Tux
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Summary
Tux is a mascot character[1]. He ranks in the top 5% of mascot character entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,808 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Creator: Larry Ewing[3]
- Sex or gender: male[4]
- Instance of: anthropomorphic penguin[5], video game character[6], fictional penguin[7]
- Named after: tuxedo[8]
- Part of: Linux[9]
- Commons category: Tux[10]
- Residence: Mascot Kingdom[11]
- Inception: 1996[12]
- Topic's main category: Category:Tux[13]
- Commons gallery: Tux[14]
- Present in work: SuperTuxKart[15], Tux, of Math Command[16], SuperTux[17], TuxTyping[18], Tux Racer[19], Linux kernel[20]
- Different from: Tux[21]
- Data size: 172.19[22]
- Symbolizes: Linux kernel[23], Linux[24]
- Derivative work: Freedo[25]
- Enemy: Nolok[26]
- P14470: Characters/Tux[27]
- P14750: E8C5-7DE7-28BE-17BF-0A4C[28]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for Tux include Tux Paint[29], a raster graphics editor[30], founded in 2002[31]; TuxTyping[32], a Typing software[33]; TuxGuitar[34], a free software[35], in Argentina[36]; he, of Math Command[37], a video game[38]; TUX web server[39], a web server[40]; Tux3[41], a file system[42], founded in 2008[43]; WollMux[44], a free software[45]; and Tux Games[46], a website[47], founded in 2000[48].
Why It Matters
Tux has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[49] He is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[50]
Entities named for him include Tux Paint[29], a raster graphics editor[30], founded in 2002[31]; TuxTyping[32], a Typing software[33]; TuxGuitar[34], a free software[35], in Argentina[36]; he, of Math Command[37], a video game[38]; TUX web server[39], a web server[40]; and Tux3[41], a file system[42], founded in 2008[43].