Linux

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."

by OHSHEETSOFPAPER June 6, 2022

Linux

Absolute coding HELL

Aww crap dude, we got Linux.

by There is no pseudonym now November 26, 2025

busybox/linux

A type of linux.it made with two part : busybox coreutils

and linux. It is most popular type of linux , most of the Wi-Fi router use it .

busybox/linux

by exxxxkc October 15, 2021

Linux

The kernel for almost all OSes. Examples of Linux based OSes are:
Debian
Fedora
Arch
PureOS
DyneBolic
Slax
Slackware
Android
SteamOS
ChromeOS
Ubuntu
Parabola
Puppy
Musix.
It is also used as a short name for GNU/Linux operating systems or other Linux-based systems.
Linux-based systems are used to power all types of computers, not limited to desktops and laptops, since most mobile computers (phones and tablets) run Android, which is Linux-based.
The Linux kernel was written mostly in C, and the source code is available in Linus Torvalds' GitHub profile.
If you want to check the code, you can go to the Linux' GitHub repo: github.com/torvalds/linux
Most programmers ue GNU/Linux

Dennis: I use Linux.
Bob: Cool, are you a programmer?
Dennis: Yes

Carl: What's your favorite OS?
Bill: Linux. You can actually control your system using Linux, way different than Windows.
Carl: Cool! Any installation image download?

Dennis: Why do people think i'm a hacker?
Bob: Because you're a programmer and use Linux.

by turtle-lol February 6, 2025

The Year Of The Linux Desktop

some wank folktale which linux nerds circlejerk to each other about how the day will come where linux is gonna become mainstream and replace windows as the world's most popular desktop OS.

"2025 is gonna be the year of the linux desktop"
"you said the same thing for 2023, 2022, 2003, and 1999"

there will never be the year of linux desktop

by ucrt1234 December 14, 2023

Linux in '96

Linux in '96 - A reference to the usability of the Linux Operating System in a particular year that is used to describe the usability of something else (often other Open Source software). For example, Chris C Kemp has compared the usability of the OpenStack cloud software to Linux in 1996. May be humorously applied to unrelated items with a user experience component.

Dude - doing your mom is like Linux in '96.

by mishko May 7, 2015

Linux

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.

by 56independent August 31, 2021