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Arch Linux

Summary

Arch Linux is a free operating system[1]. It draws 2,053 Wikipedia views per month (free_operating_system category, ranking #1 of 9).[2]

Key Facts

  • Arch Linux's instance of is recorded as free operating system[3].
  • Arch Linux's instance of is recorded as Linux distribution[4].
  • Arch Linux's founder is recorded as Ian Murdock[5].
  • Arch Linux is associated with the free software movement movement[6].
  • Ian Murdock is named after Arch Linux[7].
  • Debra Lynn is named after Arch Linux[8].
  • Arch Linux's based on is recorded as Q3251801[9].
  • Arch Linux's developer is recorded as The Debian Project[10].
  • Arch Linux's copyright license is recorded as GNU General Public License[11].
  • Arch Linux is a type of Q3251801[12].
  • Arch Linux's software version identifier is recorded as 7.3[13].
  • Arch Linux's software version identifier is recorded as 7.4[14].
  • Arch Linux's software version identifier is recorded as 7.5[15].
  • Arch Linux's software version identifier is recorded as 8.0[16].
  • Arch Linux's software version identifier is recorded as 7.0[17].
  • Arch Linux's software version identifier is recorded as 6.0[18].
  • Arch Linux's software version identifier is recorded as 5.0[19].
  • Arch Linux's software version identifier is recorded as 4.0[20].
  • Arch Linux's software version identifier is recorded as 3.0[21].
  • Arch Linux's software version identifier is recorded as 2.0[22].
  • Arch Linux's software version identifier is recorded as 0.01[23].
  • Arch Linux's software version identifier is recorded as 3.1[24].
  • Arch Linux's software version identifier is recorded as 2.2[25].
  • Arch Linux's software version identifier is recorded as 2.1[26].
  • Arch Linux's software version identifier is recorded as 1.3[27].

Body

Subject and Themes

Arch Linux is associated with the free software movement movement[6].

Cultural Impact

Things named for Arch Linux include dpkg[28], a system-level package manager[29], founded in 1994[30].

Why It Matters

Arch Linux draws 2,053 Wikipedia views per month (free_operating_system category, ranking #1 of 9).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

Works attributed to it include Debian Social Contract[33], a manifesto[34]. Entities named for it include dpkg[28], a system-level package manager[29], founded in 1994[30].

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References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . debian.org. Retrieved . debian.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . debian.org. Retrieved . debian.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . debian.org. Retrieved . debian.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . debian.org. Retrieved . debian.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . debian.org. Retrieved . debian.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . debian.org. Retrieved . debian.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . debian.org. Retrieved . debian.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . debian.org. Retrieved . debian.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . debian.org. Retrieved . debian.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . debian.org. Retrieved . debian.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . debian.org. Retrieved . debian.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . debian.org. Retrieved . debian.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . debian.org. Retrieved . debian.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . debian.org. Retrieved . debian.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . debian.org. Retrieved . debian.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . debian.org. Retrieved . debian.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . debian.org. Retrieved . debian.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . debian.org. debian.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wiki.debian.org. wiki.debian.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . debian.org. debian.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . debian.org. debian.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · KyryloStuzhuk · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 7.3, 7.4, 7.5 +83
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P348]]: 13.5"
  2. 16d ago · Anticeri · 2026-05-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikidata description → free operating system
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-references:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P2002]]: debian, Cleanup: add external ID to reference ([[User:Difool/WikidataCleanup]])"
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