Linux distribution

A Linux distribution, or GNU/Linux distribution, or less formally Linux distro or GNU/linux distro, is a Unix-like operating system comprising most of the GNU operating system

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Linux - Unix-like - Operating system - GNU

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plus the Linux kernel, other assorted free, open source, and possibly proprietary software.

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Linux kernel - Free - Open source - Proprietary

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Companies such as Red Hat, SUSE and Mandriva, and community projects such as Debian, Ubuntu, Gentoo Linux, and the entirely-free Ututo, assemble and test the software before releasing their distribution. There are currently over three hundred Linux distribution projects in active development, revising and improving their respective distributions.

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Red Hat - SUSE - Mandriva - Debian - Ubuntu - Gentoo Linux - Ututo

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