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# 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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[further readings]: #further-readings
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[software]: https://www.gnu.org/software/
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[gnu userland]: https://www.linux.org/threads/gnu-userland.11066/