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Linux PAM

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Summary

Linux PAM is a software framework[1]. It draws 904 Wikipedia views per month (software_framework category, ranking #20 of 94).[2]

Key Facts

  • Linux PAM's instance of is recorded as software framework[3].
  • Linux PAM's instance of is recorded as free software[4].
  • Linux PAM's copyright license is recorded as GNU General Public License[5].
  • Linux PAM's copyright license is recorded as 3-clause BSD License[6].
  • Linux PAM's programmed in is recorded as C[7].
  • Linux PAM's operating system is recorded as Linux[8].
  • Linux PAM's software version identifier is recorded as 1.3.1[9].
  • Linux PAM's software version identifier is recorded as 1.4.0[10].
  • Linux PAM's software version identifier is recorded as 1.5.0[11].
  • Linux PAM's software version identifier is recorded as 1.5.1[12].
  • Linux PAM's software version identifier is recorded as 1.5.2[13].
  • Linux PAM's software version identifier is recorded as 1.5.3[14].
  • Linux PAM's software version identifier is recorded as 1.6.0[15].
  • Linux PAM's software version identifier is recorded as 1.6.1[16].
  • Linux PAM's software version identifier is recorded as 1.7.0[17].
  • Linux PAM's software version identifier is recorded as 1.7.1[18].
  • Linux PAM's software version identifier is recorded as 1.7.2[19].
  • Linux PAM's software version identifier is recorded as 1.7.3[20].
  • Linux PAM's official website is recorded as http://www.linux-pam.org/[21].
  • Linux PAM's source code repository URL is recorded as https://github.com/linux-pam/linux-pam[22].
  • Linux PAM's implementation of is recorded as pluggable authentication module[23].
  • Linux PAM's copyright status is recorded as copyrighted[24].

Why It Matters

Linux PAM draws 904 Wikipedia views per month (software_framework category, ranking #20 of 94).[2] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

Related Entities

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] ↑ . 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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 21d ago · Github-wiki-bot bot · 2026-09-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Ubuntu package → libpam0g, libpam-runtime
    Operating system → Linux
    Pro-linux.de dbapp id → 7075
    Man page → pam.8
    + 41 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-single-property-update:1||2 */ Software version identifier, Update with GitHub data ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/CB/2f883a677c45|details]])"
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