1. An operating system kernel originally created by Linus Torvalds. The Linux kernel is often bundled with GNU software, and this combination is known as GNU/Linux.
2. (colloquially) Any of the many desktop and server operating systems built on top of the Linux kernel, commonly bundled with a package manager and handy preloaded software. ChromeOS is commonly excluded, as the system is extremely locked down, unlike the typical desktop Linux distribution.
1. Nobody had written a Linux driver for my fingerprint reader, so I had to take matters into my own hands.
2. "Wait, you use Linux?", I inquired. "Yes," he replied, "I use Arch BTW."
also gnu/linux, there's a difference
the thing that just works but isn't popular because of Microsoft
1: "dude you should totally try out linux"
2 (microsoft shill): "nah windows works completely fine (absolute lie), why should i?"
An OS used by geeks who want to escape proprietary software, and who have the computer power to fix everything that goes wrong by themselves. It is used heavily on servers, probably including the Urban Dictionary one.
I have a linux server in the basement, a linux computer to work on, and a windows computer to shout at.
A dead OS used by people who do hard shit with computers known as "developers"
Gamer1: "I installed Linux today on my e p i c gaming pc"
Gamer2: "that OS is dead no e p i c games are available for that OS lmao"
An operating system kernel that is 2 to 5% of the market share also free esay to use and open source meaning that u can edit the source code. Its also secure
zack: I was using windows 10 but switched to linux cause it was more secure and microsoft wont be keeping spying on me. Im happy i made the switch.
karen: WINDOWS IS BETTER DONT U SAY THAT
a prettyboy handsome probably a boyfriend who likes to make ice cream !!! he can fall asleep anywhere. definitely has curly hair and a skincare routine. cares a lot about very few people. more intro athletics than music. he goes with the flowww and things always seem to work out.
Linux ate the rest of my lemon sorbet icecream !!!!!
A free computer operating system made by Linus torvald with unix. However its thought of more as a set of ideas about how software should made rather then an operating system.
A:"bro is that windows?" B:"hhahaha no basic computer user I use linux