Editing MkLinux (section)

{{short description|Computer operating system}}
{{Infobox OS
|name = MkLinux
|logo = <!-- Filename only -->
|logo caption = 
|screenshot = <!-- Filename only -->
|developer = [[Open Software Foundation|OSF]] Research Institute, [[Apple Inc.|Apple Computer]], MkLinux Developers Association, [[Free software movement|volunteer community]]
|family = [[Macintosh operating systems|Macintosh]], [[Linux]] ([[Unix-like]])
|working state = Discontinued, legacy
|source model = [[Open-source software|Open source]]
|released = {{Start date and age|1996|02}}
|discontinued = Yes
|latest release version = Pre-R2
|latest release date = {{Start date and age|2002|08|05}}
|kernel type = [[Hybrid kernel | Hybrid]]
|license = [[GNU General Public License]]
|marketing target = [[Researcher]]s, [[Hacker culture|hobbyists]]
|programmed in = [[C (programming language)|C]]
|language = English
|language count = 
|package manager = [[RPM Package Manager|RPM]]
|supported platforms = [[PowerPC]]
|userland = [[Red Hat Linux]]
|ui = [[Command-line interface|Console]], [[X11]]
|preceded by = [[Mach (kernel)|Mach]], [[Linux]]
|succeeded by = [[macOS]], [[PureDarwin]], Linux
|website = {{URL|mklinux.org}}
}}

'''MkLinux''' (for '''Microkernel Linux''') was an [[open-source software]] computer [[Computer multitasking|operating system]] begun by the [[Open Software Foundation]] Research Institute<ref name="LinuxonOSFMach3"/> and [[Apple Inc.|Apple Computer]]<ref name="MkLinuxApple"/> in February 1996, to port [[Linux]] to the [[PowerPC]] platform, and [[Macintosh]] computers. The name refers to the [[Linux kernel]] being adapted to run as a server hosted on the [[Mach (kernel)|Mach]] [[microkernel]], version 3.0.<ref name="AppleKernelProgrammingGuide" />