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Richard Stallman creates the GNU project.
Richard Stallman creates the GNU project with the goal of creating a free operating system -
Richard Stallman writes the first version of the GNU GPL license.
Two years later, 1985, he created the Free Software Foundation (FSF) and developed the GNU General Public License (GNU GPL), to have a legal framework that would allow the software to be freely disseminated. In this way the GNU software was developed very quickly, and by many people. -
Linus Torvalds announces LINUX
The Linux kernel is publicly announced on August 25 by then-21-year-old Finnish student Linus Benedict Torvalds. On October 5, 1991, Linus announced the first "Official" version of Linux, - version 0.02. With this version Linus was able to run Bash (GNU Bourne Again Shell) and gcc (GNU C Compiler) -
Kernel 0.12
Kernel 0.12 was released as GNU, and adopted by the free community, which already had everything complete to build a fully configurable operating system -
Slackware Linux
The first official version of Slackware, 1.00, was released by Patrick Volkerding, founder and developer leader. It was based on the SLS Linux distribution and shipped on 3½ floppy disks and images that were available on anonymous FTP servers. Slackware is the oldest distribution among those that are still actively maintained. -
Debian
The kernel is adapted to the GNU environment, which creates a huge spectrum of application types for the new operating system created from the union of the GNU project software, various free software programs, and the Linux kernel. In this year, the Wine project also begins its development and the oldest currently active distribution, Slackware, is released for the first time. Later in the same year, the Debian Project is established. Today this is the largest community of a distribution. -
Red Hat
Red Hat Linux was the first Linux distribution to use the RPM Package Manager and has been the foundation for distributions such as Mandriva, Fedora, and Tizen. It also offers open source software products, support, training for the business community. -
Version 1.2.0 y 2.0
March 6, 1995 version 1.2.0 with 909 files
the next stable branch of Linux appears, the 1.2 series. Later, Linux is ported to the DEC and SUN SPARC computing platforms. During the following years it is transported to an increasing number of platforms.
Version 2.0 of the Linux kernel is released. This can now serve multiple processors at the same time, making it a serious alternative for many companies. -
Tux penguin as a pet
Torvalds decidió adoptar al pingüino Tux como mascota para Linux. -
Linux Kernel 2.2
Linux kernel 2.2 series comes out in January with improved networking code and SMP support.
At the same time, a group of developers begins work on the GNOME graphical environment, which will compete with KDE for ease of use and user efficiency. During that year IBM announced an extensive project for Linux support. -
Kernel 2.6
At the end of the year, the 2.6 series of the Linux kernel is released, after which Linus Torvalds goes to work for the OSDL. Linux is used more extensively on embedded systems. Major IT companies like IBM, Compaq and Oracle announce support for Linux. In addition, a group of programmers began to develop the KDE graphical user interface, the first of its kind for Linux, with the aim of providing user-friendliness. -
LINUX 1999
A group of developers begins work on the GNOME graphical environment, which will compete with KDE for ease of use and user efficiency. During that year IBM announced an extensive project for Linux support. -
KNOPPIX
KNOPPIX is a Debian-based distribution designed to run from CD, DVD or flash disk developed by Klaus Knopper. Some examples of using KNOPPIX are software demos or rescue systems, but KNOPPIX can also be permanently installed. Currently there are several tools to create bootable versions of distributions allowing you to test and test hardware before installing the distribution. -
Arch Linux
Inspired by CRUX, another minimalist distribution, Judd Vinet created Arch Linux in March 2002. Arch Linux uses a rolling release model, such that a regular operating system update is all that is needed to get the latest version of the software. . -
FEDORA
The Fedora Project was created in late 2003 when Red Hat Linux was discontinued. Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) would continue to be the officially supported Linux distribution by Red Hat, while Fedora would be a community project. The RHEL release branch derives from the Fedora releases. -
UBUNTU
Ubuntu is a fork of the Debian project codebase. The initial goal was to make Debian a more user-friendly and understandable distribution for end users, by fixing various bugs in Debian and making some tasks such as program management easier. The first version of Ubuntu (Warty Warthog) was released on October 20, 2004. Due to the variability of desktop environments, the community created Kubuntu, Xubuntu, and other variants of Ubuntu. -
LINUX MINT
It is a very modern OS; its development began practically by pure experiment. Clement Lefebvre, creator and current head of the Linux MINT team, maintained the website as a Linux news portal. This started when he wanted to see if he was able to take those improvements he was talking about, to develop them on an Ubuntu Live CD. These ideas were taken into account, and when version 2.2 came out, Bianca, Linux Mint had taken real shape with the ambition to compete with other operating systems. -
BLAG
This distribution is based on Fedora, and two different versions are available. BLAG90001, the latest distribution is specifically based on Fedora 9 and was released in July 2008.
For its part, BLAG14000 is based on Fedora 14, which guarantees us much more modern components, and the LiveCD is also available for download. -
CHAKRA
The goal of Chakra Project was to have a desktop operating system that is easy to use but still maintains all the features, clarity, power and accountability of Arch Linux, based on the KISS principle.
On August 30, 2010, the Chakra Project team released its first standalone version, called Chakra GNU / Linux 0.2. It was nothing more than a pre-configured Arch Linux live CD. -
Puppy LINUX
At the end of 2011 and beginning of 2012, Barry Kauler implemented a system of language packs compatible with the new official versions and their derivatives.1 Puppy Linux also allows it to be installed on the file system of any GNU / Linux or Windows operating system without the need for to partition. -
Elementary OS
The first stable version of eOS was Jupiter. It was released on March 31, 2011, based on Ubuntu 10.10. As of October 18, 2012 it is no longer supported and has been removed from the elementary OS website.2 Currently the version available for download is the final version of eOS, Luna, which took two years to complete and was released on August 11, 2013. -
Dragora
It is a GNU / Linux distribution focused on freedom, stability and security. Dragora is one of the distributions recommended by the Free Software Foundation, 6 since it is 100% free software. It is compiled for the i486 (32-bit) and x86_64 (64-bit) architectures, which gives it a great adaptation between processors, thus ensuring the correct operation in different architectures. -
KALI LINUX
Kali Linux is the upgraded and revamped version of the BackTrack distro, created by Offensive Security. The distro is based on Debian, while Backtrack turned to Ubuntu for the creation of its programming.
Its main objective is to make available to the user, the best tools to work the audit on the internet and to have a powerful computer security system against the dangers that may exist. -
Kernel 3.19
This release adds support for Btrfs cleanup and rapid replacement of devices with RAID 5 and 6, support for Intel Memory Protection Extensions that help stop buffer overflows, support for AMD HSA architecture, support for Altera Nios II CPU Architecture, infrastructure network support for switching routing and offloading, device tree overlays that help support expansion buses found on consumer development boards such as Beaglebone or Raspberry Pi, support for punching and pre-mapping in NFSv4.2 -
Pop!_OS
Pop! _OS is a free and open source Linux distribution, based on Ubuntu, featuring a custom GNOME desktop. The distribution is developed by the American computer manufacturer Linux System76. Pop! _OS is primarily built to integrate with computers created by System76, but it can also be downloaded and installed on most computers. The first version of Pop! _OS was 17.10, based on Ubuntu 17.10 created in 2017 -
Kernel 5.05
This new energy efficiency scheduling feature enables the task scheduler to make decisions that will reduce power consumption on asymmetric SMP platforms, such as initial triggering of tasks to the most energy efficient processors. Provides better power management for phones using ARM's big.LITTLE processors. An improvement was made to the management of Linux file system encryption. This new version added support for Adiantum, an encryption system different from the AES algorithm. -
Kernel 5.8 (Actually)
New: changes in memory management to improve the behavior of systems in beating situations; notifications created in standard conduits that splice kernel messages into open conduits in user space; kernel concurrency sanitizer (finds data execution errors), Shadow Call Stack support and branch identification in ARM64; support for hardware encryption online; new CAP_BPF and CAP_PERFMON capabilities for BPF and performance monitoring programs; and IPv6 MPLS support
