Q: Who is responsible for the development of GlusterFS?

A: GlusterFS was originally developed by the company Gluster starting in 2005. In 2011, the project was acquired by Red Hat, which has served as the primary developer and copyright holder since that time.

Q: What makes the architecture of GlusterFS unique?

A: GlusterFS was inspired by the GNU Hurd microkernel. Its design philosophy treats the underlying operating system like a microkernel to push storage logic into a simpler, distributed user-space architecture rather than keeping it strictly in the kernel.

Q: On which operating systems can I install GlusterFS?

A: GlusterFS is highly portable and runs on BSD and various Linux distributions. It is available through multiple package managers, including those for Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora, Arch Linux, Gentoo, and NetBSD.

GlusterFS

distributed file system

CreativeWork file_system Q830550

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GlusterFS is a file system^[1].

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Instance of: free software^[2]
Developer: Red Hat^[3]
Copyright license: GNU General Public License, version 2.0^[4], GNU Lesser General Public License, version 3.0 or later^[5]
Programmed in: C^[6]
Operating system: GNU/Linux^[7], BSD^[8]
Software version identifier: 4.0.2^[9], 4.1.0^[10], 4.1.1^[11], 5.0^[12], 3.6.3^[13], 3.6.4^[14], 3.6.5^[15], 3.6.6^[16], 3.6.7^[17], 3.6.8^[18], 3.6.9^[19], 3.7.0^[20], 3.7.1^[21], 3.7.2^[22], 3.7.3^[23], 3.7.4^[24], 3.7.5^[25]

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Instance of file system, free software

Inception 2005

Official website www.gluster.org, github.com

License GNU General Public License, version 2.0, GNU Lesser General Public License, version 3.0 or later

Website www.gluster.org, github.com

Programming language C

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Developer Gluster (2005–2011), Red Hat (2011–present)

Inspired by Hurd

Operating system GNU/Linux, BSD

Pro linux.de dbapp id 19239

Programmed in C

Quora topic Glusterfs

Social media followers 3,894, 3,937

Software version identifier 4.0.2, 4.1.0, 4.1.1, 5.0, 3.6.3, 3.6.4, 3.6.5, 3.6.6, 3.6.7, 3.6.8, 3.6.9, 3.7.0, 3.7.1, 3.7.2, 3.7.3, 3.7.4, 3.7.5, 3.7.6, 3.7.7, 3.7.8, 3.7.9, 3.7.10, 3.7.11, 3.7.12, 3.7.13, 3.7.14, 3.7.15, 3.7.16, 3.7.17, 3.7.18, 3.7.19, 3.7.20, 3.8.0, 3.8.1, 3.8.2, 3.8.3, 3.8.4, 3.8.5, 3.8.6, 3.8.7, 3.8.8, 3.8.9, 3.8.10, 3.8.11, 3.8.12, 3.8.13, 3.8.14, 3.8.15, 3.9.0, 3.9.1, 3.10.0, 3.10.1, 3.10.2, 3.10.3, 3.10.4, 3.10.5, 3.10.6, 3.10.7, 3.10.8, 3.10.9, 3.10.10, 3.10.11, 3.10.12, 3.11.0, 3.11.1, 3.11.2, 3.11.3, 3.12.0, 3.12.1, 3.12.2, 3.12.3, 3.12.4, 3.12.5, 3.12.6, 3.12.7, 3.12.8, 3.12.9, 3.12.10, 3.12.11, 3.12.12, 3.12.13, 3.12.14, 3.12.15, 3.13.0, 3.13.1, 3.13.2, 4.0.0, 4.0.1, 4.0.0-2, 4.0.2-1, 4.1.2, 4.1.3, 4.1.4, 4.1.5, 4.1.6, 4.1.7, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 5.5, 6.0, 4.1.8, 5.6, 6.1, 6.2, 4.1.9, 6.3, 5.7, 4.1.10, 6.4, 5.8, 5.9, 6.5, 5.10, 7.0, 6.6, 5.11, 7.1, 6.7, 7.2, 7.3, 5.12, 6.8, 7.4, 5.13, 7.5, 6.9, 7.6, 8.0, 7.7, 6.10, 8.1, 7.8, 8.2, 7.9, 8.3, 9.0, 8.4, 9.1, 8.5, 9.2, 10.2, 8.6, 9.3, 9.4, 9.5, 9.6, 10.0, 10.1, 10.3, 11.0, 10.4, 10.5, 11.1, 11.2

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Version 4.0.2, 4.1.0, 4.1.1, 5.0, 3.6.3, 3.6.4, 3.6.5, 3.6.6, 3.6.7, 3.6.8, 3.6.9, 3.7.0, 3.7.1, 3.7.2, 3.7.3, 3.7.4, 3.7.5, 3.7.6, 3.7.7, 3.7.8, 3.7.9, 3.7.10, 3.7.11, 3.7.12, 3.7.13, 3.7.14, 3.7.15, 3.7.16, 3.7.17, 3.7.18, 3.7.19, 3.7.20, 3.8.0, 3.8.1, 3.8.2, 3.8.3, 3.8.4, 3.8.5, 3.8.6, 3.8.7, 3.8.8, 3.8.9, 3.8.10, 3.8.11, 3.8.12, 3.8.13, 3.8.14, 3.8.15, 3.9.0, 3.9.1, 3.10.0, 3.10.1, 3.10.2, 3.10.3, 3.10.4, 3.10.5, 3.10.6, 3.10.7, 3.10.8, 3.10.9, 3.10.10, 3.10.11, 3.10.12, 3.11.0, 3.11.1, 3.11.2, 3.11.3, 3.12.0, 3.12.1, 3.12.2, 3.12.3, 3.12.4, 3.12.5, 3.12.6, 3.12.7, 3.12.8, 3.12.9, 3.12.10, 3.12.11, 3.12.12, 3.12.13, 3.12.14, 3.12.15, 3.13.0, 3.13.1, 3.13.2, 4.0.0, 4.0.1, 4.0.0-2, 4.0.2-1, 4.1.2, 4.1.3, 4.1.4, 4.1.5, 4.1.6, 4.1.7, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 5.5, 6.0, 4.1.8, 5.6, 6.1, 6.2, 4.1.9, 6.3, 5.7, 4.1.10, 6.4, 5.8, 5.9, 6.5, 5.10, 7.0, 6.6, 5.11, 7.1, 6.7, 7.2, 7.3, 5.12, 6.8, 7.4, 5.13, 7.5, 6.9, 7.6, 8.0, 7.7, 6.10, 8.1, 7.8, 8.2, 7.9, 8.3, 9.0, 8.4, 9.1, 8.5, 9.2, 10.2, 8.6, 9.3, 9.4, 9.5, 9.6, 10.0, 10.1, 10.3, 11.0, 10.4, 10.5, 11.1, 11.2

Identifiers (22)

Arch linux package glusterfs

Archwiki article Glusterfs, Glusterfs_(Español), Glusterfs_(Русский)

Aur package glusterfs34

Debian source package glusterfs

Debian stable package glusterfs-client, glusterfs-common, glusterfs-server, libgfapi0, libgfchangelog0, libgfrpc0, libgfxdr0, libglusterd0, libglusterfs-dev, libglusterfs0

Described at url docs.gluster.org

Freebase id /m/027sz21

Freebsd port net/glusterfs

Gentoo package sys-cluster/glusterfs

Guix variable name glusterfs

Issue tracker url github.com

Mailing list archive url lists.nongnu.org (2005–2014), lists.nongnu.org (2006–2007), lists.gluster.org (2008–present), lists.gluster.org (2005–present), lists.gluster.org, lists.gluster.org

Netbsd package id filesystems/glusterfs

Open hub id glusterfs

Opensuse package glusterfs

Osdn project freshmeat_gluster

Pro-linux.de dbapp id 19239

Quora topic id Glusterfs

Repology project name glusterfs

Source code repository url github.com

Ubuntu package glusterfs-cli, glusterfs-client, glusterfs-common, glusterfs-server, libgfapi0, libgfchangelog0, libgfrpc0, libgfxdr0, libglusterd0, libglusterfs-dev, libglusterfs0

X (twitter) username gluster (2011–present)

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Created notable works 2

Anand Avati, Anand Babu Periasamy

Instance of 2

free software, file system

Red Hat

GNU General Public License, version 2.0

Developer 1

Red Hat

Inspired by 1

Hurd

Operating system 1

BSD

Participated in 1

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ GlusterFS — instance of (P31): free software. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ GlusterFS — developer (P178): Red Hat. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ GlusterFS — copyright license (P275): GNU General Public License, version 2.0. github.com. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ GlusterFS — copyright license (P275): GNU Lesser General Public License, version 3.0 or later. github.com. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ GlusterFS — programmed in (P277): C. Open Hub. Retrieved 2018-10-18. openhub.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ GlusterFS — operating system (P306): GNU/Linux. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ GlusterFS — operating system (P306): BSD. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ GlusterFS — software version identifier (P348): 4.0.2. github.com. Retrieved 2019-03-05. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ GlusterFS — software version identifier (P348): 4.1.0. gluster.org. Retrieved 2018-07-08. gluster.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ GlusterFS — software version identifier (P348): 4.1.1. download.gluster.org. Retrieved 2018-07-08. download.gluster.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ GlusterFS — software version identifier (P348): 5.0. download.gluster.org. Retrieved 2018-10-23. download.gluster.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ GlusterFS — software version identifier (P348): 3.6.3. github.com. Retrieved 2019-03-05. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ GlusterFS — software version identifier (P348): 3.6.4. github.com. Retrieved 2019-03-05. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ GlusterFS — software version identifier (P348): 3.6.5. github.com. Retrieved 2019-03-05. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ GlusterFS — software version identifier (P348): 3.6.6. github.com. Retrieved 2019-03-05. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ GlusterFS — software version identifier (P348): 3.6.7. github.com. Retrieved 2019-03-05. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ GlusterFS — software version identifier (P348): 3.6.8. github.com. Retrieved 2019-03-05. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ GlusterFS — software version identifier (P348): 3.6.9. github.com. Retrieved 2019-03-05. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ GlusterFS — software version identifier (P348): 3.7.0. github.com. Retrieved 2019-03-05. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ GlusterFS — software version identifier (P348): 3.7.1. github.com. Retrieved 2019-03-05. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ GlusterFS — software version identifier (P348): 3.7.2. github.com. Retrieved 2019-03-05. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ GlusterFS — software version identifier (P348): 3.7.3. github.com. Retrieved 2019-03-05. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[24] ↑ GlusterFS — software version identifier (P348): 3.7.4. github.com. Retrieved 2019-03-05. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[25] ↑ GlusterFS — software version identifier (P348): 3.7.5. github.com. Retrieved 2019-03-05. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

[1] ↑ GlusterFS is an instance of file system (Q174989) [P31, primary]. Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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