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Linux distribution

operating system based on the Linux kernel and often core GNU components
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Linux distribution

Summary

Linux distribution ranks in the top 5% of os entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,792 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • Linux distribution's based on is recorded as Linux[2].
  • Linux distribution's subclass of is recorded as operating system distribution[3].
  • Linux distribution's subclass of is recorded as Unix-like operating system[4].
  • Linux distribution's Commons category is recorded as Linux distributions[5].
  • Linux distribution's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04mj2[6].
  • Linux distribution's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ph576776[7].
  • Linux distribution's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Linux distributions[8].
  • Linux distribution's topic has template is recorded as Template:Linux distributions[9].
  • Linux distribution's topic has template is recorded as Template:Infobox Linux distribution[10].
  • Linux distribution's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://stackoverflow.com/tags/linux-distro[11].
  • Linux distribution's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://opensource.stackexchange.com/tags/linux-distribution[12].
  • Linux distribution's has list is recorded as list of Linux distributions[13].
  • Linux distribution's BabelNet ID is recorded as 01061442n[14].
  • Linux distribution's Quora topic ID is recorded as Linux-Distributions[15].
  • Linux distribution's category for eponymous categories is recorded as Q7780789[16].
  • Linux distribution's NicoNicoPedia ID is recorded as linuxディストリビューション[17].
  • Linux distribution's Namuwiki ID is recorded as Linux/배포판[18].
  • Linux distribution's GitHub topic is recorded as linux-distribution[19].
  • Linux distribution's ScienceDirect topic ID is recorded as computer-science/linux-distribution[20].

Why It Matters

Linux distribution ranks in the top 5% of os entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,792 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] It is known by 87 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  5. [6] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
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  13. [14] ↑ . BabelNet. wikidata.org.
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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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