- **Epistemic status:** #budding ![[linux.svg]] Open-source operating system based on Unix. First released on September 17, 1991, by Linux Torvalds. It is typically packaged as a distribution. [[The most popular Linux distribution families]] is a good place to start if you want to try Linux out. --- ## References - “Linux.” In _Wikipedia_, January 19, 2022. <https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Linux&oldid=1066752122>. - “Linux Kernel - Wikipedia.” Accessed January 22, 2022. <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux_kernel>. - Linux.org. “Linux.Org.” Accessed January 22, 2022. <https://www.linux.org/>.