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  2. Tux (mascot) - Wikipedia

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    Tux is a penguin character and the official brand character of the Linux kernel. [1] Originally created as an entry to a Linux logo competition, Tux is the most commonly used icon for Linux, although different Linux distributions depict Tux in various styles.

  3. List of computing mascots - Wikipedia

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    LG’s webOS operating system: A brown bean shaped bird [7] Blinky: FreeDOS, a free and open-source DOS implementation for IBM PC compatible computers. A cartoon fish [8] Beastie, the BSD Daemon: BSD, a free and open-source Unix operating system derivative that also has many derivations out of itself. A cartoon demon [9] The Bot/Bugdroid [a]

  4. Gentoo Linux - Wikipedia

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    The gentoo penguin is thought to be the fastest underwater-swimming penguin. The name Gentoo Linux is a reference both to the omnibus Linux mascot— a penguin called Tux— and the project's aim to produce a high-performance operating system. [26]: 383 Unofficial mascots include Larry The Cow [5] and Znurt the Flying Saucer. [95]

  5. Gentoo penguin - Wikipedia

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    The Linux distribution Gentoo Linux is named after the gentoo penguin. This is a nod to the fact that the penguin is the fastest swimming penguin, as Gentoo Linux aims to be a high-performance operating system. [32]: 383 The mascot for Linux in general is a penguin.

  6. Gentoo - Wikipedia

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    Gentoo penguin, a species of bird. Gentoo Linux, a computer operating system distribution named after the penguin. Gentoo (file manager), a free file manager for Linux and other Unix-like systems. Gentoo (term), an alternative, archaic name of the Telugu language, or a historical, archaic term for Hindus.

  7. Linux - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 20 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 ...

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  9. History of Linux - Wikipedia

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    Linus Torvalds in 2002. In 1991, while studying computer science at University of Helsinki, Linus Torvalds began a project that later became the Linux kernel.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.