Linux是一类Unix计算机操作系统的统称。Linux操作系统的内核的名字也是“Linux”。Linux操作系统也是自由软件和开放源代码发展中最著名的例子。严格来讲，Linux这个词本身只表示Linux内核，但在实际上人们已经习惯了用Linux来形容整个基于Linux内核，并且使用GNU 工程各种工具和数据库的操作系统。Linux得名于计算机业余爱好者Linus Torvalds。 -Linux is a Unix-computer' s operating system collectively. Linux operating system kernel is also the name of " Linux" . Linux operating system is also free software and open source development, the most famous example. Strictly speaking, Linux is only the word itself, said Linux kernel, but in reality people have been accustomed to using Linux to describe the whole based on the Linux kernel and the GNU project to use a variety of tools and databases operating system. Linux is named in a computer amateur Linus Torvalds.