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Tux
official mascot of the Linux kernel / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For men's formal wear, see tuxedo.
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.
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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.