Wonder why would anyone name a Linux distribution – Debian or MEPIS? Read-on to know the meaning of names for famous Linux distributions.

1. Ubuntu – Humanity
2. openSUSE – “Software- und System-Entwicklung” in German meaning “Software and system development”. Since, it the free version of SUSE therefore openSUSE.
3. Fedora – A fedora is a soft felt hat that is creased lengthwise down the crown and pinched in the front on both sides.
4. Mint – A genus of strongly-scented herbs, some of which are used for flavouring. Huh, flavouring ubuntu!
5. PCLinuxOS – The name says it all. Popularly called PCLOS.
6. Debian – Debian was first announced on 16 August 1993, by Ian Murdock. He formed the name “Debian” as a combination of the first name of his girlfriend (later wife, now ex-wife) Debra and his own first name.
7. Mandriva – Mandriva was selected to reflect the combination of MandrakeSoft and Conectiva. MandrakeSoft was named after the comic Mandrake the Magician.
8. Dreamlinux – The name has it all.
9. Sabayon – A dessert or sauce consisting of egg yolks, sugar, and wine or liqueur beaten until thick and served hot or cold.
10. CentOS – CentOS stands for Community ENTerprise Operating System.
11. Slackware – To prevent it from being taken too seriously at first, the creator gave it a humorous name. The “Slack” in Slackware is a reference to the term “Slack” as used by the Church of the SubGenius.
12. Kubuntu – “KDE + Ubuntu = Kubuntu”.
13. Puppy – Puppy means “small” dog, hence the name is well suited for this small Linux distro.
14. Gentoo – The fastest swimming penguin. And believe me its fast.
15. Arch – The similarity of the distribution’s name with the unrelated Ark Linux, was taken advantage of in an April Fools’ Day hoax announcing a name change to Ark Linux.
16. MEPIS – Originally, the word “MEPIS” didn’t mean anything in particular, it came about by mistake. When the creator misunderstood a friend over a bad Skype connection, he decided to use the name because it was a simple five-letter word and there were no other companies or products with that name.
17. KNOPPIX – Maybe, named after the creator Klaus Knopper.
18. gOS – Google OS was the first impression when is saw this distro but its “Good OS”.
19. sidux – The name of the distribution sidux is derived from Debian Sid (Sid Phillips character in Toy Story – usually destroys and tortures his sister Hannah’s toys.) and the common use of -ux for Unix derivatives.
20. Xubuntu – “Xfce + Ubuntu = Xubuntu”.
21. Slax – Inspired by Slackware.
22. Elive – Enlightenment along with liveCD, my guess.
23. Foresight – Foresight follows a rolling release cycle, instead of a time based release schedule. Hence , the name Foresight.
24. RED HAT – After name of the company RED HAT.
25. Ubuntu Studio – Explicitly geared to general multimedia production, therefore the name.
26. Mythbuntu – “MythTV + Ubuntu = Mythbuntu”.
27. Xandros – The name Xandros is derived from the X Window System and the Greek island of Andros.
28. TinyMe – Name symbolizes light weight distribution.
29. OpenGEU – Previously known as Geubuntu meaning a Linux distribution derived from Ubuntu. Later in time, for legal issues concerning the name, Geubuntu had to change in a new name not containing the Ubuntu or buntu name in it, therefore OpenGEU.
30. Frugalware – Frugal means acquiring goods and services in a restrained manner, and resourcefully using already owned economic goods and services, to achieve a longer term goal. Since it is derived from Slackware, hence the name Frugalware.
31. Pardus – The scientific name for the Leopard.
32. Musix – It contains a collection of software for audio production, therefore musix.
33. Fluxbuntu – “Flux + Ubuntu = Fluxbuntu”
34. PUD – Penk’s Underbred Distro.
35. Parsix – It includes the xFarDic English-Persian dictionary and several free Persian fonts from FarsiWeb and FPF projects. May be therefore Parsix.
36. FreeNAS – Free Network-Attached Storage.
37. DeLi - Desktop Linux distribution.
38. RIPLinuX - Recovery Is Possible + Linux.
39. Kanotix – The name “Kanotix” is derived from the founder’s nickname “Kano”.

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