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".

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 Packages.

See Category:Distribution for examples.