Sep 17, 2025 · Free GNU/Linux distributions This page lists the GNU/Linux distributions that are entirely free as in freedom. Non-GNU-based free system distributions are listed separately.

Oct 24, 2021 · GNU [1] was launched by Richard Stallman (rms) in 1983, as an operating system which would be put together by people working together for the freedom of all software users …

Nov 15, 2025 · The development of GNU made it possible to use a computer without software that would trample your freedom. We recommend installable versions of GNU (more precisely, …

Oct 27, 2025 · When people see that we use and recommend the name GNU/Linux for a system that many others call just “Linux,” they ask many questions. Here are common questions, and …

Download distributions If you're looking for a whole system to install, see our list of GNU/Linux distributions which are entirely free software.

Oct 27, 2025 · The GNU Project supports GNU/Linux systems as well as the GNU system. The FSF funded the rewriting of the Linux-related extensions to the GNU C library, so that now …

Oct 27, 2025 · Combining Linux with the almost-complete GNU system resulted in a complete operating system: the GNU/Linux system. Estimates are that tens of millions of people now …

Millones de personas usan GNU/Linux, aunque muchos lo llaman erróneamente «Linux». El desarrollo del kernel propio de GNU, el GNU Hurd, se inició en 1990 (antes de que …

Linux se utiliza normalmente en combinación con el sistema operativo GNU: el sistema completo es básicamente GNU al que se le ha añadido Linux, es decir, GNU/Linux. Todas las …

This combination is the GNU/Linux operating system. GNU/Linux is used by millions, though many call it “Linux” by mistake. GNU's own kernel, the GNU Hurd, was started in 1990 (before …