Linux (/ˈlɪnʊks/ LIN-uuks) is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released...
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The Linux kernel is a free and open source: 4 Unix-like kernel that is used in many computer systems worldwide. The kernel was created by Linus Torvalds...
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ChromeOS (category Operating systems based on the Linux kernel)
January 11, 2019. Tofel, Kevin (December 18, 2023). "ChromeOS 121 brings a big Linux upgrade to Chromebooks". About Chromebooks. Archived from the original...
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The Linux Foundation (LF) is a non-profit organization established in 2000 to support Linux development and open-source software projects. The Linux Foundation...
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Linux adoption is the adoption of Linux-based computer operating systems (OSes) by households, nonprofit organizations, businesses, and governments. Android...
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Linus Torvalds (redirect from Linux Torvalds)
Finnish software engineer who is the creator and lead developer of the Linux kernel. He also created the distributed version control system Git. He was...
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Rust for Linux is an ongoing project started in 2020 to add Rust as a programming language that can be used within the Linux kernel software, which has...
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Fedora Linux is a Linux distribution developed by the Fedora Project. It was originally developed in 2003 as a continuation of the Red Hat Linux project...
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Void Linux is an independent Linux distribution that uses the X Binary Package System (XBPS) package manager, which was designed and implemented from...
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Ubuntu (redirect from Ubuntu linux)
Ubuntu (/ʊˈbʊntuː/ uu-BUUN-too) is a Linux distribution based on Debian and composed primarily of free and open-source software. Developed by the British...
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Linux began in 1991 as a personal project by Finnish student Linus Torvalds to create a new free operating system kernel. The resulting Linux kernel has...
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This article documents the version history of the Linux kernel. Each major version – identified by the first two numbers of a release version – is designated...
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Endianness (redirect from Big endian)
runs only in big-endian mode on the Cray T3E). IBM AIX and IBM i run in big-endian mode on bi-endian Power ISA; Linux originally ran in big-endian mode...
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Elementary OS (redirect from Elementary Linux)
Elementary OS (stylized as elementary OS) is a Linux distribution based on Ubuntu LTS. It promotes itself as a "thoughtful, capable, and ethical" replacement...
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UClibc (category Embedded Linux)
intended for Linux kernel-based operating systems for embedded systems and mobile devices. uClibc was written to support μClinux, a version of Linux not requiring...
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Oracle Linux (abbreviated OL, formerly known as Oracle Enterprise Linux or OEL) is a Linux distribution packaged and freely distributed by Oracle, available...
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Linux on IBM Z, Linux on zSystems or zLinux is the collective term for the Linux operating system compiled to run on IBM mainframes, especially IBM Z /...
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SteamOS (category Arch-based Linux distributions)
SteamOS is a gaming-focused Linux distribution developed by Valve, based on Arch Linux and incorporating the company's video game storefront, Steam. It...
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PowerLinux is the combination of a Linux-based operating system (OS) running on PowerPC- or Power ISA-based computers from IBM. It is often used in reference...
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released on the Linux operating system. Games do not need to be exclusive to Linux, but they do need to be natively playable on Linux to be listed here...
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SUSE Linux Enterprise (SLE) is a Linux-based operating system developed by SUSE. It is available in two editions, suffixed with Server (SLES) for servers...
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devices Android XR ChromeOS ChromeOS Flex ChromiumOS Fuchsia Glass OS gLinux Goobuntu TV Wear OS Machine learning models BERT Chinchilla DreamBooth Gemini...
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Cooperative Linux, abbreviated as coLinux, is software which allows Microsoft Windows and the Linux kernel to run simultaneously in parallel on the same...
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Linux malware includes viruses, Trojans, worms and other types of malware that affect the Linux family of operating systems. Linux, Unix and other Unix-like...
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Qizx (category Database-related software for Linux)
Qizx is a proprietary XML database that provides native storage for XML data. Qizx was initially developed by Xavier Franc of Axyana and was purchased...
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Linux vendors and users, SCO alleged that its license agreements with IBM meant that source code IBM wrote and donated to be incorporated into Linux was...
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Linux, GNU Compiler Collection (GCC) and LLVM free software communities to refer to the target architecture for applications optimized for 64-bit big-endian...
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Linux-based operating systems can be used for playing video games. Because few games natively support the Linux kernel, various software has been made...
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of free software to Darwin. They package OS images in a way similar to a Linux distribution. The Darwine project was a port of Wine that allows one to...
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Tiny Core Linux (TCL) is a minimal Linux kernel based operating system focusing on providing a base system using BusyBox and FLTK. It was developed by...
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