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GNOME Shell

Summary

GNOME Shell is a user interface[1]. It draws 172 Wikipedia views per month (user_interface category, ranking #4 of 10).[2]

Key Facts

  • GNOME Shell's image is recorded as GNOME Shell.png[3].
  • GNOME Shell's instance of is recorded as user interface[4].
  • GNOME Shell's instance of is recorded as free software[5].
  • GNOME Shell's instance of is recorded as software[6].
  • GNOME Shell's movement is recorded as free software movement[7].
  • GNOME Shell's developer is recorded as GNOME Foundation[8].
  • GNOME Shell's developer is recorded as The GNOME Project[9].
  • GNOME Shell's copyright license is recorded as GNU General Public License, version 2.0 or later[10].
  • GNOME Shell's copyright license is recorded as GNU Library General Public License, version 2.0 or later[11].
  • GNOME Shell's copyright license is recorded as GNU Lesser General Public License, version 2.1[12].
  • GNOME Shell's copyright license is recorded as Expat license[13].
  • GNOME Shell's programmed in is recorded as Q15777[14].
  • GNOME Shell's programmed in is recorded as Q2005[15].
  • GNOME Shell's operating system is recorded as Q3251801[16].
  • GNOME Shell's operating system is recorded as BSD[17].
  • GNOME Shell's software version identifier is recorded as 3.20[18].
  • GNOME Shell's software version identifier is recorded as 3.22[19].
  • GNOME Shell's software version identifier is recorded as 3.24[20].
  • GNOME Shell's software version identifier is recorded as 3.24.3[21].
  • GNOME Shell's software version identifier is recorded as 3.26.2[22].
  • GNOME Shell's software version identifier is recorded as 3.27.1[23].
  • GNOME Shell's software version identifier is recorded as 3.27.91[24].
  • GNOME Shell's software version identifier is recorded as 3.28.0[25].
  • GNOME Shell's software version identifier is recorded as 3.28.1[26].
  • GNOME Shell's software version identifier is recorded as 3.32.0[27].

Body

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include user interface[4], free software[5], and software[6].

Why It Matters

GNOME Shell draws 172 Wikipedia views per month (user_interface category, ranking #4 of 10).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

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References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Free Software Directory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Free Software Directory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Free Software Directory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Free Software Directory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Free Software Directory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Free Software Directory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wiki.gnome.org. wiki.gnome.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Free Software Directory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Free Software Directory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . gnome.org. gnome.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . gnome.org. gnome.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . gnome.org. gnome.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . gitlab.gnome.org. Retrieved . gitlab.gnome.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . gitlab.gnome.org. Retrieved . gitlab.gnome.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . mail.gnome.org. Retrieved . mail.gnome.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . gitlab.gnome.org. Retrieved . gitlab.gnome.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . gitlab.gnome.org. Retrieved . gitlab.gnome.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . gitlab.gnome.org. Retrieved . gitlab.gnome.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . gitlab.gnome.org. Retrieved . gitlab.gnome.org. Provenance: 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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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). GNOME Shell. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/gnome-shell
MLA “GNOME Shell.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/gnome-shell.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_gnome-shell_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{GNOME Shell}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/gnome-shell}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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