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GNOME

Summary

GNOME is a desktop environment[1]. GNOME has Wikipedia articles in 79 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • GNOME's instance of is recorded as desktop environment[3].
  • GNOME's instance of is recorded as GNU package[4].
  • GNOME's instance of is recorded as computing platform[5].
  • GNOME's instance of is recorded as user interface[6].
  • GNOME is associated with the free software movement movement[7].
  • GNOME's developer is recorded as GNOME Foundation[8].
  • GNOME's developer is recorded as The GNOME Project[9].
  • GNOME's copyright license is recorded as GNU General Public License[10].
  • GNOME's copyright license is recorded as GNU Lesser General Public License[11].
  • GNOME's copyright license is recorded as GNU General Public License, version 2.0[12].
  • GNOME's copyright license is recorded as GNU General Public License, version 2.0 or later[13].
  • GNOME's programmed in is recorded as Q15777[14].
  • GNOME's programmed in is recorded as Q2407[15].
  • GNOME's programmed in is recorded as Q2370[16].
  • GNOME's programmed in is recorded as Q2005[17].
  • GNOME's programmed in is recorded as Vala[18].
  • GNOME's programmed in is recorded as Q42478[19].
  • GNOME's programmed in is recorded as Python[20].
  • GNOME's programmed in is recorded as Q575650[21].
  • GNOME's operating system is recorded as Q3251801[22].
  • GNOME's operating system is recorded as BSD[23].
  • GNOME's software version identifier is recorded as 3.14.1[24].
  • GNOME's software version identifier is recorded as 3.14[25].
  • GNOME's software version identifier is recorded as 1.0[26].
  • GNOME's software version identifier is recorded as 2.0[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include desktop environment[3], GNU package[4], computing platform[5], and user interface[6].

Movements and Schools

GNOME is associated with the free software movement movement[7].

Why It Matters

GNOME has Wikipedia articles in 79 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] GNOME is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . 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.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 17d ago · TerminallyTransfem · 2026-09-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 3.14.1, 3.14, 1.0 +131
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P348]]: 51"
  2. 27d ago · ~2026-48414-59 · 2026-09-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 3.14.1, 3.14, 1.0 +131
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P348]]: 51"
  3. 27d ago · ~2026-48414-59 · 2026-09-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 3.14.1, 3.14, 1.0 +131
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P348]]: 50.4"
  4. 27d ago · ~2026-48414-59 · 2026-09-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 3.14.1, 3.14, 1.0 +131
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P348]]: 50.3"
  5. 10w ago · Anticeri · 2026-07-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Commons category → GNOME
    Copyright status → copyrighted
    Gran enciclopèdia catalana id → gnome
    Publication date → +1999-03-03T00:00:00Z
    + 61 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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