Linux® Kernel

The Linux kernel is an operating system kernel used by the Linux family of

UNIX-like operating systems. Linux is the market leader in Open Source operating systems

 

Carbon Mountain uses the Linux kernel to power its KaOS and vKaOS platforms. The Linux kernel offers a state of the art operating system kernel that is highly configurable and supports a wide range of computer hardware platforms. The Linux kernel was created by Linus Torvalds, and has had many developers from around the world contributing to it. The Linux kernel was first developed in 1991 and is widely used in computer devices from mobile devices, wireless access points to servers and embedded network devices. Linux powers devices from a wide variety of companies including IBM, Cisco, Nortel, F5 Networks, Aruba Networks and many more.  

Linux is a core component in KaOS and vKaOS.  

Linux can be downloaded from http://www.kernel.org.  

Linux is licensed under the GNU General Public License v2.