Linux (disambiguation): Difference between revisions

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This is a disambiguation page for the term Linux.

Linux is:

The common name of a Unix-like computer operating system.
More specifically, Linux is just a kernel. The article that specifically covers this is at Linux (kernel)
The "proper name" when referring to Linux as an operating system is GNU/Linux. This gives proper credit to the GNU project, which Linux as a distribution uses extensively (most of the tools such as gcc, which Linux is compiled with, are provided by the GNU project). There are literally hundreds of different distributions of Linux.

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 '''Linux''' is:<br>
--The common name of a [[Unix|Unix-like]] computer [[operating system]].<br>
+*The common name of a [[Unix|Unix-like]] computer [[operating system]].<br>
--More specifically, Linux is just a kernel. The article that specifically covers this is at [[Linux (kernel)]]<br>
+*More specifically, Linux is just a kernel. The article that specifically covers this is at [[Linux (kernel)]]<br>
--The "proper name" when referring to Linux as an [[Operating system]] is [[GNU/Linux]]. This gives proper credit to the GNU project, which Linux as a distribution uses extensively (most of the tools such as gcc, which Linux is compiled with, are provided by the GNU project). There are literally hundreds of different [[Linux (distributions)|Distributions of Linux]].
+*The "proper name" when referring to Linux as an [[operating system]] is [[GNU/Linux]]. This gives proper credit to the GNU project, which Linux as a distribution uses extensively (most of the tools such as gcc, which Linux is compiled with, are provided by the GNU project). There are literally hundreds of different [[Linux (distributions)|distributions of Linux]].
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