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
- Arch Linux
- EndeavourOS
- Manjaro Linux
- Alpine Linux
- Debian
- Kali Linux
- Lindows
- MX Linux
- Ubuntu
- KDE neon
- Kubuntu
- Linux Mint
- Gentoo
- Funtoo (discontinued)
- Jurix
- Red Hat (Linux)
- Fedora (Linux)
- Mandriva (discontinued)
- SLS
- Void Linux
Desktop environments
- GNOME (software)
- KDE Plasma
Other
External links
- Official website
- Source code
- Source code (Github)
- Wikipedia: Linux
- Distribution Information (DistroWatch)
The following tags implicate this tag: arch_linux, debian, fedora_(linux), gentoo, kali_linux, kubuntu, lindows, manjaro_linux, red_hat_(linux), slackware, ubuntu, and void_linux (learn more).
