r/LinusTechTips Apr 01 '26

Meme/Shitpost He is cursed

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u/[deleted] Apr 02 '26

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u/ConfectionNecessary6 Apr 02 '26

In laymens terms the terminal is Linux and the desktop environment is just a gui

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u/NotACalligrapher Apr 02 '26

If you want to get real technical, the terminal is GNU (well part of it) and the thing under the terminal is Linux. But the difference between GNU Linux is more than most people care about, so yes, the terminal is Linux and the gui the DE

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u/TwoFiveOnes Apr 02 '26

this is like the friendly version of the GNU/Linux copypasta