Tux

Tux is a mascot of the Linux operating system; a cartoon penguin made by Larry Ewing in 1996. Wherever he is seen, it means such a system can work with Linux. He is also a character in some video games made for Linux, like Super Tux.

The name "Tux" comes from James Hughes, who named the Linux mascot that as an shortened form of "Torvalds' UniX," as Linus Torvalds was the creator of the Linux kernel.^[1] Tux is also an abbreviation of tuxedo.

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↑ "Linux-Kernel Archive: Re: Let's name the penguin! (was: Re: Linux 2.0 really _is_ released..)". web.archive.org. 2007-07-01. Archived from the original on 2007-07-01. Retrieved 2022-11-01.

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[1] "Linux-Kernel Archive: Re: Let's name the penguin! (was: Re: Linux 2.0 really _is_ released..)". web.archive.org. 2007-07-01. Archived from the original on 2007-07-01. Retrieved 2022-11-01.

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