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anacron

computer program for starting other programs on a schedule
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anacron

Summary

anacron is a free software[1]. anacron has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • anacron's instance of is recorded as free software[3].
  • anacron's instance of is recorded as job scheduler[4].
  • anacron's maintained by is recorded as Red Hat[5].
  • anacron's copyright license is recorded as GNU General Public License, version 2.0 or later[6].
  • anacron's programmed in is recorded as Q15777[7].
  • anacron's operating system is recorded as Unix-like operating system[8].
  • anacron's software version identifier is recorded as 2.3[9].
  • anacron's software version identifier is recorded as 2.0[10].
  • anacron's source code repository URL is recorded as https://sf.net/p/anacron/code/[11].
  • anacron's copyright status is recorded as copyrighted[12].

Why It Matters

anacron has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Related Entities

free software Red Hat Unix-like operating system

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] ↑ . Open Hub. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . sourceforge.net. Retrieved . sourceforge.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_anacron_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{anacron}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/anacron}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 1d ago · RogueScholar · 2026-07-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Maintained by → Red Hat
    Copyright license → GNU General Public License, version 2.0 or later
    Copyright status → copyrighted
    Programming language → —
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|2 */ [[Property:P277]]: [[Q15777]]"
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