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Key facts
- OS.logo_size
- 150px
- OS.name
- Linux (no automatically included version)
- OS.title
- Linux
- OS.logo
- Tux.svg
- OS.logo caption
- Tux the penguin, the mascot of Linux
- OS.logo_alt
- Tux the penguin
- OS.developer
- Community contributors, Linus Torvalds
- OS.programmed in
- C, assembly language, Rust, other
- OS.family
- Unix-like
- OS.working state
- Current
- OS.source model
- Open-source
- OS.marketing target
- Cloud computing, embedded devices, mainframe computers, mobile devices, personal computers, servers, supercomputers
- OS.language
- Multilingual
via Wikipedia infobox
Key dates
- Inception
- 17 September 1991
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Wikidata facts
- Named after
- Q11368
- Based on
- Linux kernel
- Creator
- Linus Torvalds
- Platform
- MIPS architecture
- Distribution format
- DVD-ROM
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- P822
- Tux
- P1151
- Portal:Linux
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- Category:Linux
- P737
- Q11368
Article
23 sectionsContents
- Overview
- History
- Precursors
- Creation
- Copyright, trademark, and naming
- {{Anchor|FREAX}}Naming
- Commercial and popular uptake
- Development
- Usage
- Market share and uptake
- Design
- User interface
- Video input infrastructure
- Development
- Community
- Programming on Linux
- Graphics and graphics design
- Hardware support
- Security
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
Linux ( ) is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, a kernel first released on 17 September 1991, by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged as a Linux distribution (a.k.a distro), which includes the kernel and supporting system software and libraries – most of which are provided by third parties – to create a complete operating system. Linux was originally designed as a clone of Unix and is released under the copyleft GPL license.
There are many thousands of Linux distributions, many based directly or indirectly on other distributions; popular Linux distros include Debian, Fedora Linux, Linux Mint, Arch Linux, and Ubuntu, while commercial distributions include Red Hat Enterprise Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise, and ChromeOS. Linux distributions are frequently used in server platforms. Many Linux distributions use the word "Linux" in their name, but the Free Software Foundation uses and recommends the name "GNU/Linux", to emphasize the use and importance of GNU software in many distributions. There is a controversy surrounding this. Other than the Linux kernel, key components that make up a distribution may include a display server (windowing system), a package manager, a bootloader, and a Unix shell.