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Yes, Linux has a GUI. Dozens, in fact, all running on the X Windowing System.

No, Linux is not BASED on a GUI. Only Windows really has the concept of an operating system "based" on a GUI. To Linux, the X Windowing System and whatever you run on top of it is just another application.

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Yes it is. Although a more accurate term would be a combination GUI and CLI based system.

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