What's the difference/interrelationshp between Debian and GNU/Linux?
I read RMS’s entire bio an I don’t recall Debian ever popping up in it. I love (and need to install the most recent version of ubuntu, but hard drive is messed at present) linux; it’s my fave OS by far! Peaceful, great community, open source, good beliefs and mentality etc.
I know GNU is rms’s deal, gpl and the like. GNU’s not unix I understand GNU and linux completely; don’t understand debian.
linux is linus torvald’s kernal
I don’t understand why and how almost all gnu/linux packages are .deb?? WTF is going on ?
Is software for linux called "debian"? If so, that seems annoying ridiculous. what’s going on with that? cheers. thanks.
Can you install Debian os/gui like GNOME/GNU? IF so, why do I rarely ever see such OS?
To what does debian refer?
GNU refers to the non-kernal part of "linux"?
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RMS did not have anything to do with developing debian linux. It was developed by Ian Murdock. See the first link for more info.
Only packages for debian are .debs although some debian derivative distros like ubuntu and linux mint can use debs. The second link lists some of the different package formats.
No software for linux is not called debian. The binary packages have various names and formats depending on the distro.
Gnome is not a distro but only a desktop gui that cannot stand alone. Other desktop guis are KDE, LXDE, fluxbox. See the third link for more info.
Debian refers to the distro that adheres to the debian philosophy and uses the linux kernel. See the fourth link for more info about the debian philosophy.
Yes GNU is a free software operating system, consisting largely of the GNU system running on the kernel, Linux
Hope this helps clear up some confusion.