This is a non-comprehensive catalogue of some relevant distribution (operating systems) of Linux. You do not need to know all of these, this is just some Linux-related resources for reference.
You can view the historical tree here, but be warned it is huge, you’re going to need to zoom out.
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ad/2023_Linux_Distributions_Timeline.svg
https://distrowatch.com/dwres.php?resource=family-tree
This website hosts news articles of new releases for various Linux operating systems. It’s not required to know about all of them, but if you’re curious you can take a deep-dive here.