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What is a linux distribution?

Linux distribution (English: Linux distribution, also known as GNU/Linux distribution), for the general user pre-integrated Linux operating system and a variety of application software. General users do not need to recompile, after direct installation, only a small change in the settings can be used, usually with the software package management system to manage the application software.

Linux distributions usually include applications such as desktop environment, office bags, media players, databases, and so on.

These operating systems usually consist of the Linux kernel, as well as a large number of function libraries from the GNU project, and an X Window-based graphical interface. Some distributions do not pre-install X Window because of capacity and use more lightweight software, such as busybox, uclibc, or dietlibc.

There are now more than 300 Linux distributions (list of Linux distributions). Most of them are in active development and are constantly improving.

Since most software packages are free and open source software, Linux distributions come in a variety of forms-from full-featured desktop and server systems to small systems (usually on embedded devices, or boot floppy disks).

With the exception of some custom software (such as installation and configuration tools), distributions usually simply install specific applications on a bunch of libraries and kernels to meet the needs of specific users.

These distributions can be divided into commercial distributions, such as Ubuntu (Canonical), Fedora (Red Hat), openSUSE (Novell), and Mandriva Linux; and community distributions, which are supported by the free software community, such as Debian and Gentoo;. There are also distributions that are neither commercial nor community distributions, such as Slackware.

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