Linux Operating System
- Title
- Linux Operating System
- Description
Linux Operating System
Linux is a free, open-source Unix-like operating system kernel first released in 1991.
Key Facts
- Created by Linus Torvalds in 1991 as a personal project while at the University of Helsinki.
- Linux is the kernel; distributions (distros) like Ubuntu, Fedora, Debian, and Red Hat bundle it with system software.
- Powers the majority of the world's servers, supercomputers, Android smartphones, and embedded systems.
- Android OS (developed by Google, acquired in 2005) is built on the Linux kernel.
- Open-source means the source code is freely available, modifiable, and distributable by anyone.
- The official Linux mascot is Tux, a cartoon penguin.
- Category
- IT & Computer
- Year of Discovery/Development
- 1991
- Key Person/Organization
- Linus Torvalds