linux

Linux is a generic term referring to a family of Unix-like computer operating systems based on the GNU userland (or others) with the Linux kernel, i.e. GNU/Linux. Tux is its mascot, and serves as the logo for any distributions based off of the Linux kernel.

The Linux kernel is named after its creator, and current lead maintainer, Linus Torvalds.

See also

Distributions

• Android
• Arch Linux
• EndeavourOS
• Manjaro Linux
• SteamOS
• Alpine Linux
• Debian
• Kali Linux
• Lindows
• MX Linux
• Ubuntu
• KDE neon
• Kubuntu
• Linux Mint
• Gentoo
• ChromeOS
• Funtoo (discontinued)
• Guix
• Jurix
• SUSE
• Red Hat
• Fedora
• Bazzite
• Mandriva (discontinued)
• SLS
• Slackware
• Void Linux

Desktop environments

• GNOME (software)
• KDE Plasma

Other

• BSD
• Linux-tan
• Richard M Stallman
• Shell (programming language)
• Ubunchu!
• Wine (software)

External links

• Official website
• Source code
• Source code (Github)
• Wikipedia: Linux
• Distribution Information (DistroWatch)

The following tags implicate this tag: arch_linux, bazzite_(linux), debian, fedora_(linux), gentoo, kali_linux, kubuntu, lindows, linux_mint, manjaro_linux, red_hat_(linux), slackware, ubuntu, and void_linux (learn more).