Does linux count as embedded system?

Editor to share with you whether linux is an embedded system, I hope you will learn a lot after reading this article. Let's discuss it together.

First of all, we all know that Linux is a set of Unix-like operating system that is free to use and spread freely. It is a multi-user, multi-task, multi-threaded and multi-CPU operating system based on POSIX and UNIX.

So is linux an embedded system? What does linux have to do with embedded systems?

Embedded system is a big concept, which integrates hardware and software, and requires a certain understanding of hardware and system software. Linux operating system is an open source operating system, which can be customized to serve embedded systems, but there are also many more extensive applications, such as network applications, server applications and so on.

Embedded Linux is a new member of embedded operating system, and its biggest feature is that the source code is open and follows the GPL protocol. In recent years, it has become a research hotspot. At present, nearly 50% of the embedded systems under development choose Linux as the embedded operating system.

Linux and embedded systems cross each other. The development of embedded systems makes the application of linux more extensive. The same open source, customizable and flexible linux is suitable for embedded systems. Embedded system software is not limited to linux, there are many other, such as wince and so on.

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