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Core low-level software[edit]
- Kernel space
- User space
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| Busybox
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Most used userspace environment for embedded Linux systems
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| Dejagnu
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Test suite used in most core Linux software
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| GNU Binary Utilities
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Main tools used for object code manipulating and linking
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| GNU C Library
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Main Linux distributions' backward-compatible C library
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| GNU Compiler Collection
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Group of compilers used to compile most of Linux distribution's source code
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| GNU Core Utilities
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Basic Unix-compatible GNU system packages.
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Syscalls and kernel features[edit]
Category:Linux kernel features
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Core language interpreters[edit]
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Description
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| AWK
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Tool to process text based records; a basic block for all distributions
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| GNU Bash
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Core Unix shell in most Linux distributions
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| Perl
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Language used heavily in Linux distributions for text processing
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| Python
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High level programming language used heavily in Linux distributions
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| Sed
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Utility to parse text files; also considered a language
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Technical underpinnings[edit]
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Desktop environments, window managers[edit]
See also X window manager, Comparison of X Desktop Environments, and Comparison of X window managers
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Description
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| Blender
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Free and open-source 3D computer graphics software product
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| Bootsplash
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Kernel level splash screen implementation; superseded by Splashy
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| CNR (software)
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| Emacs
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Considered by some one of the world's best editors
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| Envy (software)
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ATI/NVIDIA driver installation script
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| Geany
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fast and lightweight editor & IDE, uses GTK+
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| Gedit
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GNOME-based text editor
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| GIMP and ingimp
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Photoediting tool
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| Kate
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KDE-based text editor
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| KBounce
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| Kdenlive
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KDE non-linear video editor
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| Kolf
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Computer game
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| Ktorrent
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BitTorrent client
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| Leafpad
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Lightweight editor, similar look to Notepad
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| nano
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Simple small fast text editor
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| NEdit
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Little-known graphical user interface-based editor with roots from Motif project
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| Pidgin
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Instant messenger
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| Rhythmbox
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GNU-based iTunes clone
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| Splashy
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Advanced user level splash screen implementation
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| Usplash
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Userspace splash screen implementation
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| Vim
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Considered by some a better editor than emacs
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| Wine
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Name stands for Wine Is Not an Emulator
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See also Category: Linux software
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Linux Security Modules[edit]
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Description
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| Apparmor
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An LSM adopted largely by Novell, OpenSuze and Ubuntu
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| Selinux
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An LSM largely adopted by Red Hat-based distributions
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| SMACK
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New simpler LSM
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Other distributions[edit] |
Companies, communities[edit]
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Description
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| Bunk, Adrian
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| Cox, Alan
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Lead contributor for Linux kernel
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| Drepper, Ulrich
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| Ettrich, Matthias
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| Ewing, Larry
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| de Icaza, Miguel
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| Morton, Andrew
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| Shuttleworth, Mark
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Ubuntu began due to his efforts
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| Torvalds, Linus
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Creator, author of Linux kernel
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| Tux
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