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This article is about the operating system. For the kernel, see Linux kernel. For other uses, see Linux (disambiguation).
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| Developer | Community |
|---|---|
| Written in | Various (Notably Cand Assembly) |
| OS family | Unix-like |
| Working state | Current |
| Source model | Mainly free and open-source software, Proprietary softwarealso available |
| Initial release | 1991 |
| Latest release | 3.16.3 (17 September 2014) [±][2] |
| Marketing target | Personal computers, mobile devices, embedded devices, servers, mainframes, supercomputers |
| Available in | Multilingual |
| Platforms | Alpha, ARC, ARM,AVR32, Blackfin, C6x,ETRAX CRIS, FR-V,H8/300, Hexagon,Itanium, M32R, m68k,META, Microblaze,MIPS, MN103,OpenRISC, PA-RISC,PowerPC, s390,S+core, SuperH,SPARC, TILE64,Unicore32, x86,Xtensa |
| Kernel type | Monolithic (Linux kernel) |
| Userland | Various |
| Default user interface | Many |
| License | Many[3] ("Linux" trademark owned byLinus Torvalds[4] and administered by theLinux Mark Institute) |
Linux (
i/ˈlɪnəks/ lin-uks[5][6] or, less frequently used, /ˈlaɪnəks/ lyn-uks)[6][7] is a Unix-like and mostly POSIX-compliant[8] computer operating system assembled under the model of free and open-source software development and distribution. The defining component of Linux is the Linux kernel,[9] an operating system kernel first released on 5 October 1991 by Linus Torvalds.[10][11]
i/ˈlɪnəks/ lin-uks[5][6] or, less frequently used, /ˈlaɪnəks/ lyn-uks)[6][7] is a Unix-like and mostly POSIX-compliant[8] computer operating system assembled under the model of free and open-source software development and distribution. The defining component of Linux is the Linux kernel,[9] an operating system kernel first released on 5 October 1991 by Linus Torvalds.[10][11]
Linux was originally developed as a free operating system for Intel x86-based personal computers. It has since beenported to more computer hardware platforms than any other operating system.[citation needed] It is a leading operating system on servers and other big iron systems such as mainframe computers and supercomputers.[12][13][14] As of June 2013, more than 95% of the world's 500 fastest supercomputers run some variant of Linux,[15] including all the 44 fastest.[16] Linux also runs on embedded systems, which are devices whose operating system is typically built into thefirmware and is highly tailored to the system; this includes mobile phones,[17] tablet computers, network routers, facility automation controls, televisions[18][19] and video game consoles. Android, which is a widely used operating system for mobile devices, is built on top of the Linux kernel.
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. Typic
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