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==Linux for embedded systems==

There are actively maintained patches that transform the Linux kernel into a real-time kernel. That way Linux kernel gained a wide adoption as a kernel for operating systems driving embedded systems. A non-RTOS example which is at the same time a [[Linux distribution]] is [[OpenWrt]]. Minimally, such aan Linuxoperating distributionsystem includes a slightlymore or less modified Linux kernel, [[uClibc|µClibc]] and [[BusyBox]].

A non-RTOS example which is at the same time a [[Linux distribution]] is [[OpenWrt]], which is intended to be employed on [[Customer-premises equipment|CPE]] like e.g. [[wireless router]]s. Another examples is [[Rockbox]], an operating system for [[portable media player]]s based on [[μClinux]].

==Linux for supercomputers==