There is none. Not everyone agrees on what to call most Linux systems, but "GNU/Linux" tends to generate more controversy than saying just "Linux."

The accronym "GNU" stands for Gnu Is not Unix.

Technically speaking, it's "GNU/Linux" because Linux is the kernel, not the whole thing, we just shorten it to Linux (I do this myself, but I do know that Linux is just the kernel).

It is made up of the Linux kernel and several GNU programs (try typing a basic command into a terminal with --help, chances are you could easily find one that says GNU somewhere at the bottom).

GNU/Linux? Plenty. Debian, Ubuntu, Arch Linux, Gentoo, Slackware, Fedora, and many more.

Non-GNU Linux? Android.

Linux is just the kernel.

If you combine utilities that were made as a result of the GNU project with the linux kernel, you get GNU Linux, which is considered as a complete operating system

Some people refers to Linux-based systems as "GNU/Linux" if they use software written fr the GNU operating system.

Richard Stallman intended GNU to be a full-fledged operating system, but without a kernel, he couldn't do it. At least until he discovered Linus Torvalds' Linux kernel, thus the GNU/Linux (or GNU+Linux) operating system was born.

As far as open-source projects are involved, both are open-source projects. And you don't have to only use the Linux kernel with GNU, as there's the GNU/Hurd project, and then the ever-popular Android (runs on a modified Linux kernel, the remaining are developed by Google)

Its dumb

Actually, there is no "Linux environment" since Linux is only the name of the kernel written by Linus Torvalds. GNU is the rest of the operating system. So what most people commonly call "Linux" is really GNU+Linux. Then the various distributions add their own code and changes.

The GNU+Linux combination has been completed since 1991. GNU started working on their own kernel called GNU Hurd in 1990. However, it was a more difficult project than anticipated, and the Linux kernel was completed in 1991. It would take another 10 years to complete Hurd, so they used the Linux kernel to make the GNU project usable much sooner. Now Hurd is mostly finished. They continued with Hurd despite the existence of Linux since they put in so much work and there was no reason to waste their effort.

First of all, it's GNU/Linux not just Linux(which is the name of the kernel). Second, most versions of GNU/Linux are free. Lastly, the most popular version is Ubuntu.

The GNU project develops programs and utilities for an as yet rudimentary operating system known as "GNU." Since the programs are open-source, they have been adapted to work using the Linux kernel as well. Other than using its programs, there is no direct relationship.

A server that runs an operating system based on the Linux kernel.

gcc is the most common C-compiler for GNU/Linux platform.

The GNU C Compiler (GCC).

GCC is already for the most part preinstalled in many, if not all, GNU/Linux distributions.

bash (Bourne Again Shell) is the default shell in most Linux distributions. It was created as part of the GNU project.

Linxu is just the kernel, but I know what you mean, the most popular GNU/Linux distribution is Ubuntu

GNU is a Free Software project which is essential to the Linux operating system. It is a project that provides and distributes a lot of the software which is essential to making a fully-functional operating system distribution based upon the Linux kernel. For example, the Linux tools/commands that allow you to enter and run commands, copy files from one directory to another, compress and uncompress files, search for strings within text files, and mount and unmount filesystems are all GNU-provided tools. In short, GNU is a project which provides a major portion of the base Linux operating system - besides Linux itself which is the kernel and is provided by a separate project. It does not however provide the entire rest of the operating system; primarily just the type of basic tools mentioned above (although a very lot of them). Some GNU software has also been ported to run on other operating systems also. Some people refer to the Linux operating system as GNU/Linux to reflect the major contribution which GNU provides to that operating system.

GNU/Linux(same thing)

There's:

Red hat, Ubuntu, LFS(Linux from scratch) and many others

MS Windows, MAC OSX, and GNU/Linux.

Kindle Fire HDs use a customized version of Android, which is a mobile operating system running on the Linux kernel with a non-GNU userland.

Linux is a kernel. It does not provide any other features of an operating system (such as an interface or programs). Linux is roughly the equivalent of ntoskrnl.exe in Windows 2000/XP/Vista. Complete operating systems containing the Linux kernel are usually referred to as "Linux distros."

It can advertise free software like GNU/linux, Mozilla, OpenOffice.

There is no the file manager. Different environments have different file managers available.

Linux is a modern operating system kernel used by GNU/Linux systems like Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Debian, OpenSuSe, Fedora and many other.

Linux is mainly used for servers and embedded systems, but is gaining popularity in desktop system market.

Linus Torvalds wanted a Unix operating system for his new 80386 PC. Almost all versions of Unix cost several thousand dollars, and only a couple could really use the features of the 80386 processor. So he decided to write his own.

Fedora and openSUSE are the open-community spin-offs of privately managed and developed for-profit GNU/Linux distributions, Red Hat Enterprise Linux and SUSE Enterprise Edition Linux.

There are a range of versions of Linux - part of it's appeal is that it can be used for a wide range of computers, from phones to supercomputers.

Linux is based on the Unix operating system; both can offer real time, multitasking, multiuser, lightweight and flexible systems - although not necessarily all of these at the same time.

Microsoft Windows

Apple Macintosh OSx

GNU/Linux

Unix

GNU/Linux, and the BSD descendants follow design and operation principles largely similar to UNIX.

The naming conventions required by Windows are unnecessary in Linux. While one can files an "extension", such as ".txt", they are unnecessary for selecting the proper application to open a file (they may still be needed internally by some programs like web servers, but this is not a limitation of Linux itself).

yes the utilities comes from OS An operating system is the set of basic programs and utilities that make your computer run. Debian uses the Linux kernel (the core of an operating system), but most of the basic OS tools come from the GNU project; hence the name GNU/Linux.

I don't believe so although GIMP is a free image editor GNU Image Manipulation Program, most linux various are distros or distribution

Windows XP/7 is most commonly used.

Linux Mint is good example of free GNU/Linux based OS.

Mac OS X is only used on Apple computers.

Windows XP and 7 are two most commonly used, but (arguably, depending on many factors) GNU/Linux based systems are considered more robust, reliable, faster and secure.

Only one thing, the naming controversy between the Germans and the Soviets in 1976.

The Linux kernel is the central component of the GNU/Linux operating system. The kernel is the lowest level of interaction between the hardware and the operating system. Individual applications are at a higher level. The kernel along with supporting applications make up the operating system.

Ubuntu is a community effort and does not have a single maker. It is a distribution that is an off-branch from Linux. Google for "Ubuntu" and "Linux" for more information.

Red Hat, Inc. is a company that rebrands, supports and distributes the GNU Linux operating system, along with their own enhancements. One of their product lines is called Red Hat Enterprise Linux.

1. Apple with his OS X

2. Ubuntu GNU/Linux distribution

3. None so far

The Hacker Culture.

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== == There is no Linux 9 yet. In fact, there is no Linux 3 yet. Linux is still at major version 2.

If you meant to ask about the differencences between R-HEL 4 an R-HEL 9, please ask the question again.

What most people commonly refer to as "Linux" is actually the kernel or operating system for GNU/Linux. The operating system by itself provides amongst other things a (software) platform for programs to execute on. The reason for the "GNU" prefix relates the the utilities that form part of the user's view of the operating system. These utilites allow the creation of directories, the editing of files, deleting files, etc. These utilities are not distributed in a bundled form with the Linux kernel. The Linux kernel itself is distributed under a special license known as the GNU Public Licence (GPL) which allows people to distribute is legally, and to obtain it freely. Freely here does not refer to price, however. Many software vendors have started creating tools and bundled packages which include the Linux kernel. These vendors, such as Red Hat, or Mandrake, or SuSe, will then give their particular release a version number, such as Red Hat Linux 4, or Mandrake Linux 10.1. The difference mainly includes updated utilities, and an updated (newer) version of the Kernel itself. It is important to realise, however, that there is really no such thing as Linux 4, or Linux 9. One may see something along the Lines of Linux 2.4.26 or Linux 2.6, which is referring to the version or release of the Linux Kernel.

GNU/Linux is a 'Unix-like' operating system because it was based on Unix, and is similar in many ways.

Examples of public domain software include the GNU/Linux software, which forms a part of many PC operating systems.

History Of Linux

The Linux kernel has been marked by constant growth throughout its history. Since the initial release of its source code in 1991, it has grown from a small number of C files under a license prohibiting commercial distribution to its state in 2007 of about 290 megabytes of source under the GNU General Public License

In 1991, in Helsinki, Linus Torvalds began a project that later became the Linux kernel. It was initially a terminal emulator, which Torvalds used to access the large UNIX servers of the university. 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. Development was done on Minix using the GNU C compiler, which is still the main choice for compiling Linux today (although the code can be built with other compilers, such as the Intel C Compiler).

As Torvalds wrote in his book Just for Fun, he eventually realized that he had written an operating system kernel. On 25 August 1991, he announced this system in a Usenet posting to the newsgroup "comp.os.minix.":

(ftp.funet.fi) of the Helsinki University of Technology (HUT) in September 1991. Ari Lemmke, Torvald's coworker at the HUT who was responsible for the servers at the time, did not feel Freax was a good name. Consequently, he dubbed the project "Linux" without consulting Torvalds. Later, however, Torvalds consented to "Linux": "After many arguments, he finally admitted that Linux was simply the better name. In the source code of version 0.01 of Linux, the name 'Freax' was still used in the makefile. Only later was the name Linux used. Thus the name actually not planned at all became generally accepted world-wide."

Torvalds first published the Linux kernel-then exclusively known as Linux-under its own licence, which was, essentially, a shared source licence with a restriction on commercial activity. With code from the GNU system freely available, it seemed advantageous if this could be used with the Linux kernel. In 1992, he suggested to switch to the GNU General Public License. He first announced this change in the release notes of version 0.12. In the middle of December 1992 he published version 0.99 using the GNU GPL.

Linux and GNU developers worked to integrate GNU components with Linux to make a fully functional and free operating system.

Torvalds has stated, "making Linux GPL'd was definitely the best thing I ever did".

GNU is an abbreviation of "GNU's Not Unix"

GNU is a Unix-like computer operating system developed by the GNU Project. GNU is a recursive acronym for "GNU's NOT UNIX".

Probably not. But how much wood could a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood.

The plural form of gnu is also gnu.

The plural of gnu is gnu or gnus, both are acceptable.