



The concept of the Linux mascot being a penguin came from

Tux is the world famous and endearing symbol of Linux. I don’t know any other software mascot that is so loved and venerated other than Tux. There are plenty of reasons for this phenomenon, but I won’t try to enumerate it here. Perhaps seeing my collection of "30 Coolest and Funniest Tux Icons" can somehow help explain why Tux is so adored. But first, some brief Tux facts:The concept of the Linux mascot being a penguin came from Linus Torvalds . Tux was created by Larry Ewing in 1996 after an initial suggestion made by Alan Cox and further refined by Linus Torvalds on the Linux kernel mailing list. Linus took his inspiration from a photograph he found on an FTP site, showing a penguin figurine looking strangely like the Creature Comforts characters made by Nick Park. The first person to call the penguin "Tux" was James Hughes, who said that it stood for "(T)orvalds (U)ni(X)". However, many people observe that Tux is also an abbreviation of tuxedo, the outfit which springs to mind when they see a penguin.

30 Coolest and Funniest Tux Icons

Rambo Tux

By Santang

Naruto Tux

By Unknown

Harrux Potter

By Santang

Charlie Chaplin Tux

By Brunocb

Crazy Tux

By Barbecue

Batman

By La fouine

Zombie Tux

By superstar

Tux iPod

By k-net





Tux Rapper

By Dirpok





Luke Tuxwalker

By Wyvern





Tux Croft

By Santang





Alien Tux

By Santang

Tortux Ninja

By Novadk





Tux Kenny

Tux Spiderman

By Overlord59

Tux Bart Simpson

By La fouine

Freddy Krueger Tux

By FreddyArt





JamaicanTux

By Seyv





Tux Mario

By opensec





Mona lisa Tux

By Brunocb





Tux Homer Simpson

By Batux





Tux Lee

By Santang

Tux N'Roses

By Brunocb

Mickey TUX

By jrov

TUX Geisha

By manuoceane





Tux Barracuda - Mr T.

By Brunocb





Tux Shrek

By fcys14





Patrick Star Tux

By abney317





Elvis Prestux

By Laurwin





Smart Tux

By sosoe222





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Now where did I get all these cool and funny Tux icons? You can get it all at CrystalXP.net . There are currently more than a thousand high-quality Tux icons available there. Note that this is not a paid advertisement. I'm promoting that site for free for sharing to us these great Tux icons :)

Over the years, several versions (shown below) of Tux have been created:Now, enough about the facts; I'm supposed to be showing you the "30 Coolest and Funniest Tux Icons", right? So without further delay, here they are:30. 29. 28. 27. 26. 25. 24. 23. 22. 21. 20. 19. 18. 17.By Cisoun16.15.14.13.12.11.10.9. 8.7.6.5.4.3. 2.1.