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Gentoo Linux

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Gentoo Linux

Summary

Gentoo Linux is a Linux distribution[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of linux_distribution entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,325 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Gentoo Linux is the creator of Daniel Robbins[3].
  • Gentoo Linux's video is recorded as Gentoo-portage--regular-montly-system-update.webm[4].
  • Gentoo Linux's image is recorded as Gentoo Live GUI USB running KDE.png[5].
  • Gentoo Linux's instance of is recorded as Linux distribution[6].
  • Gentoo Linux's instance of is recorded as free operating system[7].
  • Gentoo Penguin is named after Gentoo Linux[8].
  • Gentoo Linux's logo image is recorded as Gentoo Linux logo matte.svg[9].
  • Gentoo Linux's GND ID is recorded as 7583886-2[10].
  • Gentoo Linux's copyright license is recorded as GNU General Public License[11].
  • Gentoo Linux's subclass of is recorded as Linux[12].
  • Gentoo Linux's software version identifier is recorded as 17.1[13].
  • Gentoo Linux's software version identifier is recorded as 23.0[14].
  • Gentoo Linux's Commons category is recorded as Gentoo[15].
  • Gentoo Linux's platform is recorded as Q272629[16].
  • Gentoo Linux's platform is recorded as PA-RISC[17].
  • Gentoo Linux's platform is recorded as MIPS architecture[18].
  • Gentoo Linux's platform is recorded as PowerPC[19].
  • Gentoo Linux's platform is recorded as SPARC[20].
  • Gentoo Linux's platform is recorded as Q182933[21].
  • Gentoo Linux's platform is recorded as DEC Alpha[22].
  • Gentoo Linux's platform is recorded as IA-64[23].
  • Gentoo Linux's platform is recorded as ARM architecture[24].
  • Gentoo Linux's platform is recorded as RISC-V[25].
  • +2002-03-31T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Gentoo Linux[26].
  • Gentoo Linux's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0nd4x[27].

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Works and Contributions

Gentoo Linux is the creator of Daniel Robbins[3].

Why It Matters

Gentoo Linux ranks in the top 3% of linux_distribution entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,325 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

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References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

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

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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