What is the difference between Linux distributions?

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Hello. I searched the Internet for an answer to my question, but, unfortunately, I did not find a clear one. Could you enlighten me with a detailed answer?

Answer 1

Alas, Linux is multifaceted. And to say how one distribution kit differs from another is basically difficult. There are several ways to install/update/manage installed programs:
RPM packages
DPK packages
lz-whatever packages
Building like Gentoo.
You can, of course, assemble each program separately from the source code, but this is dreary and inconvenient.
Each implementation has different types of X server. The main ones are KDE and Gnome. There are systems more tailored for desktop solutions (graphics are more optimized), others for the server component - more services are optimized and configured there.
There are distribution kits for hard binding to hardware with installation on media, there are portable ones (Live implementations, and for example Slax).
Before deciding which distribution kit you need, decide for what purposes you need it: as a desktop I have Ubuntu, on the server Ubuntu Server and CentOS. On an old portable laptop, in addition to XP, there is also SLAX - it is located on the same disk with NTFS. Well, the Internet exists for this, so that you can ask which distribution kit is better to set for certain tasks.

Answer 2

Package managers, initialization daemons, general ideology and goals.

Answer 3

Essentially it all comes down to the kernel version and the versions and set of packages.
If you need stability (for servers, for example), then it will be easier to take debian, where in the stable release, although not the latest versions of packages, they are stable. Ubuntu is based on debian but uses newer packages. The default graphical shell may also differ (for example, Gnome, KDE, or it simply will not exist) ...

Answer 4

yes, but ..
in my opinion, calling a distribution kit by a separate name just because it uses a different set of programs is stupidity.
it's like tuning a 9ku and calling it Super Rally X500, simply because they changed the bumper, dashboard and steering wheel.
it turns out that the same debian can be brought to the form of Gentoo, if you try? or to finish the server on a scale of 1k1 to Ubuntu?

Answer 5

Stop! But what about Mercedes and Brabus? Or Carlson? Or even a Maybach? Same technology name. ;-)
Yes, and AvtoVAZ is a localized FIAT. So it's not stupid, but a marketing ploy. Well, don't call Ubuntu Debian after that ;-)