What Language Is Linux Based on?

What Language Is Linux Based on?
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Linux. Linux is also written mostly in C, with some parts in assembly. About 97 percent of the world’s 500 most powerful supercomputers run the Linux kernel. It is also used in many personal computers.

What is the language of Linux?

Linux/Языки программирования

Is Linux based on Unix?

Design. … A Linux-based system is a modular Unix-like operating system, deriving much of its basic design from principles established in Unix during the 1970s and 1980s. Such a system uses a monolithic kernel, the Linux kernel, which handles process control, networking, access to the peripherals, and file systems.

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