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A distribution focuses on the distribution part (eg: a package manager, repositories, etc). Some distributions are operating systems (eg: OpenBSD, ArchLinux, D
by WhyNotHugo 3y ago
A distribution focuses on the distribution part (eg: a package manager, repositories, etc).
Some distributions are operating systems (eg: OpenBSD, ArchLinux, Debian). Some operating systems are not distributions (they don’t include a mechanism to pull packages. Eg: windows, macOS). Some distributions are not operating systems (eg: homebrew, Flatpak).
Tails focuses on the operating system side of things. It’s focus isn’t on package distribution and letting you install things, but on downloading a usable OS image. It’s still a distribution, but that’s more of a technicality.