Well, here are five distros I'm seriously considering for my own kids—and the reasoning behind each choice. Related The only 5 Linux distros I recommend for laptops—after 10 years of using Linux Some distros can be better—or worse—depending on the hardware you run them on. That said, I do realize one can acquire these skills through other means—they don’t necessarily have to use different desktop environments with complex workflows. These are just my options, yours can be differentThat wraps up my list of the five Linux distros I’m considering for my kids. In terms of how to easily introduce them to five separate Linux distros, I plan on setting up a multi-boot system—which I also happen to use personally!