Ubuntu clearly the winner
I used Google Trends to check which Linux distribution is the most popular among Google search users. As you could probably easily guess and what is visible on the diagram Ubuntu is clearly the winner at the moment with the biggest number of search requests. What is interesting is that at the beginning of 2003 there were at least three equally popular distributions: Debian, Suse (now OpenSuse) and Mandrake (now Mandriva) with Red Hat slightly behind. Situation changed since then though. Debian sort of maintains its share. But other distributions became less and less popular with Mandrake loosing the most but partially probably due to changed name. Ubuntu with its excellent online community gains attention with linear search volume increase. I hope it will remain like that and then it is a matter of time when Windows with its ridiculous Vista release will go to hell.
Popularity: 35% [?]
