Linux is a Unix-like computer operating
system assembled under the model of free and open source software development
and distribution. The defining component of any Linux system is the Linux kernel,
an operating system kernel first released
October 5, 1991 by Linus Torvalds.
Linux system distributions may
vary in many details of system operation, configuration, and software package
selections.
Linux runs on a wide variety
of computer hardware,
including mobile phones, tablet
computers, network routers, televisions,
video game consoles, desktop
computers, mainframes and supercomputers.
Linux is a leading server operating system, and runs the 10
fastest supercomputers in the world. In addition, more
than 90% of today's supercomputers run some variant of Linux.
The development of Linux is
one of the most prominent examples of free and open source software
collaboration: the underlying source code may be used, modified, and
distributed—commercially or non-commercially—by anyone under licenses such as
the GNU General Public License.
Typically Linux is packaged in a
format known as a Linux distribution for desktop and
server use. Some popular mainstream Linux distributions include Debian (and its derivatives such as Ubuntu), Fedora and openSUSE.
Linux distributions include
the Linux kernel, supporting utilities
and libraries and usually a large amount of
application software to fulfill the distribution's intended use.
A distribution oriented toward
desktop use may include the X Window
System and an accompanying desktop environment such as GNOME or KDE Plasma.
Other distributions may
include a less resource intensive desktop such as LXDE or Xfce for use on older or
less powerful computers. A distribution intended to run as a server may omit
all graphical environments from the standard install and instead include other
software such as the Apache HTTP Server and an SSH server
such as OpenSSH.
Because Linux is freely
redistributable, anyone can create a distribution for any intended use.
Applications commonly used with desktop Linux systems include the Mozilla
Firefox web browser, the OpenOffice.org
and LibreOffice
office application suites, and the GIMP image editor.
Because the main supporting user space
system tools and libraries orginated in the GNU Project,
initiated in 1983 by Richard Stallman, the Free Software Foundation prefers the name GNU/Linux.
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