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aliases:
- Distros
tags:
- Type/Tech/Platform/Nix
- area/tech/nix
- seed
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version: 1
dateCreated: 2023-07-27, 09:20
dateModified: 2024-05-06, 00:25
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- "[[Nix]]"
related:
- "[[nix Apps & Packaging]]"
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A Linux distribution is an operating system made from a software collection that includes the Linux kernel and often a package management system. Linux users usually obtain their operating system by downloading one of the Linux distributions, which are available for a wide variety of systems ranging from embedded devices and personal computers to powerful supercomputers. |
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| wikipedia:: Linux distribution | |
| url:: List of Linux distributions - Wikipedia |
Desktop Environment
- KDE
- Gnome
- Wayland
- Mate
- Xfce
- LXDE
- Cinnamon
- Budgie
- Pantheon (Elementary OS)
Display Server
- X
- Wayland
- Mir
- Mutter
Debian Linux-based
use the deb (file format) and the dpkg Package Manager and its frontends (such as apt or synaptic) but derivate distros often use apt as a more user-friendly extension of dpkg
Ubuntu-based
Ubuntu is based on Debian Linux
(Including Kubuntu, Lubuntu, etc.)
Knoppix-based
Knoppix is based on Debian Linux
RPM (package manager)-based
.rpm file format
Fedora-based
RHEL-based
openSUSE-based
Pacman-based
typically uses binary packages with a .pkg.tar.zst extension
Gentoo Linux-based
Slackware-based
Android-based
Source-based
Other
Nix Distributions
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RHEL-based
openSUSE-based
Pacman-based
Gentoo Linux-based
Slackware-based
Android-based
Source-based
Other