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A distribution [[Desktop Linux|oriented toward desktop use]] will typically include the [[X Window System]] and an accompanying [[desktop environment]] such as [[GNOME]] or [[KDE Plasma Workspaces|KDE Plasma]]. Some such distributions may include a less resource intensive desktop such as [[LXDE]] or [[Xfce]] for use on older or less powerful computers. A distribution intended to run as a server may omit all graphical environments from the standard install and instead include other software such as the [[Apache HTTP Server]] and an [[SSH server]] such as [[OpenSSH]]. Because Linux is freely redistributable, anyone may create a distribution for any intended use. Applications commonly used with desktop Linux systems include the [[Mozilla Firefox]] web browser, the [[LibreOffice]] office application suite, and the [[GIMP]] image editor.

Since the [[C_(programming_language)|C]] compiler Linux is written with and the main supporting [[user space]] system tools and libraries originated in the [[GNU Project]], initiated in 1983 by [[Richard Stallman]], the [[Free Software Foundation]] prefers the name ''[[GNU/Linux naming controversy|GNU/Linux]]''.<ref name="lsag">{{ cite book | url = http://www.tldp.org/LDP/sag/html/sag.html#GNU-OR-NOT | title = Linux System Administrator's Guide | chapter = 1.1 | edition = version 0.9 | year = 2004 | accessdate =18 January 2007 | first = Alex | last = Weeks }}</ref><ref name="gnu_homepage">{{cite web | url = http://www.gnu.org/ | title = The GNU Operating System | publisher = Gnu.org | accessdate =17 April 2009}}</ref>

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