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Linux Variants

For more details on this topic, see GNU/Linux naming controversy.

The term GNU/Linux is used by some to refer to an operating system where the Linux kernel is distributed with a GNU userland and GNU system software. Such distributions are the primary installed base of GNU packages and programs and also of Linux. The most notable official use of this term for a distribution is Debian GNU/Linux.

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