Linux

Linux is an Open Source operating kernel, that was developed in 1991 by Linux Torvalds for the x86 architecture and has since been continuously developed by a large number of kernel developers. Linux is also colloquially referred to as Linux distributions. These are a collection of the Linux kernel with various tools (shell, compiler, etc.).

Linux Kernel

The following articles show information on the individual Linux kernel:

• Linux longterm kernel versions
• Linux Kernel Versions

Linux distributions

Popular Linux distributions in the server environment are:

• Debian GNU/Linux
• Ubuntu
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES)

More information

• Linux (de.wikipedia.org)
• Linux (Kernel) (de.wikipedia.org)

Author: Werner Fischer Werner Fischer, working in the Knowledge Transfer team at Thomas-Krenn, completed his studies of Computer and Media Security at FH Hagenberg in Austria. He is a regular speaker at many conferences like LinuxTag, OSMC, OSDC, LinuxCon, and author for various IT magazines. In his spare time he enjoys playing the piano and training for a good result at the annual Linz marathon relay.

Translator: Alina Ranzinger Alina has been working at Thomas-Krenn.AG since 2024. After her training as multilingual business assistant, she got her job as assistant of the Product Management and is responsible for the translation of texts and for the organisation of the department.