Linux is the kernel.
Linux kernel was created in 1991.
No, it is unix-based but Linux is a kernel not an operating system.Ubuntu,Linux Mint,Debian,and puppy Linux,ect. are OS's that use the Linux kernel.
These are separate and unrelated tasks. To check the version of the running kernel in Linux, use the command uname -r. To upgrade the kernel, either use your distro's package manager (if any) to update the system, or download and compile the Linux kernel source.
OS/distribution dependent, for debian: apt-get install linux-kernel-headersOr you can download the whole kernel-source, which contains the headers as well.
To the typical user, the answer is yes. The kernel would simply be included with the standard application. The kernel in used in many applications and is not a specific download for the typical user.
No. "Kernel programming" is the writing of code that runs in kernel mode. It is not specific to Linux. "Linux programming" usually refers to any programming done in/for the Linux environment, and is not necessarily specific to the kernel.
Linux is the kernel. As of 8-10-12 the latest stable Linux kernel is 3.5.1.
The 2.4 version of the Linux kernel was released in 2001.
The Linux operating system is a cloned version of Unix. The most up to date Linux Kernel available to download is 2.6.10. The Android mobile platform is based around the Linux platform which oringinally was not meant to be portable.
Linux Kernel Developers Summit was created in 2001.
All versions of the Linux kernel are "full featured." The latest stable version of the Linux kernel as of May 17, 2011 is 2.6.38.6.