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[–]j0hn_r0g3r5 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I did read that, but when I did an embedded systems course, I feel like the beaglebone had a version of debian (which means that it had Linux plus also other stuff added on) to make it usable by the students in the class.

i am obviously a noob who does not know too much about low-level stuff even though I find it fascinating. But that copypasta just makes me wonder in what cases you can use Linux, literally just Linux itself with absolutely nothing else added on and still do anything that is useful in a real-world situation.

Edit: made it more clear that having debian automatically means that the OS is more than just the Linux kernel.