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===Commercial and popular uptake===

[[File:Ubuntu 11Desktop 12.10 FinalScreenshot.png|thumb|[[Ubuntu (operating system)|Ubuntu]], a popular Linux distribution]]

{{Main|Linux adoption}}

Today, Linux systems are used in every ___domain, from [[embedded system]]s to [[supercomputer]]s,<ref name="rules_supercomputers"/><ref>{{cite web | title = Linux system development on an embedded device | url = http://www-128.ibm.com/developerworks/library/l-embdev.html | first = Anand | last = Santhanam | coauthors = Vishal Kulkarni | work = DeveloperWorks | publisher = IBM | date = 1 March 2002 | accessdate =26 July 2007 }}</ref> and have secured a place in [[server (computing)|server]] installations often using the popular [[LAMP (software bundle)|LAMP]] application stack.<ref>{{cite web| last = Schrecker| first = Michael| title = Turn on Web Interactivity with LAMP | url = http://www.techsoup.org/learningcenter/webbuilding/page5067.cfm | accessdate =22 February 2007}}</ref> Use of Linux distributions in home and enterprise desktops has been growing.<ref name="galli2007">{{cite news | first=Peter | last=Galli | title=Vista Aiding Linux Desktop, Strategist Says | date=8 August 2007 | publisher=Ziff Davis Enterprise Inc. | url =http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Linux-and-Open-Source/Vista-Aiding-Linux-Desktop-Strategist-Says/ | work =eWEEK | accessdate =19 November 2007 }}</ref><ref name="paul2007">{{cite news | first=Ryan | last=Paul | title=Linux market share set to surpass Win 98, OS X still ahead of Vista | date=3 September 2007 | publisher=Ars Technica, LLC | url =http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070903-linux-marketshare-set-to-surpass-windows-98.html | work =Ars Technica | accessdate =19 November 2007 }}</ref><ref name="beer2007">{{cite news | first=Stan | last=Beer | title=Vista to play second fiddle to XP until 2009: Gartner | date=23 January 2007 | publisher=iTWire | url =http://www.itwire.com.au/content/view/8842/53/ | work =iTWire | accessdate =19 November 2007 }}</ref><ref name="applications2007">{{cite web|url=http://marketshare.hitslink.com/report.aspx?qprid=2&qpmr=15&qpdt=1&qpct=3&qptimeframe=Y |title=Operating System Marketshare for Year 2007 |accessdate=19 November 2007 |date=19 November 2007 |work=Market Share |publisher=Net Applications }}</ref><ref name="xitimonitor2007">{{cite news | title=Vista slowly continues its growth; Linux more aggressive than Mac OS during the summer | date=24 September 2007 | publisher=AT Internet/XiTi.com | url =http://www.xitimonitor.com/en-us/internet-users-equipment/operating-systems-august-2007/index-1-2-7-107.html | work =XiTiMonitor | accessdate =19 November 2007 }}</ref><ref name="globalstats2007">{{cite web|url=http://www.w3counter.com/globalstats.php |title=Global Web Stats |accessdate=19 November 2007 |date=10 November 2007 |work=W3Counter |publisher=Awio Web Services LLC }}</ref><ref name="zeitgeist2004">{{cite web|url=http://www.google.com/press/zeitgeist/zeitgeist-jun04.html |title=June 2004 Zeitgeist |accessdate=19 November 2007 |date=12 August 2004 |work=Google Press Center |publisher=Google Inc. }}</ref> They have also gained popularity with various local and national governments. The federal government of Brazil is well known for its support for Linux.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://news.cnet.com/Brazils-love-of-Linux/2009-1042_3-6245409.html | title = Brazil's love of Linux | accessdate =21 February 2009 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/3445805.stm | title = Brazil falls in love with Linux | accessdate =21 February 2009 |work=BBC News | date=1 February 2004 | first=Mark | last=Ashurst}}</ref> News of the Russian military creating its own Linux distribution has also surfaced, and has come to fruition as the G.H.ost Project.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.osor.eu/news/lv-minister-open-standards-improve-efficiency-and-transparency | title = LV: Minister: "Open standards improve efficiency and transparency" | accessdate =21 February 2009 }}</ref> The Indian state of [[Kerala]] has gone to the extent of mandating that all state high schools run Linux on their computers.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.businessweek.com/globalbiz/content/sep2006/gb20060921_463452.htm | title = Linux Spreads its Wings in India | accessdate =21 February 2009 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.indianexpress.com/news/kerala-shuts-windows-schools-to-use-only-linux/280323/0 | title = Kerala shuts windows, schools to use only Linux | accessdate =22 June 2009 }}</ref> [[People's Republic of China|China]] uses Linux exclusively as the operating system for its [[Loongson]] processor family to achieve technology independence.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.mdronline.com/watch/watch_Issue.asp?Volname=Issue+%23110308&on=1 | title = China’s Microprocessor Dilemma | accessdate =15 April 2009 | publisher = [[Microprocessor Report]] }}</ref> In Spain some regions have developed their own Linux distributions, which are widely used in education and official institutions, like [[gnuLinEx]] in Extremadura and [[Guadalinex]] in Andalusia. [[Portugal]] is also using its own Linux distribution [[Caixa Mágica]], used in the Magalhães netbook<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.caixamagica.pt/pag/f_notc00.php?id=213 | title = Magalhães equipped with Linux Caixa Mágica}}</ref> and the e-escola government program.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.caixamagica.pt/pag/f_notc00.php?id=204 | title = Oferta CM no programa e-Escolas surpreende o mercado}}</ref> France and Germany have also taken steps toward the adoption of Linux.<ref>{{cite news | url = http://seattlepi.com/business/48925_linuxop01.shtml | title = Some countries are choosing Linux systems over Microsoft | accessdate =21 February 2009 | work=Seattle Post-Intelligencer | first=Jim | last=Krane | date=30 November 2001}}</ref>