If you're looking to migrate from Windows to Linux, you'll want a distribution with a familiar UI and a dependable base. VailuxOS easily checks both of those boxes.

With a heavy focus on user choice and freedom, jumping into the world of Linux distros can be quite disorienting – especially when taking into consideration the sheer scale of options on offer.

Which Linux distributions will rise above the competition in 2026 to dethrone the old guard? These are my picks.