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CentOS

Summary

CentOS is a free operating system[1]. CentOS draws 639 Wikipedia views per month (free_operating_system category, ranking #5 of 9).[2]

Key Facts

  • CentOS is the creator of Gregory Kurtzer[3].
  • CentOS's image is recorded as CentOS Stream 9 Workstation showing GNOME Shell 40.png[4].
  • CentOS's instance of is recorded as free operating system[5].
  • CentOS's instance of is recorded as Linux distribution[6].
  • CentOS's based on is recorded as Q215273[7].
  • CentOS's based on is recorded as CAOS Linux[8].
  • CentOS's logo image is recorded as Centos-logo-2022.svg[9].
  • CentOS's followed by is recorded as CentOS Stream[10].
  • CentOS's GND ID is recorded as 7715884-2[11].
  • CentOS's copyright license is recorded as GNU General Public License[12].
  • CentOS's software version identifier is recorded as 5.10[13].
  • CentOS's software version identifier is recorded as 6.5[14].
  • CentOS's software version identifier is recorded as 6.8[15].
  • CentOS's software version identifier is recorded as 6.9[16].
  • CentOS's software version identifier is recorded as 6.10[17].
  • CentOS's software version identifier is recorded as 7 (1810)[18].
  • CentOS's software version identifier is recorded as 7.7 (1908)[19].
  • CentOS's software version identifier is recorded as 8.0[20].
  • CentOS's software version identifier is recorded as 8.1[21].
  • CentOS's software version identifier is recorded as 8.2[22].
  • CentOS's software version identifier is recorded as 7.8 (2003)[23].
  • CentOS's software version identifier is recorded as 8.3 (2011)[24].
  • CentOS's software version identifier is recorded as 8.4[25].
  • CentOS's software version identifier is recorded as 9[26].
  • CentOS's software version identifier is recorded as 10[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

CentOS is the creator of Gregory Kurtzer[3].

Publication

CentOS's publication date is recorded as +2004-05-14T00:00:00Z[28].

Adaptations and Inspiration

CentOS's followed by is recorded as CentOS Stream[10].

Why It Matters

CentOS draws 639 Wikipedia views per month (free_operating_system category, ranking #5 of 9).[2] CentOS has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] CentOS is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

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References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . blog.centos.org. Retrieved . blog.centos.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . readyspace.com.hk. readyspace.com.hk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . lists.centos.org. Retrieved . lists.centos.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wiki.centos.org. Retrieved . wiki.centos.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wiki.centos.org. Retrieved . wiki.centos.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wiki.centos.org. Retrieved . wiki.centos.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . lists.centos.org. Retrieved . lists.centos.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . lists.centos.org. Retrieved . lists.centos.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wiki.centos.org. wiki.centos.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wiki.centos.org. Retrieved . wiki.centos.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wiki.centos.org. Retrieved . wiki.centos.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wiki.centos.org. Retrieved . wiki.centos.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . lists.centos.org. lists.centos.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . blog.centos.org. blog.centos.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . blog.centos.org. blog.centos.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . lists.centos.org. Retrieved . lists.centos.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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