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Raspberry Pi OS

Summary

Raspberry Pi OS is a Linux distribution[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of linux_distribution entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,154 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Raspberry Pi OS's instance of is recorded as Linux distribution[3].
  • Raspberry Pi OS's instance of is recorded as Unix-like operating system[4].
  • Raspberry Pi OS's instance of is recorded as operating system distribution[5].
  • Raspberry Pi OS's based on is recorded as Q7715973[6].
  • Raspberry Pi OS's based on is recorded as Raspbian[7].
  • Raspberry Pi OS's developer is recorded as Raspberry Pi Holdings[8].
  • Raspberry Pi OS's part of the series is recorded as Linux[9].
  • Raspberry Pi OS's copyright license is recorded as GNU General Public License[10].
  • Raspberry Pi OS's software version identifier is recorded as 2016-11-25[11].
  • Raspberry Pi OS's software version identifier is recorded as 2017-04-10[12].
  • Raspberry Pi OS's software version identifier is recorded as 2017-09-07[13].
  • Raspberry Pi OS's software version identifier is recorded as 2017-11-29[14].
  • Raspberry Pi OS's software version identifier is recorded as 2018-03-13[15].
  • Raspberry Pi OS's software version identifier is recorded as 2018-04-18[16].
  • Raspberry Pi OS's software version identifier is recorded as 2018-10-09[17].
  • Raspberry Pi OS's software version identifier is recorded as 2019-04-08[18].
  • Raspberry Pi OS's software version identifier is recorded as 2020-05-27[19].
  • Raspberry Pi OS's software version identifier is recorded as 2021-10-30[20].
  • Raspberry Pi OS's software version identifier is recorded as 2022-01-28[21].
  • Raspberry Pi OS's software version identifier is recorded as 2022-09-06[22].
  • Raspberry Pi OS's software version identifier is recorded as 2023-05-03[23].
  • Raspberry Pi OS's software version identifier is recorded as 2023-10-10[24].
  • Raspberry Pi OS's software version identifier is recorded as 2023-12-05[25].
  • Raspberry Pi OS's software version identifier is recorded as 2024-03-15[26].
  • Raspberry Pi OS's software version identifier is recorded as 2024-07-04[27].

Body

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include Linux distribution[3], Unix-like operating system[4], and operating system distribution[5].

Why It Matters

Raspberry Pi OS ranks in the top 5% of linux_distribution entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,154 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]

Related Entities

Arch Linux B4X Banana Pi Berkeley Open Infrastructure for Network Computing Geert Van Pamel Kali Linux for Raspberry PI Linux Linux distribution OpenHD operating system distribution OSMC PiPlay PureBasic Raspberry Pi Raspberry Pi Zero Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W Raspbian Unix-like operating system World Community Grid

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . raspberrypi.com. raspberrypi.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . downloads.raspberrypi.org. downloads.raspberrypi.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . downloads.raspberrypi.org. downloads.raspberrypi.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . raspberrypi.org. raspberrypi.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . downloads.raspberrypi.org. downloads.raspberrypi.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . downloads.raspberrypi.org. Retrieved . downloads.raspberrypi.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . downloads.raspberrypi.org. downloads.raspberrypi.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . downloads.raspberrypi.org. downloads.raspberrypi.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . downloads.raspberrypi.org. downloads.raspberrypi.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . downloads.raspberrypi.org. downloads.raspberrypi.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . downloads.raspberrypi.org. downloads.raspberrypi.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . downloads.raspberrypi.org. downloads.raspberrypi.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . raspberrypi.com. raspberrypi.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . raspberrypi.com. Retrieved . raspberrypi.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . raspberrypi.com. raspberrypi.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . raspberrypi.com. Retrieved . raspberrypi.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . raspberrypi.com. Retrieved . raspberrypi.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . raspberrypi.com. Retrieved . raspberrypi.com. 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.

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