CRUX

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CRUX

Summary

CRUX is a Linux distribution[1]. CRUX draws 162 Wikipedia views per month (linux_distribution category, ranking #44 of 273).[2]

Key Facts

  • CRUX's image is recorded as CRUX screenshot.jpg[3].
  • CRUX's instance of is recorded as Linux distribution[4].
  • CRUX's copyright license is recorded as GNU General Public License[5].
  • CRUX's software version identifier is recorded as 3.6[6].
  • CRUX's software version identifier is recorded as 3.6.1[7].
  • CRUX's software version identifier is recorded as 3.7[8].
  • CRUX's software version identifier is recorded as 3.8[9].
  • CRUX's Commons category is recorded as CRUX[10].
  • CRUX's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03fzyv[11].
  • CRUX's official website is recorded as https://crux.nu[12].
  • CRUX's IRC channel URL is recorded as irc://irc.libera.chat/crux[13].
  • CRUX's DistroWatch ID is recorded as crux[14].
  • CRUX's copyright status is recorded as copyrighted[15].
  • CRUX's Pro-Linux.de DBApp ID is recorded as 8688[16].
  • CRUX's mailing list archive URL is recorded as https://lists.crux.nu/hyperkitty/[17].
  • CRUX's AlternativeTo software ID is recorded as crux-linux[18].

Body

Designation and Status

CRUX's instance of is recorded as Linux distribution[4].

Cultural Significance

Things named for CRUX include Cruzeiro do Sul Futebol Clube[19], an association football club[20], in Brazil[21], founded in 1915[22], headquartered in Petrópolis[23]; Cruzeiro do Sul[24], a newspaper[25], in Brazil[26], founded in 1903[27], headquartered in Sorocaba[28]; Banco Cruzeiro do Sul[29], a business[30], in Brazil[31], founded in 1993[32], headquartered in São Paulo[33]; and Rede Amazônica Cruzeiro do Sul[34], a television channel[35], in Brazil[36], headquartered in Cruzeiro do Sul[37].

Why It Matters

CRUX draws 162 Wikipedia views per month (linux_distribution category, ranking #44 of 273).[2] CRUX has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] CRUX is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

CRUX has been cited as an influence by Debian[40], a Linux distribution[41], founded in 2002[42].

Entities named for CRUX include Cruzeiro do Sul Futebol Clube[19], an association football club[20], in Brazil[21], founded in 1915[22], headquartered in Petrópolis[23]; Cruzeiro do Sul[24], a newspaper[25], in Brazil[26], founded in 1903[27], headquartered in Sorocaba[28]; Banco Cruzeiro do Sul[29], a business[30], in Brazil[31], founded in 1993[32], headquartered in São Paulo[33]; and Rede Amazônica Cruzeiro do Sul[34], a television channel[35], in Brazil[36], headquartered in Cruzeiro do Sul[37].

FAQs

Who did CRUX influence?

CRUX has been cited as an influence by Debian[40].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . crux.nu. crux.nu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . lists.crux.nu. lists.crux.nu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . lists.crux.nu. Retrieved . lists.crux.nu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . lists.crux.nu. Retrieved . lists.crux.nu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [40] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [19] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [24] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [29] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [34] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [37] . 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. [38] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [39] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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