Linux (disambiguation)

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This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same or a similar title.

Linux may mean:

  • Linux: Please do not use this term in your topic list, because there is no single article for it. Please substitute a more precise term. See Linux (disambiguation) for a list of available, more precise, topics. Please add a new usage if needed.
  • Developing Article Linux kernel: The core piece of the Linux operating system that controls processes, manages memory, and loads device drivers. [e]
  • Developed Article Linux distribution: A version of Linux comprised of the Linux kernel, all or part of the GNU operating system, and assorted other software. [e]

Many also confuse the Linux kernel, and the Linux operating systems, with Linus Torvald, the creator and maintainer of the Linux kernel.