UPDATED. DistroWatch, one of the most popular Linux desktop sites, stumbled over the July 4 weekend. The site's management has told ZDNet that they expect the site to return shortly.

As one of the first Linux distros—and the base for many modern distros, including Ubuntu— Debian holds a legendary status in ...

Most Linux distributions have a dedicated page on Distrowatch, and every time someone clicks to view that page, it's registered. As of now, the most popular distribution page viewed is Linux Mint.

Facebook is reportedly removing posts which share links to DistroWatch Other mentions of Linux and open-source OSs also affected Community appeals have so far been unsuccessful Some posts ...

DistroWatch's domain registrar problems cause alarm among Linux users. Plus: A full review of LXLE 14.04, and the KDE-based tablets have been cancelled.

DistroWatch has fixed its domain problems by moving to a new registrar. Plus: CrossOver 13.2 improves Windows application use in Linux, and what text editor do you use?

Puppy Linux… plus DSL Last on Distrowatch’s top 10 currently is Puppy Linux, a compact distro that’s ideal for older hardware and situations where computing resources are minimal.

The world of Linux distributions is far wider than you realize. DistroWatch.com is currently tracking 287 active Linux distributions. That’s a lot, but not every Linux distribution is a massive ...

Ladislav Bodnar says DistroWatch gets more than 100,000 visitors a day. Others keep up with the Linux world by subscribing to the various RSS news feeds or by listening to the site's podcast.

That guy was Ladislav Bodnar, commenting on a 2006 blog entry on how distros might have been gaming the DistroWatch rankings. Bodnar, by the way, is the owner and operator of DistroWatch.

Facebook has taken an anti-Linux stanceThe latest DistroWatch weekly news roundup noted, “We've been hearing all week from readers who say they can no longer post about Linux on Facebook or ...