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Container Linux

Summary

Container Linux is a Linux distribution[1]. It draws 142 Wikipedia views per month (linux_distribution category, ranking #80 of 273).[2]

Key Facts

  • Container Linux is in the country of United States[3].
  • Container Linux's instance of is recorded as Linux distribution[4].
  • Container Linux's headquarters location is recorded as San Francisco[5].
  • Container Linux's copyright license is recorded as Apache License[6].
  • Container Linux's Commons category is recorded as CoreOS[7].
  • Container Linux's platform is recorded as Q272629[8].
  • October 3, 2013 marks the founding of Container Linux[9].
  • Container Linux's official website is recorded as https://coreos.com[10].
  • ChromiumOS inspired Container Linux[11].
  • Container Linux's replaced by is recorded as Fedora CoreOS[12].
  • Container Linux's discontinuation date is recorded as May 26, 2020[13].
  • Container Linux's copyright status is recorded as copyrighted[14].

Body

Geography

Container Linux is in the country of United States[3].

Designation and Status

Container Linux's instance of is recorded as Linux distribution[4].

History and Context

October 3, 2013 marks the founding of Container Linux[9].

Why It Matters

Container Linux draws 142 Wikipedia views per month (linux_distribution category, ranking #80 of 273).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

Related Entities

ChromiumOS Fedora CoreOS Kelsey Hightower Linux distribution Matthew Garrett Red Hat United States

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Mykhal · 2026-09-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subreddit → —
    Alternativeto software id → coreos
    Wikidata description → (discontinued) Linux distribution
    Replaced by → Fedora CoreOS
    + 38 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|1 */ [[Property:P2669]]: 26 May 2020"
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