Technically speaking, what is different about Ubuntu compared to other Linux distributions?

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This is a question that's puzzled me for quite a while (and refers to the differences between all distributions).

In my mind, a distribution is: a pre-configured OS, with some pre-installed packages, some created by the distribution's community that are unique to that distribution (e.g. apt-get).

I'm not sure my definition is right as I feel there's something else. I'm really interested in setting up my own ArchLinux distro (which starts as a very minimal barebones system that you expand yourself) but feel I need to understand this first.

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