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debconf

software utility for performing system-wide configuration tasks on Unix-like operating systems
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debconf

Summary

debconf is a free software[1]. debconf ranks in the top 9% of free_software entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • debconf is the creator of Joey Hess[3].
  • debconf's image is recorded as Debconf software package.png[4].
  • debconf's instance of is recorded as free software[5].
  • debconf's copyright license is recorded as 2-clause BSD License[6].
  • debconf's programmed in is recorded as Q42478[7].
  • debconf's operating system is recorded as Unix-like operating system[8].
  • debconf's software version identifier is recorded as 1.5.89[9].
  • debconf's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/076zw6[10].
  • debconf's source code repository URL is recorded as https://salsa.debian.org/pkg-debconf/debconf.git[11].
  • debconf's Free Software Directory entry is recorded as Debconf[12].
  • debconf's Debian stable package is recorded as debconf[13].
  • debconf's Ubuntu package is recorded as debconf[14].
  • debconf's copyright status is recorded as copyrighted[15].
  • debconf's Repology project name is recorded as debconf[16].
  • debconf's Debian Wiki article is recorded as debconf[17].

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Authorship and Creation

debconf is the creator of Joey Hess[3].

Why It Matters

debconf ranks in the top 9% of free_software entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13 views/month).[2] debconf has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18]

Related Entities

free software Joey Hess Unix-like operating system

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . salsa.debian.org. Retrieved . salsa.debian.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . salsa.debian.org. Retrieved . salsa.debian.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . 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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). debconf. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/debconf
MLA “debconf.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/debconf.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_debconf_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{debconf}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/debconf}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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