# GNU/Linux? 

**Published by:** [ibnthami](https://paragraph.com/@ibnthami/)
**Published on:** 2023-04-04
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What does GNU mean in Linux?GNU's Not Unix The name “GNU” is a recursive acronym for “GNU's Not Unix.” “GNU” is pronounced g'noo, as one syllable, like saying “grew” but replacing the r with n. The program in a Unix-like system that allocates machine resources and talks to the hardware is called the “kernel.” GNU is typically used with a kernel called Linux.

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