Brett, Dan's exactly correct: > Debian is a Linux distribution -- a collection of software that > works together as a complete operating system plus applications. A Linux distribution can run programs written to run in Linux of which Inkscape is but one of those programs. The Debian users on this list did not write it. Debian is geeky and this makes it easy and clear for us who use it. There are a ton of other Linux distributions that are based on Debian that may be more suited to a non geek and still you can run all the same software. (And there's a ton of other Linux distributions that are not based on Debian too, oh so many to choose from!) Do a search for 'linux distributions based on debian' in your favorite search engine. There's a wikipedia page here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Debian-based_distributions Ubuntu is certainly one of the most popular. They all look and feel a bit different, it gets down to personal preference and how easy one is for you to use. Many of these off shoots of Debian are aimed at non geeky people. Think of Debian as a platform that these other things are built on. Debian itself is built on Linux, GNU, and a many tools and utilities. Layer on layer if you may. Hope this helps. Michel Grant
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