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Tributes to Tux
*Ted the penguin is a character in the popular Ctrl Alt Del (webcomic) Ctrl+Alt+Del webcomic. Ted, as the pet of the only Linux guru in the strip, is clearly a tribute to Tux.
- Tuxowulf is the hero of spoof epic poem of the similar name (Beowulf).

Video games
Several Computer and video games video games, mostly open source and/or for Linux, have starred Tux, including: * ClanBomber * Freedroid RPG * SuperTux, a platform game similar to Super Mario Bros. * Tux Paint, a drawing program for young children * Tux Racer, a Racing game (see above) * Pingus, a Lemmings (video game) Lemmings clone (where the penguins replaced the lemmings)

External links
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- Linux 2.0 Penguins (Larry Ewing)
- A complete history of Tux
- The LWN Penguin Gallery
- Wired News story on Tux
- A Big Everaldo Tux Gallery on Crystal XP
- The Gospel of Tux
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