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PulseAudio

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PulseAudio

Summary

PulseAudio is a sound server[1]. PulseAudio draws 174 Wikipedia views per month (sound_server category, ranking #1 of 2).[2]

Key Facts

  • PulseAudio's image is recorded as PulseAudio GUI.png[3].
  • PulseAudio's instance of is recorded as sound server[4].
  • PulseAudio's instance of is recorded as software library[5].
  • PulseAudio's instance of is recorded as free software[6].
  • PulseAudio's instance of is recorded as daemon[7].
  • PulseAudio's logo image is recorded as Pulseaudio-logo.svg[8].
  • PulseAudio's developer is recorded as Lennart Poettering[9].
  • PulseAudio's copyright license is recorded as GNU Lesser General Public License[10].
  • PulseAudio's programmed in is recorded as Q15777[11].
  • PulseAudio's operating system is recorded as FreeBSD[12].
  • PulseAudio's operating system is recorded as Linux[13].
  • PulseAudio's operating system is recorded as Solaris[14].
  • PulseAudio's operating system is recorded as Microsoft Windows[15].
  • PulseAudio's operating system is recorded as macOS[16].
  • PulseAudio's software version identifier is recorded as 4.0[17].
  • PulseAudio's software version identifier is recorded as 5.0[18].
  • PulseAudio's software version identifier is recorded as 6.0[19].
  • PulseAudio's software version identifier is recorded as 7.0[20].
  • PulseAudio's software version identifier is recorded as 7.1[21].
  • PulseAudio's software version identifier is recorded as 8.0[22].
  • PulseAudio's software version identifier is recorded as 9.0[23].
  • PulseAudio's software version identifier is recorded as 10.0[24].
  • PulseAudio's software version identifier is recorded as 11.0[25].
  • PulseAudio's software version identifier is recorded as 11.1[26].
  • PulseAudio's software version identifier is recorded as 12.0[27].

Why It Matters

PulseAudio draws 174 Wikipedia views per month (sound_server category, ranking #1 of 2).[2] PulseAudio has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] PulseAudio is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

FreeBSD free software Lennart Poettering Linux list of Linux audio software macOS Microsoft Windows pavucontrol Solaris

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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . freedesktop.org. freedesktop.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . freedesktop.org. freedesktop.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . freedesktop.org. freedesktop.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . freedesktop.org. freedesktop.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . freedesktop.org. freedesktop.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . freedesktop.org. freedesktop.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . freedesktop.org. freedesktop.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wiki.freedesktop.org. Retrieved . wiki.freedesktop.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wiki.freedesktop.org. Retrieved . wiki.freedesktop.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wiki.freedesktop.org. Retrieved . wiki.freedesktop.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wiki.freedesktop.org. Retrieved . wiki.freedesktop.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . thread.gmane.org. Retrieved . thread.gmane.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . lists.freedesktop.org. Retrieved . lists.freedesktop.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . lists.freedesktop.org. Retrieved . lists.freedesktop.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . lists.freedesktop.org. Retrieved . lists.freedesktop.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . lists.freedesktop.org. Retrieved . lists.freedesktop.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . lists.freedesktop.org. Retrieved . lists.freedesktop.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . lists.freedesktop.org. Retrieved . lists.freedesktop.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). PulseAudio. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/pulseaudio
MLA “PulseAudio.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/pulseaudio.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_pulseaudio_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{PulseAudio}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/pulseaudio}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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