“The wildly popular Debian-based Ubuntu Linux distribution
released its newest version, code-named Hoary Hedgehog, today. But
Debian’s own offering, code-named Sarge, remains on the
sidelines.“The question of which Linux distribution is the most popular is
a difficult one to measure.“DistroWatch.com currently has Ubuntu ranked on top based on its
page hit rankings statistics, though this is not the most accurate
method for gauging popularity. It measures the number of times a
specific distro’s page is accessed on the DistroWatch site and can
potentially be ‘stuffed’ by supporters…”
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