What is Linux

What is Linux?

It's a freely distributable, operating system which can be installed on PC, laptops, notebook, tablet devices, mobile, video game, server, hardware appliances, and more.

The official mascot of the Linux kernel is a penguin character named Tux. This Linux logo was suggested by Linus Torvalds in 1996. The name Tux is derived from (T)orvalds (U)ni(X).

It has various distributions, those are well known operating system such as Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora, Redhat, SUSE, The Linux Is frequently packaged as Linux distribution for desktop/server use, and including in the package is the Linux kernel (the Operating system core) as well as supporting tools & libraries.