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[[File:Ubuntu_24.04_Noble_Numbat_Desktop_English10_Oracular_Oriole_Desktop_English.png|thumb|[[Ubuntu]], one of the most popular desktop Linux distributions|upright=1.5]]

A '''Linux distribution'''{{efn|Sometimes called a '''GNU/Linux distribution''', with some [[GNU/Linux naming controversy|related controversy]]}} (often abbreviated as '''distro''') is an [[operating system]] that includes the [[Linux kernel]] for its [[kernel (operating system)|kernel]] functionality. Although the name does not imply [[distribution (marketing)|product distribution]] per se, a distro, if distributed on its own, is often obtained via a [[website]] intended specifically for the purpose. Distros have been designed for a wide variety of systems ranging from [[personal computer]]s (for example, [[Linux Mint]]) to [[Server (computing)|servers]] (for example, [[Red Hat Enterprise Linux]]) and from [[embedded device]]s (for example, [[OpenWrt]]) to [[supercomputer]]s (for example, [[Rocks Cluster Distribution]]).