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|Makes visual effects, but costs performance. | |Makes visual effects, but costs performance, and adds input lag. | ||
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|Combines the functions of a window manager and compositing. Basically the equivalent of X11 window managers. Examples: KWin, Mutter, Qtile, Sway, river and Hyprland. | |||
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|The "environment" you have in the terminal. Examples: zsh, fish, or bash. | |The "environment" you have in the terminal. Examples: zsh, fish, or bash. | ||
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|Display Server | |Display Server | ||
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|Draws stuff on the screen. Can be either | |Draws stuff on the screen. Can be either X.Org, or Wayland. | ||
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|GNU stands for ''GNU is not UNIX''. Yes, it uses ''GNU'' to explain what ''GNU'' means. And it's probably part of your Linux system. That's why some people refer to ''Linux'' as ''GNU/Linux''. They argue, that Linux is just the Kernel, and GNU is what makes it an operating system. However, most people use ''Linux'' to refer to the whole OS. | |GNU stands for ''GNU is not UNIX''. Yes, it uses ''GNU'' to explain what ''GNU'' means. And it's probably part of your Linux system. That's why some people refer to ''Linux'' as ''GNU/Linux''. They argue, that Linux is just the Kernel, and GNU is what makes it an operating system. However, most people use ''Linux'' to refer to the whole OS, except one guy named [https://www.gnu.org/gnu/incorrect-quotation.en.html "rms"]. | ||
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Latest revision as of 07:37, 25 April 2023
You might see some terms you are not familiar with. Here is a collection of some that might help you.
| Term | Abbreviation | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Has two meaning. It's either just the Linux kernel, or it's an operating system that uses the Linux kernel. Most of the time when you read Linux, it means the whole system. | |
| Distribution | Distro | The "type" of Linux you are using. Examples: Nobara, Pop!_OS, Ubuntu, Debian, Arch, ... |
| Desktop Environment | DE | How your Linux looks like. Think of the difference between Windows 7, 10, and 11. Unlike on Windows, this can be changed without reinstalling your system. Examples: KDE Plasma, or Gnome. |
| Window Manager | WM | Arranges your windows at the place you want them to be. Examples: KWin, Mutter, Qtile, awesome. |
| Compositor (X11) | Makes visual effects, but costs performance, and adds input lag. | |
| Compositor (Wayland) | Combines the functions of a window manager and compositing. Basically the equivalent of X11 window managers. Examples: KWin, Mutter, Qtile, Sway, river and Hyprland. | |
| Package manager | Essential part of your distro, has the purpose of downloading, installing, and removing packages. Examples: apt, or pacman. | |
| Package | Pkg | Program, part of a program, or library |
| Library | Lib | Collection of stuff that programs use to function. Typically has the ending .so. (on windows this would be .dll) |
| Terminal | Black window with text. Essentially a different way to operate your system. | |
| Display Manager | DM | Starts your DE. Examples: sddm, or gdm. |
| Shell | sh | The "environment" you have in the terminal. Examples: zsh, fish, or bash. |
| Display Server | Draws stuff on the screen. Can be either X.Org, or Wayland. | |
| Kernel | The "heart" of your system. If a program wants specific resources (reading/writing a file, or getting processing time for example), it asks the kernel, and the kernel delivers them. Linux is actually just the kernel, but most people refer to the whole system (the distribution) when saying "Linux". Examples: linux, linux-lts, linux-zen, linux-tkg-pds, linux-tkg-bmq, xanmod, ... | |
| Wine | Compatibility layer to run Windows programs on Linux. | |
| GNU | GNU stands for GNU is not UNIX. Yes, it uses GNU to explain what GNU means. And it's probably part of your Linux system. That's why some people refer to Linux as GNU/Linux. They argue, that Linux is just the Kernel, and GNU is what makes it an operating system. However, most people use Linux to refer to the whole OS, except one guy named "rms". |