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Debian is a member of Software in the Public Interest[1].

Debian

Summary

Debian is a Linux distribution[1]. Debian ranks in the top 1% of linux_distribution entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,234 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Debian was a member of Software in the Public Interest[3].
  • Debian was influenced by CRUX[4].
  • Debian was influenced by Berkeley Software Distribution[5].
  • Debian's instance of is recorded as Linux distribution[6].
  • Debian's instance of is recorded as free operating system[7].
  • Debian's instance of is recorded as GNU variants[8].
  • Debian's instance of is recorded as virtual community[9].
  • Debian's developer is recorded as Aaron Griffin[10].
  • Debian's developer is recorded as Allan McRae[11].
  • Debian's developer is recorded as Anatol Pomozov[12].
  • Debian's developer is recorded as Felix Yan[13].
  • Debian's copyright license is recorded as GNU General Public License[14].
  • Debian's software version identifier is recorded as 2021.11.01[15].
  • Debian's software version identifier is recorded as 2021.12.01[16].
  • Debian's software version identifier is recorded as 2022.04.01[17].
  • Debian's software version identifier is recorded as 2022.06.01[18].
  • Debian's software version identifier is recorded as 2022.11.01[19].
  • Debian's software version identifier is recorded as 2023.02.01[20].
  • Debian's software version identifier is recorded as 2023.03.01[21].
  • Debian's software version identifier is recorded as 2023.04.01[22].
  • Debian's software version identifier is recorded as 2023.05.03[23].
  • Debian's software version identifier is recorded as 2023.06.01[24].
  • Debian's software version identifier is recorded as 2023.07.01[25].
  • Debian's software version identifier is recorded as 2023.08.01[26].
  • Debian's software version identifier is recorded as 2023.09.01[27].

Body

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include Linux distribution[6], free operating system[7], GNU variants[8], and virtual community[9].

History and Context

March 2002 marks the founding of Debian[28].

Why It Matters

Debian ranks in the top 1% of linux_distribution entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,234 views/month).[2] Debian has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] Debian is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

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References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . archlinux.org. Retrieved . archlinux.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . archlinux.org. Retrieved . archlinux.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . archlinux.org. Retrieved . archlinux.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] ↑ . archlinux.org. Retrieved . archlinux.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [15] ↑ . archlinux.org. Retrieved . archlinux.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [16] ↑ . archlinux.org. Retrieved . archlinux.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [17] ↑ . archlinux.org. Retrieved . archlinux.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [18] ↑ . archlinux.org. Retrieved . archlinux.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [19] ↑ . archlinux.org. archlinux.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [20] ↑ . archlinux.org. archlinux.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [21] ↑ . archlinux.org. archlinux.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [22] ↑ . archlinux.org. archlinux.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [25] ↑ . archlinux.org. archlinux.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [26] ↑ . archlinux.org. archlinux.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [27] ↑ . archlinux.org. archlinux.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [3] ↑ . spi-inc.org. Retrieved . spi-inc.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [28] ↑ . archlinux.org. Retrieved . archlinux.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Spiral6800 · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Domain name → archlinux.org
    Privacy policy url → https://terms.archlinux.org/docs/privacy-policy/
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P13337]]: archlinux.page"
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