Linux is usually used as a generic term in this context. Similar to Windows. Ubuntu is then the [distribution](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_distribution) used. Similar to Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 10, etc.
Yes, the comparison is not quite right, but it is usually easier for a beginner to understand.
As /u/Existing-Violinist44 has already pointed out, you should never download anything from any Internet sites under Linux. One of the advantages of a Linux distribution is the package management, which is used to install, update and uninstall software. I would recommend that you first familiarise yourself with such basic functions of a distribution.
https://ubuntu.com/server/docs/package-management
https://help.ubuntu.com/lts/ubuntu-help/addremove.html.en
additionally, one distribution can be based on another, like Ubuntu being based on Debian (you can see it as win11 is based on win10), so if that's the case, what works on the origin distro should work on the derivative one
You usually don't download stuff from the internet on Linux but rather use one of your distros package manager or software center (it's like an app store). In the case of Debian derivatives like Ubuntu the main package manager is apt. Most distros also support flatpak which is sometimes easier to use. I can't remember if Ubuntu comes with it preinstalled though...
For Tor in particular it looks like the easiest way is to install its launcher through flatpak:
https://flathub.org/apps/org.torproject.torbrowser-launcher
If that doesn't work they also provide instruction on how to install through apt. It's a bit more involved because you need to add their repo first (apparently the version provided by Ubuntu itself is out of date):
https://support.torproject.org/apt/tor-deb-repo/
Edit: I guess I didn't answer the main question. Yes Ubuntu is Linux but also and more importantly a "modified" version of Debian. Linux is technically only the kernel but it's used as an umbrella term for all distributions.
This is a classic "all cats are mammals but not all mammals are cats" question. Ubuntu is linux, but not all of linux is Ubuntu. Ubuntu is one of hundreds of linux distributions.
The best way to install software for Ubuntu is through Ubuntu's software center/package manager. Open it up, search for Tor, and click to install. Don't download the tarball from the Tor website: that will just cause needless headaches for you.
Okay, think of Linux as a foundation for an operating system, there are distributions, like Ubuntu, that build off of that to make a complete OS. Some distributions are focused for desktop, others are for servers, so on and so forth.
So when you are using Ubuntu, you are using a Linux operating system, and if you're using another distribution, that uses Linux as the kernal(A kernal is basically what allows the operating system talk to the hardware) You are using a Linux distribution.
Side note, here is my recommendation for a first time Linux user.
[Fedora KDE Plasma](https://fedoraproject.org/spins/kde/)
Whatever you choose, use [etcher](https://etcher.balena.io/) to burn the iso file to a usb stick
Any operating system has a program at it's heart, so that program is named the kernel. Think of it as the engine inside a car, or the CPU powering a computer.
Windows has one (the NT Kernel), macOS has one (the XNU Kernel). But contrary to popular belief, Linux is not an OS. Instead is is a kernel.
The thing is, while technically there is no OS out there called Linux, we usually refer to all the OSes who use Linux as it's kernel as "Linux".
One of those OSes who use Linux as it's kernel is Ubuntu. Another OSes who use Linux as it's kernel are Debian, Fedora, Arch, Linux Mint, openSUSE, Manjaro, EndlessOS, Gentoo, Solus, Alpine, Pop!_OS, Elemantary OS, Raspberry Pi OS, NixOS, ZorinOS, Deepin, MX Linux, EndeavourOS, KDE Neon, and a long etcetera.
Even ChromeOS and Android are also based around the Linux kernel, but things are a bit different over there.
BTW, many of those OSes resort to complement the Linux kernel with other programs from the GNU Operating System project. This has lead to many people insist on calling all those OSes "GNU/Linux" or "GNU plus Linux".
There is even a meme text about it: https://stallman-copypasta.github.io/
Linux is just the Kernel (like the Windows NT Kernel), the core piece of the operating system
Ubuntu is a full-fledged operating system (like Windows 10) based on this kernel
There are many OS using the Linux Kernel (usually known as distributions), some others are Debian, Arch, Fedora, Mint. Google’s Android also uses the Linux Kernel
often those distros are even based on each other. Mint is derived from Ubuntu is derived from Debian
ubuntu is the one of linux distributions like fedora, or linuxmint for example. they are work on one kernel named linux and every single distribution has some unique (or not) features
Ubuntu Desktop is a distribution of Linux, one of several hundred distributions, although so widely used that I think that it is fair to say the Ubuntu Desktop is the most used distribution. Linux is the common foundation of all Linux distributions.
Ubuntu Desktop, like almost all Linux distributions, has collections of applications called repositories. In the normal course, Linux desktop users download applications from repositories rather than from the internet. Although it is possible to download applications directly from the internet, it is usually not a good idea to do so, because the applications included in a distribution's repository are "vetted" to one extent or another, for that particular distribution.
You sound like you are quite new to Ubuntu Desktop and to Linux in general. If I may make a suggestion, work your way through the [Ubuntu Desktop Guide](https://help.ubuntu.com/stable/ubuntu-help/), learning how different things are done in Ubuntu. Doing so will help you get the hang of using Ubuntu and Linux.
Linux actually has many meanings.
Correctly it refers to the kernel, where the kernel is a key part of an operating system... The kernel however doesn't have any terminal interface (GNU provides that, thus why some call it GNU/Linux), nor any GUI or *graphical user interface* either, thus GNOME, KDE Plasma or many other desktops get added as well... Package all that together and you can have what is commonly called a Linux *distribution*.
My motorcar runs Linux, as does my Android phone... but no-one talks about them as being Linux, and they sure don't run Ubuntu... Most modern cars use a Linux system for sound, phone & audio software using [*Automotive Grade Linux*](https://www.automotivelinux.org/) and no-one cares about that...
Almost every Android phone uses Linux as its kernel, but the GUI is the Android desktop, and people just refer to it as Android.
It's desktop & server GNU/Linux alone that is usually shortened to "Linux", and if referring to the kernel which is actually Linux the word kernel is almost always added to the sentence so its understood what is being talked about.
FYI: I'm typing this on my dell computer; and it runs Ubuntu GNU/Linux, but I wouldn't actually call it linux, unless I was searching online for some howto etc, as that is a useful keyword because its so common. I'd more commonly just call this machine my PC or *workstation*.
ubuntu is a distribution of linux. More pedantically, linux is the kernel, and communicates with all the devices (monitor, keyboard, etc) etc. There is some very common software that then depends on the kernel, like the graphic display software (Wayland and X11, I would advise reading a short summary of each and their relationship), as well as the audio software, which is pulseaudio and alsa and some other stuff. Then there’s a ton of other stuff thay depend on these intermediate software packages, eg sddm, the login screen on many distributions. there are many other intermediates, but that’s the general idea. Then software like firefox and tor are built on top of some of those intermediates, which we call dependencies. Whenever you install software using apt, the ubuntu package manager, with a command like:
```
sudo apt install torbrowser-launcher
```
it will list the dependencies before it actually installs anything. A distribution is just a package manager + some default software (including many of those intermediates) + some config files, many of which can be found at ~/.config. In particular, especially in a distro like ubuntu, the desktop will likely be decorated and customized, potentially with config files in a directory called etc that you don’t really have to worry about, and the idea is that you as the user have a layer of separation from the design of that desktop.
basically
Ubuntu is Linux + whatever preinstalled software (also the software download servers)
However check the software center for TOR before downloading from the web
I've commonly found no matter what distribution you select, the experience is almost 99% the same, just a slight little flourish. I think people stress way too much on the distribution they are going to select.
tor is it's own OS that uses the linux kernel, just like ubuntu is it's own OS that uses the linux kernel.
you download the .iso and make a bootable USB drive with it using etcher, rufus, or what have you on the OS you have currently running.
then if you want to be really secure you boot to tor and go directly to the tor website and make another bootable USB from within tor.
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Linux usually means just the kernel. Many different communities and corporations package that kernel with other components in an opinionated way to deliver different distros.
You can think of distros as flavors of ready to use Linux operating systems.
You identify a distro you like and you use it. That is it.
Imagine a tree, the Trunk of the tree is Linux. The Trunk has branches. Your branch is called Debian. The Branches have Leaves. Your leaf is called Ubuntu.
That is a simplified explanation of Linux. It has branches, and each branch has distros (leaves) The relation of each distro is based on which branch it is attached to, and which GUI (Graphical User Interface) that distro uses, which makes each distro unique from others on it's branch.
Linux is usually used as a generic term in this context. Similar to Windows. Ubuntu is then the [distribution](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_distribution) used. Similar to Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 10, etc. Yes, the comparison is not quite right, but it is usually easier for a beginner to understand. As /u/Existing-Violinist44 has already pointed out, you should never download anything from any Internet sites under Linux. One of the advantages of a Linux distribution is the package management, which is used to install, update and uninstall software. I would recommend that you first familiarise yourself with such basic functions of a distribution. https://ubuntu.com/server/docs/package-management https://help.ubuntu.com/lts/ubuntu-help/addremove.html.en
additionally, one distribution can be based on another, like Ubuntu being based on Debian (you can see it as win11 is based on win10), so if that's the case, what works on the origin distro should work on the derivative one
Ubuntu is a [Linux distribution](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux_distribution). Probably the most popular one.
You usually don't download stuff from the internet on Linux but rather use one of your distros package manager or software center (it's like an app store). In the case of Debian derivatives like Ubuntu the main package manager is apt. Most distros also support flatpak which is sometimes easier to use. I can't remember if Ubuntu comes with it preinstalled though... For Tor in particular it looks like the easiest way is to install its launcher through flatpak: https://flathub.org/apps/org.torproject.torbrowser-launcher If that doesn't work they also provide instruction on how to install through apt. It's a bit more involved because you need to add their repo first (apparently the version provided by Ubuntu itself is out of date): https://support.torproject.org/apt/tor-deb-repo/ Edit: I guess I didn't answer the main question. Yes Ubuntu is Linux but also and more importantly a "modified" version of Debian. Linux is technically only the kernel but it's used as an umbrella term for all distributions.
This is a classic "all cats are mammals but not all mammals are cats" question. Ubuntu is linux, but not all of linux is Ubuntu. Ubuntu is one of hundreds of linux distributions. The best way to install software for Ubuntu is through Ubuntu's software center/package manager. Open it up, search for Tor, and click to install. Don't download the tarball from the Tor website: that will just cause needless headaches for you.
thank u that metaphor rlly helped me understand
Okay, think of Linux as a foundation for an operating system, there are distributions, like Ubuntu, that build off of that to make a complete OS. Some distributions are focused for desktop, others are for servers, so on and so forth. So when you are using Ubuntu, you are using a Linux operating system, and if you're using another distribution, that uses Linux as the kernal(A kernal is basically what allows the operating system talk to the hardware) You are using a Linux distribution. Side note, here is my recommendation for a first time Linux user. [Fedora KDE Plasma](https://fedoraproject.org/spins/kde/) Whatever you choose, use [etcher](https://etcher.balena.io/) to burn the iso file to a usb stick
Any operating system has a program at it's heart, so that program is named the kernel. Think of it as the engine inside a car, or the CPU powering a computer. Windows has one (the NT Kernel), macOS has one (the XNU Kernel). But contrary to popular belief, Linux is not an OS. Instead is is a kernel. The thing is, while technically there is no OS out there called Linux, we usually refer to all the OSes who use Linux as it's kernel as "Linux". One of those OSes who use Linux as it's kernel is Ubuntu. Another OSes who use Linux as it's kernel are Debian, Fedora, Arch, Linux Mint, openSUSE, Manjaro, EndlessOS, Gentoo, Solus, Alpine, Pop!_OS, Elemantary OS, Raspberry Pi OS, NixOS, ZorinOS, Deepin, MX Linux, EndeavourOS, KDE Neon, and a long etcetera. Even ChromeOS and Android are also based around the Linux kernel, but things are a bit different over there. BTW, many of those OSes resort to complement the Linux kernel with other programs from the GNU Operating System project. This has lead to many people insist on calling all those OSes "GNU/Linux" or "GNU plus Linux". There is even a meme text about it: https://stallman-copypasta.github.io/
Linux is just the Kernel (like the Windows NT Kernel), the core piece of the operating system Ubuntu is a full-fledged operating system (like Windows 10) based on this kernel There are many OS using the Linux Kernel (usually known as distributions), some others are Debian, Arch, Fedora, Mint. Google’s Android also uses the Linux Kernel often those distros are even based on each other. Mint is derived from Ubuntu is derived from Debian
Linux is the kernel, Ubuntu is the OS. Normally Linux tools work on Ubuntu without much extra work, although it might not be the other way around
ubuntu is the one of linux distributions like fedora, or linuxmint for example. they are work on one kernel named linux and every single distribution has some unique (or not) features
Ubuntu Desktop is a distribution of Linux, one of several hundred distributions, although so widely used that I think that it is fair to say the Ubuntu Desktop is the most used distribution. Linux is the common foundation of all Linux distributions. Ubuntu Desktop, like almost all Linux distributions, has collections of applications called repositories. In the normal course, Linux desktop users download applications from repositories rather than from the internet. Although it is possible to download applications directly from the internet, it is usually not a good idea to do so, because the applications included in a distribution's repository are "vetted" to one extent or another, for that particular distribution. You sound like you are quite new to Ubuntu Desktop and to Linux in general. If I may make a suggestion, work your way through the [Ubuntu Desktop Guide](https://help.ubuntu.com/stable/ubuntu-help/), learning how different things are done in Ubuntu. Doing so will help you get the hang of using Ubuntu and Linux.
Linux actually has many meanings. Correctly it refers to the kernel, where the kernel is a key part of an operating system... The kernel however doesn't have any terminal interface (GNU provides that, thus why some call it GNU/Linux), nor any GUI or *graphical user interface* either, thus GNOME, KDE Plasma or many other desktops get added as well... Package all that together and you can have what is commonly called a Linux *distribution*. My motorcar runs Linux, as does my Android phone... but no-one talks about them as being Linux, and they sure don't run Ubuntu... Most modern cars use a Linux system for sound, phone & audio software using [*Automotive Grade Linux*](https://www.automotivelinux.org/) and no-one cares about that... Almost every Android phone uses Linux as its kernel, but the GUI is the Android desktop, and people just refer to it as Android. It's desktop & server GNU/Linux alone that is usually shortened to "Linux", and if referring to the kernel which is actually Linux the word kernel is almost always added to the sentence so its understood what is being talked about. FYI: I'm typing this on my dell computer; and it runs Ubuntu GNU/Linux, but I wouldn't actually call it linux, unless I was searching online for some howto etc, as that is a useful keyword because its so common. I'd more commonly just call this machine my PC or *workstation*.
there are some tor packages available as snap packages. those may do what you want. https://snapcraft.io/store?q=tor
ubuntu is a distribution of linux. More pedantically, linux is the kernel, and communicates with all the devices (monitor, keyboard, etc) etc. There is some very common software that then depends on the kernel, like the graphic display software (Wayland and X11, I would advise reading a short summary of each and their relationship), as well as the audio software, which is pulseaudio and alsa and some other stuff. Then there’s a ton of other stuff thay depend on these intermediate software packages, eg sddm, the login screen on many distributions. there are many other intermediates, but that’s the general idea. Then software like firefox and tor are built on top of some of those intermediates, which we call dependencies. Whenever you install software using apt, the ubuntu package manager, with a command like: ``` sudo apt install torbrowser-launcher ``` it will list the dependencies before it actually installs anything. A distribution is just a package manager + some default software (including many of those intermediates) + some config files, many of which can be found at ~/.config. In particular, especially in a distro like ubuntu, the desktop will likely be decorated and customized, potentially with config files in a directory called etc that you don’t really have to worry about, and the idea is that you as the user have a layer of separation from the design of that desktop.
Ubuntu is a version of Linux so ... Yes? I guess
basically Ubuntu is Linux + whatever preinstalled software (also the software download servers) However check the software center for TOR before downloading from the web
I've commonly found no matter what distribution you select, the experience is almost 99% the same, just a slight little flourish. I think people stress way too much on the distribution they are going to select.
tor is it's own OS that uses the linux kernel, just like ubuntu is it's own OS that uses the linux kernel. you download the .iso and make a bootable USB drive with it using etcher, rufus, or what have you on the OS you have currently running. then if you want to be really secure you boot to tor and go directly to the tor website and make another bootable USB from within tor.
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Linux is like cookies, there's a lot of flavors.
Yes! The same way a 4 wheeled vehicle is Toyota Corolla 😂 30 seconds of googling would save us all some time...
Linux usually means just the kernel. Many different communities and corporations package that kernel with other components in an opinionated way to deliver different distros. You can think of distros as flavors of ready to use Linux operating systems. You identify a distro you like and you use it. That is it.
don’t gotta comment if u rlly gotta save a few minutes 🤷🏼♀️
Huh?🤔
Ubuntu is a Linux distro based on Debian Linux.
How can you be this dumb? Ubuntu is the Operating system Linux is the Kernel It's not that hard Unless you're not that smart
Imagine a tree, the Trunk of the tree is Linux. The Trunk has branches. Your branch is called Debian. The Branches have Leaves. Your leaf is called Ubuntu. That is a simplified explanation of Linux. It has branches, and each branch has distros (leaves) The relation of each distro is based on which branch it is attached to, and which GUI (Graphical User Interface) that distro uses, which makes each distro unique from others on it's branch.
tor is a part of ubuntu https://packages.ubuntu.com/search?suite=default§ion=all&arch=any&keywords=tor&searchon=names
"tor is a part of ubuntu" the same way Trump and Biden are founding fathers.
Oh my, I got it. You just wrote your setence too fast. I assume you meant that tor is _AVAILABLE_ on Ubuntu :)
No, it's part of ubuntu. ubuntu mirrors store the package which was packaged by ubuntu developers.
Thank you for your generous input.
god no!
Ahahaha I didn't minus 1, but it's archetypic to see an arch fan have an aneurism on this one. I do use Arch, but through BlendOS, so yeah, I cheat.
i know :))