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modprobe

Linux program used to add/remove loadable kernel modules to/from the Linux kernel
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modprobe

Summary

modprobe is a free software[1]. modprobe ranks in the top 8% of free_software entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (50 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • modprobe's instance of is recorded as free software[3].
  • modprobe's instance of is recorded as Linux command[4].
  • modprobe's instance of is recorded as command-line tool[5].
  • modprobe's item operated is recorded as Linux kernel module[6].
  • modprobe's operating system is recorded as Linux[7].
  • modprobe's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05dtwz[8].
  • modprobe's man page is recorded as modprobe.1[9].
  • modprobe's man page is recorded as modprobe.8[10].

Why It Matters

modprobe ranks in the top 8% of free_software entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (50 views/month).[2] modprobe has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11]

Related Entities

free software Linux

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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). modprobe. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/modprobe
MLA “modprobe.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/modprobe.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_modprobe_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{modprobe}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/modprobe}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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