best linux distributions

It's hard for me to admit it but there are things, ten things to be exact, that I really hate about Linux.

Sometimes I think it's just me but I do see other people stating a few of these in the forums so I'm at least not alone with some of these issues.

These are in no particular order and they aren't just rants; they're legitimate problems and issues that I find annoying, destroying or cloying.

Feel free to add your own to the list in the Comments section.

My "10 Best Linux Distributions of 2009" list drew a bit of disdain from some of my readers, so I thought I'd make it up to them by posting a list of Linux distributions that they like to use.

Since I have no way of knowing which of these distributions is better or worse than the others, I've place them in alphabetical order instead of any real ranking based on quality, community, development cycle or other criteria.

It was exactly one year ago today that I published my original "The 10 Best Linux Distributions" and it's time to put forth a new list for this year's best.

Without looking at the old list, I've decided to compile this one from scratch. This 2009 list takes several factors into account for placement in the list: Community support, commercial support, software variety, update engine and distribution frequency.

Even for old Linux salts, there are a few surprises on this list.