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Dragster93
Oh yeah... Sorry about that, dude!
So, will I be able to edit any of those files while running linux or not?
If you mean libraries, then probably not, at least not directly. These libraries are all translated into machine code before they can be used, the linux-equivalents of .exe and .dll files. They do not contain source code; the system understands them but reading them yourself would be like trying to read a novel with a microscope.
You
could download source code for a library, build your own version, then coerce your system into temporarily using your new ones for something(I advise against replacing them outright, that's just begging for trouble).
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First of all, can I even view those files while running linux or not?
You can download and view the source code they were made from -- it'll be pure text. If you mean viewing the raw kernel and libraries themselves, no, they're raw machine language. You could open them up in some editor if you really wanted but they'd look like garbage.
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Also, can you explain to me how these other versions of linux have been created? I mean, how did those creators get the source code of linux?
They probably downloaded it from kernel.org . Different distributions of linux usually are more about differences in the software bundled with it than changes in the kernel itself, usually. Ubuntu uses the Gnome window manager, for instance, while Kubuntu uses KDE, no changes to linux were needed for that.
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Is it so simple that I can just google it?
You don't quite know what you're asking yet, learning more about C programming would be a good direction. Forget the kernel for a while and figure out how things like compilation and libraries work, and you'll have a much better idea of what the kernel is and how its made.