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2. Linux - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux

   This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 8 January 2025. Family of Unix-like operating systems This article is about the family of operating systems. For the kernel, see Linux kernel. For other uses, see Linux (disambiguation). Operating system Linux Tux the penguin, the mascot of Linux Developer Community contributors, Linus Torvalds Written ...

3. List of Linux distributions - Wikipedia

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   This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 5 January 2025. List of software distributions using the Linux kernel This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. (Learn how and when to remove these messages) This article relies excessively on references to primary sources. Please improve this ...

4. Linux distribution - Wikipedia

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   A Linux distribution is usually built around a package management system, which puts together the Linux kernel, free and open-source software, and occasionally some proprietary software. Many Linux distributions provide an installation system akin to that provided with other modern operating systems.

5. Comparison of open-source operating systems - Wikipedia

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   Operating system Mandatory access control Software executable space protection Operating system-level virtualization Virtualisation Userspace protection Others Linux: SELinux, AppArmor [Note 1] Exec Shield, [Note 1] PaX [Note 1] Chroot, namespace and cgroups, [Note 2] Linux-VServer, [Note 1] OpenVZ [Note 1] KVM: IPFilter, Iptables: grsecurity ...

6. List of operating systems - Wikipedia

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   Embedded operating systems A/ROSE; iPod software (unnamed embedded OS for iPod) ... Tizen is an operating system based on the Linux kernel, a project within the Linux ...

7. Operating system - Wikipedia

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   An operating system (OS) is system software that manages computer hardware and software resources, and provides common services for computer programs. Time-sharing operating systems schedule tasks for efficient use of the system and may also include accounting software for cost allocation of processor time , mass storage , peripherals, and ...