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Linux on the desktop

Linux
Tux the penguin
Tux the penguin, mascot of Linux
Developer Community
Written in Primarily C and assembly
OS family Unix-like
Working state Current
Source model Mainly open-source, proprietary software is also available.
Initial release September 17, 1991; 25 years ago (1991-09-17)
Marketing target Personal computers, mobile devices, embedded devices, servers, mainframes, supercomputers
Available in Multilingual
Platforms Alpha, ARC, ARM, AVR32, Blackfin, C6x, ETRAX CRIS, FR-V, H8/300, Hexagon, Itanium, M32R, m68k, META, Microblaze, MIPS, MN103, Nios II, OpenRISC, PA-RISC, PowerPC, s390, S+core, SuperH, SPARC, TILE64, Unicore32, x86, Xtensa
Kernel type Monolithic (Linux kernel)
Userland GNU and various others
Default user interface Many
License GPLv2 and other free and open-source licenses, except for the "Linux" trademark

Linux (pronounced Listeni/ˈlɪnəks/ LIN-əks or, less frequently, /ˈlnəks/ LYN-əks) is a Unix-like computer operating system assembled under the model of free and open-source software development and distribution. The defining component of Linux is the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. The Free Software Foundation uses the name GNU/Linux to describe the operating system, which has led to some controversy.


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