Developer | Community Linus Torvalds |
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Written in | C, Assembly language |
OS family | Unix-like |
Working state | Current |
Source model | Open source |
Initial release | September 17, 1991; 28 years ago |
Marketing target | Cloud computing, embedded devices, mainframe computers, mobile devices, personal computers, servers, supercomputers |
Available in | Multilingual |
Platforms | Alpha, ARC, ARM, C6x, H8/300, Hexagon, Itanium, m68k, Microblaze, MIPS, NDS32, Nios II, OpenRISC, PA-RISC, PowerPC, RISC-V, s390, SuperH, SPARC, Unicore32, x86, XBurst, Xtensa |
Kernel type | Monolithic |
Userland | GNU[a] |
Default user interface | Unix shell |
License | GPLv2Â and others (the name "Linux" is a trademark[b]) |
Official website | www.linuxfoundation.org |
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UNIX and Linux System Administration HandBook
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Wicked Cool Shell Scripts: 101 Scripts for Linux, Mac OS X, and Unix Systems
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Sams Teach Yourself Linux in 24 Hours
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RHCSA / RHCE Red Hat Linux Certification Study Guide
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A Practical Guide to Linux Commands, Editors, and Shell Programming
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