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(DISTRibutOr or DISTRibutiOn) Typically refers to a Linux distributor or distribution. It may also refer to a distributor of e-zines or Webzines. See Linux distribution and distribution.


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You do see a trend there, of customers wanting to work with the manufacturer of the Linux distro itself.
Hopefully now the distinctions between these terms bantered around in the Linux software distribution distro and downloads sites will be clearer to you now.
If you are just moving from the MS to the GNU World you might be asking yourself right now what distro should I install on my box?
 
 
 
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