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Scientific Linux

Summary

Scientific Linux is a Linux distribution[1]. It draws 53 Wikipedia views per month (linux_distribution category, ranking #85 of 273).[2]

Key Facts

  • Scientific Linux's image is recorded as Scientific Linux 7.png[3].
  • Scientific Linux's instance of is recorded as Linux distribution[4].
  • Scientific Linux's maintained by is recorded as Fermilab[5].
  • Scientific Linux's based on is recorded as Q215273[6].
  • Scientific Linux's logo image is recorded as Scientific Linux logo and wordmark.svg[7].
  • Scientific Linux's developer is recorded as Fermilab[8].
  • Scientific Linux's copyright license is recorded as GNU General Public License[9].
  • Scientific Linux's software version identifier is recorded as 7.1[10].
  • Scientific Linux's software version identifier is recorded as 5.0[11].
  • Scientific Linux's software version identifier is recorded as 5.11[12].
  • Scientific Linux's software version identifier is recorded as 6.0[13].
  • Scientific Linux's software version identifier is recorded as 6.8[14].
  • Scientific Linux's software version identifier is recorded as 7.6[15].
  • Scientific Linux's software version identifier is recorded as 7.8[16].
  • Scientific Linux's software version identifier is recorded as 7.9[17].
  • Scientific Linux's Commons category is recorded as Scientific Linux[18].
  • +2004-05-10T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Scientific Linux[19].
  • Scientific Linux's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0566rg[20].
  • Scientific Linux's official website is recorded as https://www.scientificlinux.org[21].
  • Scientific Linux's official blog URL is recorded as https://scientificlinux.org/sl-developer-blog/[22].
  • Scientific Linux's user manual URL is recorded as https://scientificlinux.org/documentation/[23].
  • Scientific Linux's Crunchbase organization ID is recorded as scientific-linux[24].
  • Scientific Linux's DistroWatch ID is recorded as scientific[25].
  • Scientific Linux's Quora topic ID is recorded as Scientific-Linux[26].
  • Scientific Linux's copyright status is recorded as copyrighted[27].

Body

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

+2004-05-10T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Scientific Linux[19].

Why It Matters

Scientific Linux draws 53 Wikipedia views per month (linux_distribution category, ranking #85 of 273).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

Fermilab Linux distribution

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . scientificlinux.org. Retrieved . scientificlinux.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . scientificlinux.org. Retrieved . scientificlinux.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . scientificlinux.org. Retrieved . scientificlinux.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . scientificlinux.org. Retrieved . scientificlinux.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . scientificlinux.org. Retrieved . scientificlinux.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . scientificlinux.org. Retrieved . scientificlinux.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . scientificlinux.org. Retrieved . scientificlinux.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . scientificlinux.org. scientificlinux.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . distrib-coffee.ipsl.jussieu.fr. Retrieved . distrib-coffee.ipsl.jussieu.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . listserv.fnal.gov. Retrieved . listserv.fnal.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Quora. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . 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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