Specifically, Ubuntu and its variants claimed slightly more than 51 percent of the overall vote, the publication , followed by , with almost 16 percent.

Arch Linux came in at third place, followed by in fourth and at No. 5.

A Different Perspective

This is, of course, just a single contest out of many with widely varying results. Back in February, for instance, I covered another one that most popular.

It's also important to remember underlying nuances such as the fact that both Ubuntu and Mint--which is based on Ubuntu--are based on Debian.