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ethtool

Summary

ethtool is a free software[1]. ethtool ranks in the top 9% of free_software entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • ethtool's instance of is recorded as free software[3].
  • ethtool's developer is recorded as David S. Miller[4].
  • ethtool's copyright license is recorded as GNU General Public License, version 2.0[5].
  • ethtool's programmed in is recorded as Q15777[6].
  • ethtool's operating system is recorded as Linux[7].
  • ethtool's software version identifier is recorded as 6.0[8].
  • ethtool's software version identifier is recorded as 6.1[9].
  • ethtool's software version identifier is recorded as 6.2[10].
  • ethtool's software version identifier is recorded as 6.3[11].
  • ethtool's software version identifier is recorded as 6.4[12].
  • ethtool's software version identifier is recorded as 6.5[13].
  • ethtool's software version identifier is recorded as 6.6[14].
  • ethtool's software version identifier is recorded as 6.7[15].
  • ethtool's software version identifier is recorded as 6.9[16].
  • ethtool's software version identifier is recorded as 6.14[17].
  • ethtool is used for computer network[18].
  • 1998 marks the founding of ethtool[19].
  • ethtool was released on 1998[20].
  • ethtool's official website is recorded as http://www.kernel.org/pub/software/network/ethtool/[21].
  • ethtool's official website is recorded as https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/software/network/ethtool/[22].
  • ethtool's source code repository URL is recorded as https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/network/ethtool/ethtool.git[23].
  • ethtool's copyright status is recorded as copyrighted[24].

Body

Publication

ethtool was released on 1998[20].

Why It Matters

ethtool ranks in the top 9% of free_software entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15 views/month).[2]

Related Entities

David S. Miller free software Linux

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Open Hub. Retrieved . openhub.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . mirrors.edge.kernel.org. mirrors.edge.kernel.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . mirrors.edge.kernel.org. mirrors.edge.kernel.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . mirrors.edge.kernel.org. mirrors.edge.kernel.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . mirrors.edge.kernel.org. mirrors.edge.kernel.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . mirrors.edge.kernel.org. mirrors.edge.kernel.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . mirrors.edge.kernel.org. Retrieved . mirrors.edge.kernel.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . mirrors.edge.kernel.org. Retrieved . mirrors.edge.kernel.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . mirrors.edge.kernel.org. Retrieved . mirrors.edge.kernel.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . mirrors.edge.kernel.org. Retrieved . mirrors.edge.kernel.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . mirrors.edge.kernel.org. Retrieved . mirrors.edge.kernel.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Open Hub. Retrieved . openhub.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Spiral6800 · 2026-09-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Alternativeto software id → ethtool
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P9618]]: ethtool, Matched to #mix'n'match [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/162223739|Ethtool (#162223739)]] for {{P|9618}}"
  2. 9d ago · Spiral6800 · 2026-09-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Fedora package → —
    Ubuntu package → ethtool
    Developer → David S. Miller
    Operating system → Linux
    + 42 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P9045]]: ethtool, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/324934771|ethtool (#324934771)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8507|Alpine Linux package]] #"
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