ELUG - Edmonton Linux Users Group

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IRC

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What Linux distributions do ELUG-ers use?

	Quick overview of which Linux distributions are being used and what they are using it for
Distro	desktop / workstation	firewall router	laptop	liveCD	sandbox	server
Ubuntu
SUSE
Gentoo
Debian
Fedora / Redhat
Mandriva / Mandrake
Slackware
ipcop
OS X
Knoppix	(used as RescueCD)
CentOS
FreeSCO
Damn Small Linux
Linux from Scratch
Dachsteign LEAF
FreeBSD
OpenBSD

Comments

The 11% response rate is quite low. Of the 241 people on our list, there were only 27 responses. The low response rate was a shame but was expected. After all, this is only meant to be a fun exercise. However, it does mean that it is difficult to draw any dependable conclusions.

Comparison to DistroWatch.com

To determine if our sample is at least somewhat representative of the linux community, responses of Linux distribution use was compared to DistroWatch.com (June 2006 popularity numbers used). Below are some interesting results:

Distro	ELUG (all uses)	DistroWatch.com
Ubuntu	18%	29%
SUSE	3%	20%
Gentoo	18%	7%
Debian	10%	8%
Fedora / Redhat	13%	15%
Mandriva / Mandrake	8%	11%
Slackware	7%	6%
ipcop	2%	1%

The only real difference is between SUSE and Gentoo.

Other statistics of our ELUG community:

	Magnitude of use for each distribution
Distro	desktop / workstation	firewall router	laptop	liveCD	sandbox	server
Ubuntu	45%		18%	9%	9%	18%
SUSE	50%		50%
Gentoo	45%	9%	18%			27%
Debian	17%					83%
Fedora / Redhat	38%		25%			38%
Mandriva / Mandrake	40%	20%	20%			20%
Slackware	75%		25%
ipcop		100%

working document stats (open office calc format)