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FAQ: add explanation about the usage of the word "distribution"

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- [[#common][Common]]
- [[#which-version-of-spacemacs-am-i-running][Which version of Spacemacs am I running?]]
- [[#what-is-the-official-pronunciation-of-spacemacs][What is the official pronunciation of Spacemacs?]]
- [[#why-do-you-call-this-a-distribution-i-dont-see-any-spacemacs-executable][Why do you call this a "distribution", I don't see any "Spacemacs" executable?]]
- [[#why-are-packages-installed-with-package-install-automatically-deleted-by-spacemacs-when-it-boots][Why are packages installed with =package-install= automatically deleted by Spacemacs when it boots?]]
- [[#how-to-fix-package-download-errors-when-installing-spacemacs-][How to fix package download errors when installing Spacemacs ?]]
- [[#how-to-fix-symbols-value-as-variable-is-void-errors-on-startup][How to fix =Symbol's value as variable is void= errors on startup?]]
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** What is the official pronunciation of Spacemacs?
As it is written, that is _space_ then _macs_.
** Why do you call this a "distribution", I don't see any "Spacemacs" executable?
Although we could do it we don't package Emacs with Spacemacs. We allow users to
choose whatever build of Emacs they want that works with their OS, this is more
flexible and it saves use tons of issues. Spacemacs is more than a configuration
of Emacs it comes with advanced feature, concepts and tooling. Roughly, think of
it as a Linux distribution where we would ask people to install the kernel first
and then fetch somehow the actual code to get the distribution.
Note that some Linux distributions may start to create packages for Spacemacs,
they are unofficial packages, we will never package Emacs with Spacemacs.
** Why are packages installed with =package-install= automatically deleted by Spacemacs when it boots?
By default Spacemacs will keep only the packages that you use (i.e. the packages
belonging to a layer explicitly listed in the variable