
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.
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 Coolest and Funniest Tux Icons
30. Rambo Tux By Santang














16. Tux Spiderman By Overlord59

15. Tux Bart Simpson By La fouine

14. Freddy Krueger Tux By FreddyArt

13. JamaicanTux By Seyv

12. Tux Mario By opensec

11. Mona lisa Tux By Brunocb

10. Tux Homer Simpson By Batux

9. Tux Lee By Santang


7. Mickey TUX By jrov

6. TUX Geisha By manuoceane

5. Tux Barracuda - Mr T. By Brunocb

4. Tux Shrek By fcys14

3. Patrick Star Tux By abney317


1. Smart Tux By sosoe222

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