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-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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Revision as of 09:40, 1 April 2007

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.