Not to be confused with Linux kernel version history.
Linux began in 1991 as a personal project by Finnish student Linus Torvalds to create a new free operating system kernel. The resulting Linux kernel has been marked by constant growth throughout its history. Since the initial release of its source code in 1991, it has grown from a small number of C files under a license prohibiting commercial distribution to the 4.15 version in 2018 with more than 23.3 million lines of source code, not counting comments,[1] under the GNU General Public License v2 with a syscall exception meaning anything that uses the kernel via system calls are not subject to the GNU GPL.[2]: 7 [3][4]
^Leemhuis, Thorsten. "Die Neuerungen von Linux 4.15". c't.
^Corbet, Jonathan; Kroah-Hartman, Greg; McPherson, Amanda. "Linux Kernel Development: How Fast it is Going, Who is Doing It, What They are Doing, and Who is Sponsoring the Work". linuxfoundation.org. January 2018. The Linux Foundation. Archived from the original (lf_pub_whowriteslinux2015.pdf) on March 15, 2015. Retrieved March 15, 2015. The kernel has grown steadily since its first release in 1991, when there were only about 10,000 lines of code. At almost 19 million lines (up from 17 million), the kernel is almost two million lines larger than it was at the time of the previous version of this paper.
^Cite error: The named reference linuxlicense was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^Cite error: The named reference torvalds2000-gplv2only was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
Linux began in 1991 as a personal project by Finnish student Linus Torvalds to create a new free operating system kernel. The resulting Linux kernel has...
This article documents the version historyof the Linux kernel. The Linux kernel is a free and open-source, monolithic, Unix-like operating system kernel...
Linux (/ˈlɪnʊks/ LIN-uuks) is a family of open-source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released...
system. Linux users usually obtain their operating system by downloading one of the Linux distributions, which are available for a wide variety of systems...
Fedora Linux is a popular Linux distribution developed by the Fedora Project. Fedora attempts to maintain a six-month release schedule, offering new versions...
The Linux kernel is a free and open-source,: 4 monolithic, modular, multitasking, Unix-like operating system kernel. It was originally written in 1991...
Ubuntu (/ʊˈbʊntuː/ uu-BUUN-too) is a Linux distribution based on Debian and composed mostly of free and open-source software. Ubuntu is officially released...
Linux Mint is a community-driven Linux distribution based on Ubuntu (which is in turn based on Debian), bundled with a variety of free and open-source...
early historyofLinux, Part 2, Re: distribution" (PDF). LinuxUser. Retrieved 16 April 2013. This was followed shortly after by the Softlanding Linux System...
Slackware has been the basis for many other Linux distributions, most notably the first versions of SUSE Linux distributions, and is the oldest distribution...
Enterprise Linux (RHEL) is a commercial open-source Linux distribution developed by Red Hat for the commercial market. Red Hat Enterprise Linux is released...
Red Hat Linux was a widely used commercial open-source Linux distribution created by Red Hat until its discontinuation in 2004. Early releases of Red Hat...
Kali Linux is a Linux distribution designed for digital forensics and penetration testing. It is maintained and funded by Offensive Security. The software...
Linux Magazine is an international magazine for Linux software enthusiasts and professionals. It is published by the former Linux New Media division of...
by ALT Linux Team developers community and ALT Linux Ltd. ALT Linux Team arose from the merger of IPLabs Linux Team and the Linux community of the Institute...
environment. The Linux console was one of the first features of the kernel and was originally written by Linus Torvalds in 1991 (see historyofLinux). There are...
Rocky Linux is a Linux distribution developed by Rocky Enterprise Software Foundation, which is a privately owned benefit corporation that describes itself...
open-source software portal Linux portal Summary of Debian version history Ubuntu version historyLinux Mint version history "Debian 11 "bullseye" released"...
Finnish-American software engineer who is the creator and lead developer of the Linux kernel. He also created the distributed version control system Git. He...
Artix Linux (or simply Artix /ɑːrtɪks/) is a rolling-release Linux distribution partially based on Arch Linux, with a primary goal to provide init and...
Linux-based operating systems can be used for playing video games. Because many games are not natively supported for the Linux kernel, various software...
Linux is a Linux distribution developed by the Fedora Project. It was originally developed in 2003 as a continuation of the Red Hat Enterprise Linux project...
Arch Linux (/ɑːrtʃ/) is an independently developed x86-64 general-purpose Linux distribution that strives to provide the latest stable versions of most...
SUSE Linux (/ˈsuːsə, ˈsuːzə/ SOO-sə, SOO-zə, German: [ˈzuːzə]) is a computer operating system developed by SUSE. It is built on top of the free and open-source...
Calculate Linux is a Linux distribution optimized for fast deployment in an organization environment. It is based on the Gentoo Linux project and includes...
Mandriva Linux (a fusion of the French distribution Mandrake Linux and the Brazilian distribution Conectiva Linux) is a discontinued Linux distribution...
The Linux framebuffer (fbdev) is a linux subsystem used to show graphics on a computer monitor, typically on the system console. It was designed as a...
Puppy Linux is a family of light-weight Linux distributions that focus on ease of use and minimal memory footprint. The entire system can be run from...
Nobara Linux is a Linux distribution developed by Thomas Crider, otherwise more colloquially referred to as "Glorious Eggroll", who is well known for developing...
Global Information