Tux
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Tux
Summary
Tux is a mascot character[1]. He ranks in the top 5% of mascot_character entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,467 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Tux is the creator of Larry Ewing[3].
- Tux is recorded as male[4].
- Tux's instance of is recorded as mascot character[5].
- Tux's instance of is recorded as anthropomorphic penguin[6].
- Tux's instance of is recorded as video game character[7].
- tuxedo is named after Tux[8].
- Tux is part of Linux[9].
- Tux's Commons category is recorded as Tux[10].
- Tux's residence is recorded as Mascot Kingdom[11].
- 1996 marks the founding of Tux[12].
- Tux's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Tux[13].
- Tux's Commons gallery is recorded as Tux[14].
- Tux's present in work is recorded as Q971909[15].
- Tux's present in work is recorded as Tux, of Math Command[16].
- Tux's present in work is recorded as Q911827[17].
- Tux's present in work is recorded as TuxTyping[18].
- Tux's present in work is recorded as Tux Racer[19].
- Tux's present in work is recorded as Linux kernel[20].
- Tux's different from is recorded as Tux[21].
- Tux's data size is recorded as {'unit': 'Q79726', 'amount': '+172.19'}[22].
- Tux's symbolizes is recorded as Linux kernel[23].
- Tux's symbolizes is recorded as Linux[24].
- Tux's derivative work is recorded as Freedo[25].
- Tux's enemy is recorded as Nolok[26].
Body
Works and Contributions
Tux is the creator of Larry Ewing[3]. Things named for him include Tux Paint[27], a raster graphics editor[28], founded in 2002[29]; TuxTyping[30], a Typing software[31]; TuxGuitar[32], a free software[33], in Argentina[34]; he, of Math Command[35], a video game[36]; TUX web server[37], a web server[38]; Tux3[39], a file system[40], founded in 2008[41]; WollMux[42], a free software[43]; and Tux Games[44], a website[45], founded in 2000[46].
Why It Matters
Tux ranks in the top 5% of mascot_character entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,467 views/month).[2] He has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[47] He is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[48]
Entities named for him include Tux Paint[27], a raster graphics editor[28], founded in 2002[29]; TuxTyping[30], a Typing software[31]; TuxGuitar[32], a free software[33], in Argentina[34]; he, of Math Command[35], a video game[36]; TUX web server[37], a web server[38]; and Tux3[39], a file system[40], founded in 2008[41].