platforms. Many Linux distributions use the word "Linux" in their name, but the Free Software Foundation uses and recommends the name "GNU/Linux" to emphasize...
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systems that use GNU software and the Linux kernel should be referred to as "GNU/Linux" or "Linux" systems. Proponents of the term Linux argue that it is...
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use of the completed GNU tools led to the family of operating systems popularly known as Linux. Most of GNU is licensed under the GNU Project's own General...
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in addition to the Linux kernel. Commonly, it includes a package manager, an init system (such as systemd, OpenRC, or runit), GNU tools and libraries...
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Ubuntu "List of Free GNU/Linux Distributions – GNU Project – Free Software Foundation". Gnu.org. Retrieved 12 November 2016. "AlmaLinux OS 10 - usability...
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the Linux kernel appeared, developed outside the GNU Project by Linus Torvalds, and in December 1992, it was made available under version 2 of the GNU General...
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Debian (redirect from Debian GNU/Linux)
creation of a distribution to be maintained "openly in the spirit of Linux and GNU." The Debian project released the 0.9x versions in 1994 and 1995. During...
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Completely Free Linux Distros (And One More) Archived 2012-01-18 at the Wayback Machine earthweb.com, 2011. List of Free GNU/Linux Distributions - GNU Project...
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systems using the Linux kernel and a few others using BSD-based kernels. GNU users usually obtain their operating system by downloading GNU distributions...
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Debian version history (redirect from Debian GNU/Linux 4.0)
Retrieved 13 May 2021. "Debian GNU/Linux 2.1r4 Released". 15 December 1999. Retrieved 13 May 2021. "Debian GNU/Linux 2.1r5 Released". 16 February 2000...
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Yggdrasil Linux/GNU/X, or LGX (pronounced igg-drah-sill), is an early Linux distribution developed by Yggdrasil Computing, Incorporated, a company founded...
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Musix GNU+Linux is a discontinued live CD and DVD Linux distribution for the IA-32 processor family based on Debian. It contained a collection of software...
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Parabola GNU/Linux-libre is a free and open-source Linux distribution based on Arch Linux and Arch Linux ARM for the x86-64, i686, and ARMv7 architectures...
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Dragora GNU/Linux-Libre is an discontinued Argentine Linux distribution written from scratch sharing some similarities with Slackware. It has a simple...
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systems. The GNU toolchain plays a vital role in development of Linux, some BSD systems, and software for embedded systems. Parts of the GNU toolchain are...
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under the GNU General Public License. When the Linux kernel proved to be a viable solution, development of GNU Hurd slowed, at times alternating between stasis...
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BLAG Linux and GNU is a discontinued Linux distribution that was made by the Brixton Linux Action Group. BLAG was a single-CD distro with a range of default...
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Hyperbola GNU/Linux-libre is a Linux distribution for the i686 and x86-64 architectures, including the GNU operating system components and the Linux-libre...
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A Linux User Group or Linux Users' Group (LUG) or GNU/Linux User Group (GLUG) is a private, generally non-profit or not-for-profit organization that provides...
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Uruk GNU/Linux-libre is a PureOS-based Linux distribution. The name Uruk is an Iraqi city that states its Iraqi origin. Uruk GNU/Linux 1.0 was released...
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he published version 0.99 using the GNU GPL. Linux and GNU developers worked to integrate GNU components with Linux to make a fully functional and free...
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their modified versions. The GNU Project keeps Linux-libre in synchronization with the mainline Linux kernel. The Linux kernel started to include binary...
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The GNU Manifesto is a call-to-action by Richard Stallman encouraging participation and support of the GNU Project's goal in developing the GNU free computer...
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Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) is a component of Microsoft Windows that allows the use of a GNU/Linux environment from within Windows, foregoing the...
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October 2017. Retrieved 2 April 2021. "Free GNU/Linux distributions". gnu.org. Retrieved 2 April 2021. "absolute linux home page". Absolutelinux.org. Archived...
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development of GNU Guix is intertwined with the GNU Guix System, an installable operating system distribution using the Linux-libre kernel and GNU Shepherd...
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Gentoo Linux (pronounced /ˈdʒɛntuː/ JEN-too) is a Linux distribution built using the Portage package management system. Unlike a binary software distribution...
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Bash (Unix shell) (redirect from GNU bash)
numerous Linux distributions. It holds historical significance as one of the earliest programs ported to Linux by Linus Torvalds, alongside the GNU Compiler...
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Glibc (redirect from GNU C Library)
Library project provides the core libraries for the GNU system, as well as many systems that use Linux as the kernel. These libraries provide critical APIs...
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Huayra GNU/Linux is a Linux distribution developed by the Argentine government. Originally developed by the ANSES for the Conectar Igualdad Program, currently...
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