The Linux kernel, and the GNU utilities and libraries which accompany it in most distributions, are entirely free and open source. You can download and install GNU/Linux distributions without purchase.

Is Linux OS free?

Linux is a free, open source operating system, released under the GNU General Public License (GPL). Anyone can run, study, modify, and redistribute the source code, or even sell copies of their modified code, as long as they do so under the same license.

Is Linux cheaper than Windows?

Although Linux is often considered inexpensive and Windows costly. A number of factors can alter the equation not the least of which is the advent of cloud computing. Perhaps no organization has done more to spur Linux adoption than Amazon’s AWS, which relies on Linux to deliver its cloud services.