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4 Major Distros in the History of Linux That Shaped the Linux World

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4 Major Distros in the History of Linux That Shaped the Linux World

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Linux · 2 years ago

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The Linux world is incredibly diverse, but it started with a few major Linux distributions. Here’s who they are!

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Gentoo is younger than the distros mentioned, and is not in the same league in terms of influence.

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