I think that was because the most friendly linux to start when ROS started was Ubuntu.
I have been using elementary OS, and works well because is based in Ubuntu so all Ubuntu based OS works well with ROS.
Debian is also supported since kinetic
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I think that was because the most friendly linux to start when ROS started was Ubuntu.
I have been using elementary OS, and works well because is based in Ubuntu so all Ubuntu based OS works well with ROS.
Debian is also supported since kinetic