A common use for LinearLayout is to evenly space (weight) views, for example:
How do you implement evenly spaced views like this using the new ConstraintLayou
ConstraintLayou
You shoul read about weighted chains. An example of code is here.
So, set android:layout_width="0dp", app:layout_constraintHorizontal_weight="1" and link every view with neighbours like:
android:layout_width="0dp"
app:layout_constraintHorizontal_weight="1"
app:layout_constraintStart_toEndOf="@id/figure_2" app:layout_constraintEnd_toStartOf="@id/figure_4"