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Red Hat Linux

Summary

Red Hat Linux is a Linux distribution[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 46 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Red Hat Linux is in the country of United States[3].
  • Red Hat Linux's instance of is recorded as Linux distribution[4].
  • Red Hat Linux was followed by Fedora Linux[5].
  • Red Hat Linux was followed by Q215273[6].
  • Red Hat Linux's developer is recorded as Red Hat[7].
  • Red Hat Linux's copyright license is recorded as GNU General Public License[8].
  • Red Hat Linux's software version identifier is recorded as 0.9[9].
  • Red Hat Linux's software version identifier is recorded as 1.0[10].
  • Red Hat Linux's software version identifier is recorded as 1.1[11].
  • Red Hat Linux's software version identifier is recorded as 2.0 beta[12].
  • Red Hat Linux's software version identifier is recorded as 2.0[13].
  • Red Hat Linux's software version identifier is recorded as 2.1[14].
  • Red Hat Linux's software version identifier is recorded as 3.0.3[15].
  • Red Hat Linux's software version identifier is recorded as 3.0.4[16].
  • Red Hat Linux's software version identifier is recorded as 3.9[17].
  • Red Hat Linux's software version identifier is recorded as 3.95[18].
  • Red Hat Linux's software version identifier is recorded as 4.0[19].
  • Red Hat Linux's software version identifier is recorded as 4.1[20].
  • Red Hat Linux's software version identifier is recorded as 4.2[21].
  • Red Hat Linux's software version identifier is recorded as 4.8[22].
  • Red Hat Linux's software version identifier is recorded as 4.8.1[23].
  • Red Hat Linux's software version identifier is recorded as 4.95[24].
  • Red Hat Linux's software version identifier is recorded as 4.9[25].
  • Red Hat Linux's software version identifier is recorded as 4.9.1[26].
  • Red Hat Linux's software version identifier is recorded as 4.96[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Red Hat Linux's instance of is recorded as Linux distribution[4].

Origins

1995 marks the founding of Red Hat Linux[28].

Why It Matters

Red Hat Linux has Wikipedia articles in 46 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . System for Award Management. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . fedoraproject.org. Retrieved . fedoraproject.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . fedoraproject.org. Retrieved . fedoraproject.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . fedoraproject.org. Retrieved . fedoraproject.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . fedoraproject.org. Retrieved . fedoraproject.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . fedoraproject.org. Retrieved . fedoraproject.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . fedoraproject.org. Retrieved . fedoraproject.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . fedoraproject.org. Retrieved . fedoraproject.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . fedoraproject.org. Retrieved . fedoraproject.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . fedoraproject.org. Retrieved . fedoraproject.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . fedoraproject.org. Retrieved . fedoraproject.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . fedoraproject.org. Retrieved . fedoraproject.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . fedoraproject.org. Retrieved . fedoraproject.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . fedoraproject.org. Retrieved . fedoraproject.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . fedoraproject.org. Retrieved . fedoraproject.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . fedoraproject.org. Retrieved . fedoraproject.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . fedoraproject.org. Retrieved . fedoraproject.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . fedoraproject.org. Retrieved . fedoraproject.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . fedoraproject.org. Retrieved . fedoraproject.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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  1. 13w ago · Ringbang · 2026-06-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Usenet newsgroup → comp.os.linux.redhat
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P14300]]: comp.os.linux.redhat"
  2. 16w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Official name → Red Hat Software Linux, Red Hat Commercial Linux, Red Hat Linux
    Wikidata description → discontinued Linux distribution
    Inception → +1995-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Open library subject id → red_hat_linux
    + 25 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0213460-Red-Hat-Linux, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259494|batch #259494]]"
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