Hurd

general-purpose kernel suitable for the GNU operating system
class microkernel Q48464
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Hurd

Summary

Hurd is a microkernel[1]. Hurd draws 2,142 Wikipedia views per month (microkernel category, ranking #1 of 3).[2]

Key Facts

  • Hurd's instance of is recorded as microkernel[3].
  • Hurd's instance of is recorded as kernel[4].
  • Hurd's instance of is recorded as GNU package[5].
  • Hurd's instance of is recorded as free software[6].
  • Hurd is associated with the free software movement movement[7].
  • herd is named after Hurd[8].
  • Hurd's developer is recorded as GNU Project[9].
  • Hurd's developer is recorded as Thomas Bushnell[10].
  • Hurd's copyright license is recorded as GNU General Public License, version 2.0 or later[11].
  • Hurd's programmed in is recorded as Q15777[12].
  • Hurd's programmed in is recorded as assembly language[13].
  • Hurd is a type of Unix-like operating system[14].
  • Hurd's software version identifier is recorded as 0.6[15].
  • Hurd's software version identifier is recorded as 0.7[16].
  • Hurd's software version identifier is recorded as 0.8[17].
  • Hurd's software version identifier is recorded as 0.9[18].
  • Hurd's Commons category is recorded as GNU Hurd[19].
  • Hurd's platform is recorded as IA-32[20].
  • Hurd comprises GNU Mach[21].
  • Hurd's official website is recorded as https://www.gnu.org/software/hurd/[22].
  • Hurd's topic's main category is recorded as Category:GNU Hurd[23].
  • Hurd's Commons gallery is recorded as GNU Hurd[24].
  • Hurd's source code repository URL is recorded as http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/hurd/[25].
  • Hurd's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Hurd'}[26].
  • Hurd's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Hird of Unix-Replacing Daemons'}[27].

Why It Matters

Hurd draws 2,142 Wikipedia views per month (microkernel category, ranking #1 of 3).[2] Hurd has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] Hurd is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

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] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . git.savannah.gnu.org. Retrieved . git.savannah.gnu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . git.savannah.gnu.org. git.savannah.gnu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . git.savannah.gnu.org. Retrieved . git.savannah.gnu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . gnu.org. Retrieved . gnu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . gnu.org. Retrieved . gnu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . 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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  1. 19d ago · Ringbang · 2026-06-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Platform IA-32
    Used by Debian GNU/Hurd, Arch Hurd
    Source code repository url http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/hurd/
    Issue tracker url http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?group=hurd
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1535]]: [[Q140206676]]"
  2. 19d ago · Ringbang · 2026-06-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Official name {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Hurd'}, {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Hird of Unix-Replacing Daemons'}, {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Hurd of Interfaces Representing Dept
    Short name Hurd
    Subreddit hurd
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P3984]]: hurd"
  3. 20d ago · Ringbang · 2026-06-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|3 */ [[Property:P18]]: Debian GNU HURD text mode screenshot.png"
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