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[[GNU]] is a computer [[operating system]] composed entirely of [[free, open-source software]]. When combined with the [[Linux kernel]] instead of the official [[GNU Hurd]] kernel, it is officially known as "GNU/Linux"<ref name=gnu /> but in practice almost always referred to as [[Linux]].
 
[[GNU]] is a computer [[operating system]] composed entirely of [[free, open-source software]]. When combined with the [[Linux kernel]] instead of the official [[GNU Hurd]] kernel, it is officially known as "GNU/Linux"<ref name=gnu /> but in practice almost always referred to as [[Linux]].
 
==Components==
 
==Components==
''a very incomplete list''
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''a very incomplete list (see also [[Linux/commands]])''
 
* {{l/gnu|screen}}
 
* {{l/gnu|screen}}
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==Outlinks==
 
==Outlinks==
 
===Official===
 
===Official===

Revision as of 01:07, 16 February 2016

About

GNU is a computer operating system composed entirely of free, open-source software. When combined with the Linux kernel instead of the official GNU Hurd kernel, it is officially known as "GNU/Linux"[1] but in practice almost always referred to as Linux.

Components

a very incomplete list (see also Linux/commands)

Outlinks

Official

Reference

Footnotes

  1. Linux and the GNU System: Richard Stallman, gnu.org