Linux
Also known as
- GNU/Linux
Linux (commonly pronounced in English; variants exist) is the name usually given to any Unix-like computer operating system that uses the Linux kernel. Linux is one of the most prominent examples of free software and open source development: typically all underlying source code can be freely modified, used, and redistributed by anyone.
The name "Linux" comes from the Linux kernel, originally written in 1991 by Linus Torvalds. The system's utilities and libraries usually come from the GNU...
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Computers
| Developer |
| Software Genre |
| First Released |
- 1991
| Latest Version |
- 2.6.26
| Latest Release Date |
- Jun 22, 2008
| Programming languages used |
| Compatible Operating Systems |
| Protocols Used |
| Protocols Provider |
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