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CentOS

Summary

CentOS is a free operating system[1]. CentOS has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • CentOS is the creator of Gregory Kurtzer[3].
  • CentOS's instance of is recorded as free operating system[4].
  • CentOS's instance of is recorded as Linux distribution[5].
  • CentOS's based on is recorded as Q215273[6].
  • CentOS's based on is recorded as CAOS Linux[7].
  • CentOS was followed by CentOS Stream[8].
  • CentOS's copyright license is recorded as GNU General Public License[9].
  • CentOS's software version identifier is recorded as 5.10[10].
  • CentOS's software version identifier is recorded as 6.5[11].
  • CentOS's software version identifier is recorded as 6.8[12].
  • CentOS's software version identifier is recorded as 6.9[13].
  • CentOS's software version identifier is recorded as 6.10[14].
  • CentOS's software version identifier is recorded as 7 (1810)[15].
  • CentOS's software version identifier is recorded as 7.7 (1908)[16].
  • CentOS's software version identifier is recorded as 8.0[17].
  • CentOS's software version identifier is recorded as 8.1[18].
  • CentOS's software version identifier is recorded as 8.2[19].
  • CentOS's software version identifier is recorded as 7.8 (2003)[20].
  • CentOS's software version identifier is recorded as 8.3 (2011)[21].
  • CentOS's software version identifier is recorded as 8.4[22].
  • CentOS's software version identifier is recorded as 9[23].
  • CentOS's software version identifier is recorded as 10[24].
  • CentOS's Commons category is recorded as CentOS[25].
  • CentOS's platform is recorded as Q272629[26].
  • CentOS's platform is recorded as ARM architecture[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

CentOS is the creator of Gregory Kurtzer[3].

Publication

CentOS was published on May 14, 2004[28].

Adaptations and Inspiration

CentOS was followed by CentOS Stream[8].

Why It Matters

CentOS has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] CentOS is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

AlmaLinux CAOS Linux CentOS Stream Cherry Creek Eagle Elasticsearch EulerOS free operating system Linux distribution Mapbox Studio Classic Niagara NILFS POWER8 Rocky Linux SNELLIUS PHASE 1 GPU Taiwania 3 ThinkSystem SD530, Xeon Gold 6148 20C 2.4GHz, Infiniband EDR Yanux

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] ↑ . blog.centos.org. Retrieved . blog.centos.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . readyspace.com.hk. readyspace.com.hk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . lists.centos.org. Retrieved . lists.centos.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wiki.centos.org. Retrieved . wiki.centos.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wiki.centos.org. Retrieved . wiki.centos.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wiki.centos.org. Retrieved . wiki.centos.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . lists.centos.org. Retrieved . lists.centos.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . lists.centos.org. Retrieved . lists.centos.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wiki.centos.org. wiki.centos.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wiki.centos.org. Retrieved . wiki.centos.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wiki.centos.org. Retrieved . wiki.centos.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wiki.centos.org. Retrieved . wiki.centos.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . lists.centos.org. lists.centos.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . blog.centos.org. blog.centos.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . blog.centos.org. blog.centos.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . 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] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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