Linux Crash Course - What is a 'Distribution' of Linux?

What exactly is a "distribution" of Linux and why are there so many? In this video, new Linux users will discover what exactly makes up a distro. In addition, a few example Linux distributions are shown, such as Fedora, Ubuntu, and a few more.

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00:00 - Intro
00:48 - Set up your very own cloud Linux server with Linode (sponsor)
02:22 - What is a "Distribution" of Linux?
05:51 - Why are there so many distributions of Linux?
13:41 - Ubuntu
23:45 - Fedora Workstation
29:05 - Debian Stable
37:37 - openSUSE
44:20 - Pop!_OS*🎓 FULL LINUX COURSES FROM LEARN LINUX TV*

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[ArniesTech]

Amazing. Back to the basics 💪🙏 Love this no-nonsense content, Jay 🔥

[crazycatman]

You really should have mentioned Debian Backports as a means to get newer software (e.g. kernel 6.0 or LibreOffice 7.4) without having to use Debian testing or unstable…!
And Debian is no "Gnome distribution" - you can choose between several desktop environments during installation like in openSUSE.
And sorry I have to say this (because generally I enjoy and value your videos): although you point to your video about desktop environments, it is bad journalism to show 4 out of 5 distributions with the same desktop environment in a video about distributions.

[Bruce.ItsYourPC]

Happy to see you included openSUSE. It is very popular in Europe, but in the States isn't discussed much, which is a shame as it is both user friendly and an awesome enterprise solution.

[geezergeek]

Thanks for your videos, Jay. Regularly watch. Migrated to 100% Ubuntu about 5 years ago, and enjoy learning more. In this one, at about minute 13, you reference another of your videos. I had difficulty finding it. Did you mean a video in the crash course series, or in the Linux for noobs series? Thanks again.

[tmendoza]

Debian is a tank! I love it!
Just started using Flatpak with Debian so far so good

[tonywise]

I stopped using Ubuntu when they basically forced Snaps on me. Apart from the fact that there is a lot of malware in Snaps, I don't like that Canonical vets the developer but not the software. This is totally open to abuse. Canonical is getting more and more Apple-like in its operation. No thamk you sir.

[peternzioki]

Amazing video Jay. Personally I use Ubuntu. I have never looked back

[Andy.N-_-]

For people who just want to use Linux and dont care about telling other people how cool they are because they use "whatever" your go to no fuss would be Ubuntu .. i dont use Arch BTW

[NourJabi]

@LearnlinuxTV at the end you mentioned Pop OS and that's intriguing, I'm running Linux Mint, it's fine, not that too much techie myself, however, I'd like to explore other options, there are certain times when Mint simply freezes and the keyboard stops altogether, the mouse works but a pixel move every 5 minutes until something that is running in the background stops which I'm not finding out what it is. Add to that I have an Nvidia card with 4 G running On Demand, the card keeps heating up with simple tasks, Kdeinlive sometimes pauses for extended times... In short, is it possible to install and try Pop OS DE over the LM running without losing the existing LM and its settings, like an option I can choose on logging in like what is currently there Ubunut something, the last time I upgraded LM I lost much of the settings in the browsers including passwords, and other stuff? and what's the proper way to add a Pop OS DE to check if it's handling the graphic card better?

[jakobw]

Have you made a review of Garuda Linux, an Arch distribution?

[jakobw]

Can customized versions of different desktops be used by other distros?

[thingsiplay]

I think the distribution Manjaro was missing in this overview. Otherwise excellent.

[securelinuxchannel]

please jay sir make video's on solving different type hardware problems

[teehlerr]

No Mint here. I am a bit surprised. ;>

[jakobw]

Are you not able to TWEAK the Microsoft Windows or Apple Mac OS - to a CERTAIN EXTENT?

[olekollo]

Pop_os or Fedora for development, ds, ml, dl etc ?

[Masta_E]

Man I want to love Pop but it gets wild stutters and for some reason I cannot get grub working so dual booting is frustrating.

[ruzindanajules]

Hi Can u consider making a video on how to install opensuse for desktops use.thx

[Adiusza]

Great video, I use Debian on my laptop and Pop_Os on my pc, and i love it both, i dont have a good expirience with ubuntu so i avoide this distro ....

[leoSaunders]

I'd just like to interject for a moment. What you're referring to as Linux, is in fact, GNU/Linux, or as I've recently taken to calling it, GNU plus Linux. Linux is not an operating system unto itself, but rather another free component of a fully functioning GNU system made useful by the GNU corelibs, shell utilities and vital system components comprising a full OS as defined by POSIX.

Many computer users run a modified version of the GNU system every day, without realizing it. Through a peculiar turn of events, the version of GNU which is widely used today is often called "Linux", and many of its users are not aware that it is basically the GNU system, developed by the GNU Project.

There really is a Linux, and these people are using it, but it is just a part of the system they use. Linux is the kernel: the program in the system that allocates the machine's resources to the other programs that you run. The kernel is an essential part of an operating system, but useless by itself; it can only function in the context of a complete operating system. Linux is normally used in combination with the GNU operating system: the whole system is basically GNU with Linux added, or GNU/Linux. All the so-called "Linux" distributions are really distributions of GNU/Linux.