Linux

Linux - UNIX kernel often used with the GNU system

The Linux kernel is a central component of the free operating system originally conceived as a clone of the Unix operating system and which is properly named "GNU/Linux," but which is often called "Linux" after the kernel alone.

Obtaining

Web page	http://www.kernel.org/
Source tarball	http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/patch-2.6.6.bz2
Source information	http://www.kernel.org/

Version 2.6.6 (stable) released on 2004-05-11

Licensed under The GNU General Public License, Version 2 or later.

This is not a GNU package.

Documentation

User FAQ available in HTML format from http://www.tldp.org/FAQ/Linux-FAQ

Support contacts

Help List	<linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org> body: subscribe linux-kernel your@email.address
Developer List	<linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org> body: subscribe linux-kernel your@email.address
Bug Database	http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/docs/lkml/reporting-bugs.html

Project contacts

Maintainers	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@transmeta.com>
Developers	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@transmeta.com> Alan Cox
Contributors	See for a complete list of contributors

Related information

Interfaces	command line
Source languages	C
Use requirements	util-linux 2.10o
Build prerequisites	gcc 2.95.3 or later, Gnu make 3.77, binutils 2.9.1.0.25
Related programs	Modutils, e2fsprogs

Entry information

License verified by	Janet Casey <jcasey@gnu.org> on 2001-07-28
Entry compiled by	Janet Casey <jcasey@gnu.org>

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