Which free Linux distro Has the Best Support?

My Vote Goes for Ubuntu.

For free ones I agree that Ubuntu is well supported; especially for novice users.

Hardware support, community support, what kind of support?

I guess that I should try every existing Linux distribution on Earth, and have a relevant experience with them and with their communities as well. But I'm not very willing to do that. I personally like Slackware very much, because it allows me to be my own "support service".

For the most part, all modern linux is nearly equal in the ability to support users, apps and devices. A distro is built to target an audience. If you are in that audience, your perception of support would be greater.

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There is only one Linux.

I agree, users gravitate to the distro that matched their personality therefore each user is using the best and the best supported.

Ubuntu, with its 9 month releases has the 'best support'? LOL

Agreed that Ubuntu is by no means the best solution for everyone; however when you google for solutions to problems where you don't state the distribution, what hits do you encounter? A lot of this forum, and a lot of Ubuntu forum answers. Granted some problems are there, because they're problems in Ubuntu. Likely a searcher is seeking a solution to a problem on a Ubuntu system and that raises the likelihood that they'll see Ubuntu forum answers in their results.

However another definition of support is that when you ask "a question", someone answers it. Whether that be free or paid.

Therefore if you directly go to the Ubuntu forum and search but don't find an answer, if you ask a question; someone there typically responds to it and is also helpful. I've used Debian and MINT, but I have to say that for my workstations, I still stick with Ubuntu and questions I typically have are not real problems, but instead me searching for ways to disable some thing that they added which I don't want.

From the perspective of paid, we bought MontaVista and paid for support and they delivered on some pretty tough problems. It also cost a lot.