# GNU userland

Most operating systems have two distinct parts: the **kernel** and the **userland**.

Most Linux distributions use the [GNU userland][software].<br/>
It contains system daemons, user applications, the GUI system (X11, KDE, etc.) and various libraries (such as SDL, Mesa, GNUstep, glibc, etc.).

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1. [Further readings](#further-readings)
1. [Sources](#sources)

## Further readings

- [Software]

## Sources

All the references in the [further readings] section, plus the following:

- [GNU userland]

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[software]: https://www.gnu.org/software/

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[gnu userland]: https://www.linux.org/threads/gnu-userland.11066/