J_K9 @ Linux

Linux Screenshots

January 28, 2006 on 7:36 pm | In Linux |

There are quite a few good Linux screenshot sites, so I thought I’d take this opportunity to share them with you!

First and foremost is O’Reilly’s LinShots - this has an absolutely huge collection of screenshots! As of writing, they have screens from over 188 Linux/BSD distros, and also from a variety of different Open Source apps and ‘other OSes’.

Another is focused on short videos rather than screenshots, which can turn out to be even more useful. LinClips compiles short ’screencasts’ which show each distribution’s standard desktop and menus. It does not have as many clips as LinShots has pics, but it is still a cool site to browse when choosing a new distro.

Finally, Lynucs hosts many customised screenshots which are submitted by Linux users around the world. You can think of this site as a fashion show instead of a catalogue - the images are more to do with what people can make Linux look like instead of what Linux distros look like out of the box.

If you’re looking for formal screenshots of the distros as they look out of the box, go to the first link. The second has some short clips which can prove to be very helpful for a presentation, and the third is the best place to go if you want to see how flexible Linux is.