How linux thing works? Are this ubuntu, debian etc. different linuxes with different development...

How linux thing works? Are this ubuntu, debian etc. different linuxes with different development. Is there some head linux which these all base from? Like is Linus doing this major linux and all these lesser linuxes make their own versions out of it?

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Linux is just a kernel. Read about it here:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kernel_(operating_system)

Linus and others are doing work to improve the kernel and its compatibility with hardware, as well as security updates.

"Linux operating systems" are just operating systems that use the Linux kernel. They are referred to as Linux distributions.

For the most part, each Linux distribution is developed and maintained by separate organizations. However, in some cases, Linux distributions are built on top of other Linux distributions. For example, Linux Mint is built on top of Ubuntu, and Ubuntu in turn is built on top of Debian. Debian being the "base Linux" (if we use your terminology) in this case.

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Live and see.

Oh I see now. What is the favourite Linux of Linus?Fulcrum

I don't really know. I heard someone say he uses Fedora. I know that he used to use openSUSE

>Linux 4.0 support for playstation 3

What does this mean? You can emulate ps3 with linux?

It means you can install a Linux distro on a Playstation 3.

I myself use Ubuntu server because most of the guides seems like to be for it. Is it good or is there even better servers?

fedora. but generally any one that let him work.

Debian is probably best for servers, which Ubuntu is built on. It's the most stable distro that I know of, without as many bugs as Ubuntu.

there are but you don't really seem like the type who would need anything more than ubuntu...

yes

And what did Sony do with the 'Install other OS' -option?
Never been a fan of Sony after the last good consumer amps and cd-players they released in early 90's, but i did PSX during Japanese launch and again PS3, but never again.

Nice, Linus truly was Finnish wonder to the world. Shame that he lives in USA now days.

What is this Gnu thing then? Is it competitor for Linux?

Why ubuntu is most popular if it's just based on debian?

I'd just like to interject for moment. What you're refering to as Linux, is in fact, GNU/Linux, or as I've recently taken to calling it, GNU plus Linux. Linux is not an operating system unto itself, but rather another free component of a fully functioning GNU system made useful by the GNU corelibs, shell utilities and vital system components comprising a full OS as defined by POSIX.
Many computer users run a modified version of the GNU system every day, without realizing it. Through a peculiar turn of events, the version of GNU which is widely used today is often called Linux, and many of its users are not aware that it is basically the GNU system, developed by the GNU Project.
There really is a Linux, and these people are using it, but it is just a part of the system they use. Linux is the kernel: the program in the system that allocates the machine's resources to the other programs that you run. The kernel is an essential part of an operating system, but useless by itself; it can only function in the context of a complete operating system. Linux is normally used in combination with the GNU operating system: the whole system is basically GNU with Linux added, or GNU/Linux. All the so-called Linux distributions are really distributions of GNU/Linux!

stallman, again posting from someone else's computer? buy your own box man

What is this GNU thing you are talking about? I don't really get it.

what's your favorite sublinux Sup Forums? my favorite sublinux is ubuntu, its so advanced

Some faggots like to pretend that Linux is in fact GNU. It's one of these old jokes that just refuse to die.

I'm terribly sorry for interjecting another moment, but what I just told you is GNU/Linux is, in fact, just Linux, or as I've just now taken to calling it, Just Linux. Linux apparently does happen to be a whole operating system unto itself and comprises a full OS as defined by POSIX.

Most computer users who run the entire Linux system every day already realize it. Through a peculiar turn of events, I was misled into calling the system "GNU/Linux", and until now, I was unaware that it is basically the Linux system, developed by the Linux project.

There really isn't a GNU/Linux, and I really wasn't using it; it is an extraneous misrepresentation of the system that's being used. Linux is the operating system: the entire system made useful by its included corelibs, shell utilities, and other vital system components. The kernel is already an integral part of the Linux operating system, never confined useless by itself; it functions coherently within the context of the complete Linux operating system. Linux is never used in combination with GNU accessories: the whole system is basically Linux without any GNU added, or Just Linux. All the so-called "GNU/Linux" distributions are really distributions of Linux.

GNU is failed system and Alpha Linus came and stole it space with Linux?

The major difference is in desktop environments, package managers and recently init systems and uncommnly userland (vast majority GNU, embedded distros use busybox)
Kernel level they are all equal, with the Linux-libre exception

I'd just like to interject for moment. What you're refering to as interjection, is in fact, la interjección/interiectio, or as I've recently taken to calling it, interiectio plus Interjection. Interjection is not a refference unto itself, but rather another interjecting component of a fully functioning interjection system made useful by the interiectio interiections, interiection utilities and vital interiection components comprising a full interiection as defined by PIIX.

OP should read the Wikipedia article instead of making these stupid threads.

A thousand times this

listen you fag.
Linux is a kernel, not the complete OS. To keep it simple, let's say the actual OS is made of a kernel (basic code that interacts with the machine and other components) + package manager (the component that manages software and sometimes updates/modifies the kernel) + interface (the software that reads and writes messages/images according to the user's instructions and needs).

99% of Linux distros have the same kernel, so it's fair to say there's no difference on this item.

There are 3 mayor package managers:
Apt (Used by Debian, Obanto, Mint and many others), Yum (Used by Redhat, Fedora and such) and Pacman (used by autists (Arch and others)). This is the only relevant difference between distros, no matter how butthurt freetards get about this statement.

Interface: Here you get CLI (command line interface, AKA "Terminal") and GUI (graphical user interface). There are zillions of GUIs for Linux. The most relevant ones are: The GNOME family (GNOME, Cinnamon, MATE, etc) and KDE (Plasma). There are also minimal GUIs such as i3 and openbox, but they all do the same.

tl:dr and to answer your question: the "major" linux distro used to be Debian but for a while now pretty much everyone just takes the Linux kernel and set up their own OS from there. There's no real "head linux" distro anymore.

I see, I've used apt-get a lot since I installed debian on my very old laptop and I have my own home server running ubuntu.

So why Ubuntu is more popular than Debian? Is it because of marketing or what?

What is this GNU + Linux meme?

youtube.com/watch?v=CP8CNp-vksc

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