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Linux

A free and open-source operating system developed by Linus Torvalds and friends and was first introduced in 1991. The Linux kernel runs on numerous different platforms including the Intel and Alpha platform and is available under the GNU General Public License.

  • Additional information can be found on our Unix / Linux page.
  • A listing of Linux variants can be found on our Linux variants page.
  • Additional information and the history of Linux / Unix and variants can be found here.

Also see: FREAX, Operating system definitions, Tux, Unix, Variant

 

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