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-See Category:Distribution
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+A collection of user space programs distributed as a bundle along with a [Linux] [Kernel] and usually an installer, however rudimentary. It is often referred to by the short form "distro"
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-AddToMe
''I'll probably add more later myself
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+Since [Linux] is just the [Kernel], you can
't do much with additional tools. A shell is necessary to let the user type commands. More tools are required to let him manipulate the FileSystem and edit files. Most every task requires a program to be installed. Building a LinuxDistribution means choosing which tools to include for which tasks, and configuring them all to work with each other out of the box as far as possible. Nowadays, a LinuxDistribution is usually equivalent to a large collection [Package]s.
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+See Category:Distribution for examples
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