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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

Distributions include the Linux kernel and supporting system software and libraries, many of which are provided by the GNU Project. Many Linux distributions use the word "Linux" in their name, but the Free Software Foundation uses the name GNU/Linux to emphasize the importance of GNU software, causing some controversy.

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MPR - makedeb Package Repository (previously know as the DUR - Debian User Repository) is a source for PKGBUILDs that can be transformed into .debs using the tool mentioned in its name, makedeb. It also has a wrapper for it called tap (the successor to mpm), which is the equivalent to what AUR helpers are for Arch-based distros.

Its objective is to help diminish the need for installing PPAs or using other package formats, like snaps or flatpaks in order to get upstreamed projects and more up to date packages on Debian and Ubuntu based distros. As a relatively new project it only has a handful of packages, more precisely 60 of them at the time of writing. But I do believe this is one huge feature for Debian-based distros, if it can grow a large enough package count and community.

As someone who doesn't understand a lot of what's needed for contributing the least I can do is to spread the word and call for people that are willing to help the project grow. So help them out if you can, their Matrix space is always open and can be really helpful!

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