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fwupd

firmware update management software for Linux
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fwupd

Summary

fwupd is a free software[1]. fwupd ranks in the top 6% of free_software entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (170 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • fwupd's instance of is recorded as free software[3].
  • fwupd's instance of is recorded as utility software[4].
  • fwupd's instance of is recorded as package manager[5].
  • fwupd's developer is recorded as Richard Hughes[6].
  • fwupd's developer is recorded as volunteer[7].
  • fwupd's copyright license is recorded as GNU Lesser General Public License, version 2.1[8].
  • fwupd's operating system is recorded as Unix-like operating system[9].
  • fwupd's software version identifier is recorded as 0.1.0[10].
  • fwupd's software version identifier is recorded as 0.1.1[11].
  • fwupd's software version identifier is recorded as 0.1.2[12].
  • fwupd's software version identifier is recorded as 0.1.3[13].
  • fwupd's software version identifier is recorded as 0.1.4[14].
  • fwupd's software version identifier is recorded as 0.1.5[15].
  • fwupd's software version identifier is recorded as 0.1.6[16].
  • fwupd's software version identifier is recorded as 0.5.0[17].
  • fwupd's software version identifier is recorded as 0.5.1[18].
  • fwupd's software version identifier is recorded as 0.5.2[19].
  • fwupd's software version identifier is recorded as 0.5.3[20].
  • fwupd's software version identifier is recorded as 0.5.4[21].
  • fwupd's software version identifier is recorded as 0.6.0[22].
  • fwupd's software version identifier is recorded as 0.6.1[23].
  • fwupd's software version identifier is recorded as 0.6.2[24].
  • fwupd's software version identifier is recorded as 0.6.3[25].
  • fwupd's software version identifier is recorded as 0.7.0[26].
  • fwupd's software version identifier is recorded as 0.7.1[27].

Why It Matters

fwupd ranks in the top 6% of free_software entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (170 views/month).[2]

Related Entities

firmware free software Linux Vendor Firmware Service Richard Hughes Unix-like operating system

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 1d ago · Github-wiki-bot bot · 2026-07-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 0.1.0, 0.1.1, 0.1.2 +160
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P348]]: 2.1.7, Update with GitHub data ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/CB/ee71f4ef56af|details]])"
  2. 27d ago · Github-wiki-bot bot · 2026-07-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 0.1.0, 0.1.1, 0.1.2 +160
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P348]]: 2.1.6, Update with GitHub data ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/CB/76594fea3779|details]])"
  3. 5w ago · Github-wiki-bot bot · 2026-06-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 0.1.0, 0.1.1, 0.1.2 +160
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P348]]: 2.0.21, Update with GitHub data ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/CB/a7705e66417d|details]])"
  4. 6w ago · Github-wiki-bot bot · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 0.1.0, 0.1.1, 0.1.2 +160
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P348]]: 2.1.5, Update with GitHub data ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/CB/2da2bf848d2d|details]])"
  5. 8w ago · Lokiretro · 2026-05-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Debian stable package → —
    Operating system → Unix-like operating system
    Logo image → Fwupd logo.svg
    Instance of → free software, utility software, package manager
    + 46 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P348]]: 2.1.4-2"
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