Survey of Operating Systems
Survey of Operating Systems
6th Edition
ISBN: 9781260493863
Author: Holcombe, Jane
Publisher: MCGRAW-HILL HIGHER EDUCATION
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The term “Distribution” in Linux:

The operating system Linux comes in distributions from many sources. Here, the term "distribution" in this context means bundle of kernel and software to the operating system like the media players, word processers etc...

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