Richard Stallman intended GNU to be a full-fledged operating system, but without a kernel, he couldn't do it. At least until he discovered Linus Torvalds' Linux kernel, thus the GNU/Linux (or GNU+Linux) operating system was born.

As far as open-source projects are involved, both are open-source projects. And you don't have to only use the Linux kernel with GNU, as there's the GNU/Hurd project, and then the ever-popular Android (runs on a modified Linux kernel, the remaining are developed by Google)

First of all, it's GNU/Linux not just Linux(which is the name of the kernel). Second, most versions of GNU/Linux are free. Lastly, the most popular version is Ubuntu.

The accronym "GNU" stands for Gnu Is not Unix.

Technically speaking, it's "GNU/Linux" because Linux is the kernel, not the whole thing, we just shorten it to Linux (I do this myself, but I do know that Linux is just the kernel).

It is made up of the Linux kernel and several GNU programs (try typing a basic command into a terminal with --help, chances are you could easily find one that says GNU somewhere at the bottom).

GNU/Linux(same thing)

There's:

Red hat, Ubuntu, LFS(Linux from scratch) and many others

Linux is just the kernel.

If you combine utilities that were made as a result of the GNU project with the linux kernel, you get GNU Linux, which is considered as a complete operating system

GNU/Linux? Plenty. Debian, Ubuntu, Arch Linux, Gentoo, Slackware, Fedora, and many more.

Non-GNU Linux? Android.

Some people refers to Linux-based systems as "GNU/Linux" if they use software written fr the GNU operating system.

The GNU project develops programs and utilities for an as yet rudimentary operating system known as "GNU." Since the programs are open-source, they have been adapted to work using the Linux kernel as well. Other than using its programs, there is no direct relationship.

Its dumb

Actually, there is no "Linux environment" since Linux is only the name of the kernel written by Linus Torvalds. GNU is the rest of the operating system. So what most people commonly call "Linux" is really GNU+Linux. Then the various distributions add their own code and changes.

The GNU+Linux combination has been completed since 1991. GNU started working on their own kernel called GNU Hurd in 1990. However, it was a more difficult project than anticipated, and the Linux kernel was completed in 1991. It would take another 10 years to complete Hurd, so they used the Linux kernel to make the GNU project usable much sooner. Now Hurd is mostly finished. They continued with Hurd despite the existence of Linux since they put in so much work and there was no reason to waste their effort.

A server that runs an operating system based on the Linux kernel.

gcc is the most common C-compiler for GNU/Linux platform.

The GNU C Compiler (GCC).

Yes, although it is the most famous one. Linux as a product is simply an operating system kernel, upon which many other tools and programs run. On a GNU/Linux system (as opposed to Android), every individual tool is a seperate open-source product with an unrelated group of people doing the development.

Linus Torvalds wanted a Unix operating system for his new 80386 PC. Almost all versions of Unix cost several thousand dollars, and only a couple could really use the features of the 80386 processor. So he decided to write his own.

bash (Bourne Again Shell) is the default shell in most Linux distributions. It was created as part of the GNU project.

Linxu is just the kernel, but I know what you mean, the most popular GNU/Linux distribution is Ubuntu

GCC is already for the most part preinstalled in many, if not all, GNU/Linux distributions.

There is none. Not everyone agrees on what to call most Linux systems, but "GNU/Linux" tends to generate more controversy than saying just "Linux."

GNU is a Free Software project which is essential to the Linux operating system. It is a project that provides and distributes a lot of the software which is essential to making a fully-functional operating system distribution based upon the Linux kernel. For example, the Linux tools/commands that allow you to enter and run commands, copy files from one directory to another, compress and uncompress files, search for strings within text files, and mount and unmount filesystems are all GNU-provided tools. In short, GNU is a project which provides a major portion of the base Linux operating system - besides Linux itself which is the kernel and is provided by a separate project. It does not however provide the entire rest of the operating system; primarily just the type of basic tools mentioned above (although a very lot of them). Some GNU software has also been ported to run on other operating systems also. Some people refer to the Linux operating system as GNU/Linux to reflect the major contribution which GNU provides to that operating system.

The GNU Make project creates Linux and Unix software by compiling code automatically that the user has written. When the user writes a program, they may use GNU Make to create a "makefile", and this essentially allows Make to build and install the program from that data. GNU Make is not limited to any particular language. Basically, GNU Make is a tool that controls the generation of executable files (an executable file is a file that causes a computer to perform tasks according to encoded instructions) and other non-source files for a program from the program's source files.

There are a range of versions of Linux - part of it's appeal is that it can be used for a wide range of computers, from phones to supercomputers.

Linux is based on the Unix operating system; both can offer real time, multitasking, multiuser, lightweight and flexible systems - although not necessarily all of these at the same time.

MS Windows, MAC OSX, and GNU/Linux.

Kindle Fire HDs use a customized version of Android, which is a mobile operating system running on the Linux kernel with a non-GNU userland.

Linux is a kernel. It does not provide any other features of an operating system (such as an interface or programs). Linux is roughly the equivalent of ntoskrnl.exe in Windows 2000/XP/Vista. Complete operating systems containing the Linux kernel are usually referred to as "Linux distros."

History Of Linux

The 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 its state in 2007 of about 290 megabytes of source under the GNU General Public License

In 1991, in Helsinki, Linus Torvalds began a project that later became the Linux kernel. It was initially a terminal emulator, which Torvalds used to access the large UNIX servers of the university. He wrote the program specifically for the hardware he was using and independent of an operating system because he wanted to use the functions of his new PC with an 80386 processor. Development was done on Minix using the GNU C compiler, which is still the main choice for compiling Linux today (although the code can be built with other compilers, such as the Intel C Compiler).

As Torvalds wrote in his book Just for Fun, he eventually realized that he had written an operating system kernel. On 25 August 1991, he announced this system in a Usenet posting to the newsgroup "comp.os.minix.":

(ftp.funet.fi) of the Helsinki University of Technology (HUT) in September 1991. Ari Lemmke, Torvald's coworker at the HUT who was responsible for the servers at the time, did not feel Freax was a good name. Consequently, he dubbed the project "Linux" without consulting Torvalds. Later, however, Torvalds consented to "Linux": "After many arguments, he finally admitted that Linux was simply the better name. In the source code of version 0.01 of Linux, the name 'Freax' was still used in the makefile. Only later was the name Linux used. Thus the name actually not planned at all became generally accepted world-wide."

Torvalds first published the Linux kernel-then exclusively known as Linux-under its own licence, which was, essentially, a shared source licence with a restriction on commercial activity. With code from the GNU system freely available, it seemed advantageous if this could be used with the Linux kernel. In 1992, he suggested to switch to the GNU General Public License. He first announced this change in the release notes of version 0.12. In the middle of December 1992 he published version 0.99 using the GNU GPL.

Linux and GNU developers worked to integrate GNU components with Linux to make a fully functional and free operating system.

Torvalds has stated, "making Linux GPL'd was definitely the best thing I ever did".

The source code for the Linux kernel is hosted at kernel.org.

It can advertise free software like GNU/linux, Mozilla, OpenOffice.

There is no the file manager. Different environments have different file managers available.

The GNU Project.

Linux is a modern operating system kernel used by GNU/Linux systems like Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Debian, OpenSuSe, Fedora and many other.

Linux is mainly used for servers and embedded systems, but is gaining popularity in desktop system market.

One there is the ever popular GNU/Linux, which can be obtained through many distros such as Ubuntu or Fedora. Also there is the BSD family consisting of OpenBSD and FreeBSD. Additionally there is Haiku which is an open source continuation of BeOS.

Unlike Microsoft Windows, you don't need a license to download, use, copy or give away Linux or the many distributions associated with it. Linux is actually the kernel (the heart) from which many distributions of open source operating systems radiate outwards. Ubuntu, Linux Mint, are just two of many popular operating systems that are entirely free.

Linux is open source, not shareware or proprietary.

There are commercial Linux distributions.

Fedora and openSUSE are the open-community spin-offs of privately managed and developed for-profit GNU/Linux distributions, Red Hat Enterprise Linux and SUSE Enterprise Edition Linux.

GCC is the GNU Compiler Collection (Originally GNU C Compiler) See the related link.

It is a collection of "compiler software", that is used to convert human readable source code into binary programs the computer can actually understand and run. it supports several programming languages like C, C++, Java, FORTRAN, etc.

Distribution is a word usually used to refer to a certain version or "flavor" of UNIX or Linux, and open source is code that is free to modify and recompile, distributed in source code form (and usually precompiled binaries, as well). Most open source software is available free of charge, but not all of it. So an "open source distribution" would be a certain version of UNIX or Linux that is free to modify and recompile, distributed in source code form. All Linux distributions are required to be open source, as they are all under the GNU General Public License, which you may read at the following address: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html

Microsoft Windows

Apple Macintosh OSx

GNU/Linux

Unix

There are many open-source OS distributions (distros) branching out from the Linux Kernel. Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Puppy, to name but three.

GNU/Linux, and the BSD descendants follow design and operation principles largely similar to UNIX.

yes the utilities comes from OS An operating system is the set of basic programs and utilities that make your computer run. Debian uses the Linux kernel (the core of an operating system), but most of the basic OS tools come from the GNU project; hence the name GNU/Linux.

I don't believe so although GIMP is a free image editor GNU Image Manipulation Program, most linux various are distros or distribution

Windows XP/7 is most commonly used.

Linux Mint is good example of free GNU/Linux based OS.

Mac OS X is only used on Apple computers.

Windows XP and 7 are two most commonly used, but (arguably, depending on many factors) GNU/Linux based systems are considered more robust, reliable, faster and secure.

Check out open source sites, such as FreshMeat or SourceForge, or the GNU project.

The Linux kernel is the central component of the GNU/Linux operating system. The kernel is the lowest level of interaction between the hardware and the operating system. Individual applications are at a higher level. The kernel along with supporting applications make up the operating system.

Ubuntu is a community effort and does not have a single maker. It is a distribution that is an off-branch from Linux. Google for "Ubuntu" and "Linux" for more information.

Red Hat, Inc. is a company that rebrands, supports and distributes the GNU Linux operating system, along with their own enhancements. One of their product lines is called Red Hat Enterprise Linux.

"Yes. ""Linux"" is a large umbrella of open-source software under which thousands of programs fall. This includes many security programs."