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iptables

Summary

iptables is a free software[1]. iptables ranks in the top 4% of free_software entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,811 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • iptables is the creator of Rusty Russell[3].
  • iptables's instance of is recorded as free software[4].
  • iptables's developer is recorded as Rusty Russell[5].
  • iptables's copyright license is recorded as GNU General Public License, version 2.0[6].
  • iptables's programmed in is recorded as Q15777[7].
  • iptables's operating system is recorded as Q3251801[8].
  • iptables's software version identifier is recorded as 1.6.0[9].
  • iptables's software version identifier is recorded as 1.4.17[10].
  • iptables's software version identifier is recorded as 1.4.21[11].
  • iptables's software version identifier is recorded as 1.6.1[12].
  • iptables's software version identifier is recorded as 1.6.2[13].
  • iptables's software version identifier is recorded as 1.8.0[14].
  • iptables's software version identifier is recorded as 1.8.3[15].
  • iptables's software version identifier is recorded as 1.8.5[16].
  • iptables's software version identifier is recorded as 1.8.7[17].
  • iptables's software version identifier is recorded as 1.8.8[18].
  • iptables's software version identifier is recorded as 1.8.1[19].
  • iptables's software version identifier is recorded as 1.8.2[20].
  • iptables's software version identifier is recorded as 1.8.4[21].
  • iptables's software version identifier is recorded as 1.8.6[22].
  • iptables's software version identifier is recorded as 1.8.9[23].
  • iptables's software version identifier is recorded as 1.8.10[24].
  • iptables's software version identifier is recorded as 1.8.11[25].
  • iptables's software version identifier is recorded as 1.8.12[26].
  • iptables's software version identifier is recorded as 1.8.13[27].

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Authorship and Creation

iptables is the creator of Rusty Russell[3].

Why It Matters

iptables ranks in the top 4% of free_software entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,811 views/month).[2] iptables has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] iptables is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

free software Linux-libre nftables Rusty Russell

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  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. 9d ago · Spiral6800 · 2026-09-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Platform → Linux kernel, Linux-libre
    Inception → —
    Depends on software → GNU C Library, GNU Bash
    Developer → —
    + 24 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P9045]]: iptables, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/324985042|iptables (#324985042)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8507|Alpine Linux package]]"
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