mint.

Xubuntu is the lighter weight brother of the ever popular Ubuntu family of Linux distributions. At the forefront, XFCE is the desktop environment of choice and it removes all the bells and whistles that we currently see in the star of the show, Ubuntu. It’s not just focused on older systems but those who want a great looking desktop and don’t need the extras.

SolusOS is an elegant Lightweight distribution that is geared towards new Linux users. It uses a nicely polished version of Gnome 2.30 and also includes PlayonLinux to run Windows apps

Peppermint OS Three the newly released lightweight distribution based on Lubuntu 12.04 focuses on machines that have low resources and also uses a lot of cloud based applications.

Zorin 6 is an Ubuntu based distribution that has the look and feel of Windows. It is geared towards new Linux users with which ease of use was kept in mind.

Sabayon 9 based on the Gentoo Hardened edition brings quite a few changes over in this latest edition of Sabayon Linux.

Linux Mint 13 aka Maya is the newest edition of the ever popular Linux Mint distribution. It is featured on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and features an enhanced version of the Gnome 3 desktop named Cinnamon.

Mageia is based on the Mandriva distribution and comes with a lot of software installed by default. This is the answer to those who enjoy Mandriva and will feel right at home

SolusOS is a Debian stable based distribution that uses Gnome 2 as its desktop environment. It comes with plenty of applications installed by default.

Xubuntu is the only lightweight based Ubuntu version that is getting long term support from Canonical. It features the XFCE 4.8 desktop and also comes with the Ubuntu Software Centre

LUbuntu is a lightweight version of Ubuntu using the LXDE desktop environment which is geared towards older machines.

Fuduntu is a distribution forked from Fedora but has the feel of an Ubuntu based distribution. It's main target is older systems as well as laptops and netbooks. It uses awn as its dock applet which gives it a nice added touch.

Bodhi Linux is a lightweight distribution based on Ubuntu which uses the E17 version of the Enlightenment desktop. It has a pretty cool feature called profiles which can change the look and feel of Bodhi in an instant

Netrunner is an installable LiveDVD KUbuntu based distribution that is geared towards novice users of Linux. It is packed with a lot of programs and is enjoyable to use. Netrunner also comes with WINE and Virtualbox pre-installed as well.

Ubuntu is one of the most popular distributions out there and Ubuntu Unleashed is a book that covers from installing Ubuntu for the first time to running it as a server

Sabayon Linux is a Gentoo based distribution that is geared towards novice users and uses the lighter weighted XFCE 4.8 desktop. It is amongst the few that uses Gentoo as a base for its distribution and only one that is geared towards novice users.

PCLinuxOS is a Mandriva based distribution that is geared towards novice users. It has a big community in which is there to help new users to Linux get off on the right foot.

PC-BSD is one of the first BSD distributions geared towards making FreeBSD more user-friendly. It uses KDE 4.7.3 as its default desktop environment and comes in both 32 and 64 bit flavors.

PeppermintOS is a Lubuntu based distribution that is lightweight and features a lot of cloud based applications

DreamLinux 5 has been released after a long hiatus in development. Features kernel 3.1 and based on Debian Wheezy uses XFCE 4.8 as its desktop.