hi there, sorry being newbie , asking questions, believe me, before posting, did search, no luck(searched ubuntu developement tips gave me 4 results, shocked). ok, trying learn ubuntu developement, particularly desktop ubuntu. read , read many pages on ubuntu site, launchpad, on kernel bugzilla, still, doubts increasing only. 1. distro vs kernel -[lets take server versions] kernel + tools apt-get + man page documentation + programming tools gcc, java, perl + etc etc --> distro? or, distro? 2. linux kernel bug or ubuntu bug? think if understand 1st question, 1 answered. 3. kernel version of ubuntu when new linux kernel versions released, happen ubuntu? mean, ubuntu new version released or ... 4. please suggest start on ubuntu desktop development analysed myself on windows, simplest application notepad. so, choose gedit, still iam not clear exactly. please suggest if other application start newbie. 5. gnome vs ubuntu desktop...