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    Linux is a family of open-source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991, by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged as a Linux distribution, which includes the kernel and supporting system software and libraries—most of which are provided by third parties—to create a complete operating system, designed as a clone of Unix and released under the copyleft GPL license. Thousands of Linux distributions exist, many based directly or indirectly on other distributions; popular Linux distributions 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. Wikipedia

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    Linux (/ ˈ l ɪ n ʊ k s /, LIN-uuks) [15] is a family of open-source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, [16] an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991, by Linus Torvalds. [17] [18] [19] Linux is typically packaged as a Linux distribution (distro), which includes the kernel and supporting system software and libraries—most of which are provided by ...
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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 14 February 2025. List of software distributions using the Linux kernel This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. (Learn how and when to remove these messages) This article relies excessively on references to primary sources. Please improve this ...
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    Linux began in 1991 as a personal project by Finnish student Linus Torvalds to create a new free operating system kernel. The resulting Linux kernel has been marked by constant growth throughout its history. Since the initial release of its source code in 1991, it has grown from a small number of C files under a license prohibiting commercial distribution to the 4.15 version in 2018 with more ...
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    a user-friendly Linux distribution based on the independently developed Arch Linux operating system MCC Interim Linux: MCC Interim Linux, possibly the first Linux distribution. Created by the Manchester Computing Centre in February of 1992. MkLinux: A distribution for PowerPC systems that runs the Linux kernel as a server on top of the Mach ...
  6. wikiwand.com

    The Linux kernel was designed by Linus Torvalds, following the lack of a working kernel for GNU, a Unix-compatible operating system made entirely of free software that had been undergoing development since 1983 by Richard Stallman.A working Unix system called Minix was later released but its license was not entirely free at the time [31] and it was made for an educative purpose.
  7. britannica.com

    Jan 24, 2025Linux, computer operating system created in the early 1990s by Finnish software engineer Linus Torvalds and the Free Software Foundation (FSF).. While still a student at the University of Helsinki, Torvalds started developing Linux to create a system similar to MINIX, a UNIX operating system. In 1991 he released version 0.02; Version 1.0 of the Linux kernel, the core of the operating system ...
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