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udev

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udev

Summary

udev is a daemon[1]. udev draws 2,285 Wikipedia views per month (daemon category, ranking #3 of 23).[2]

Key Facts

  • udev's instance of is recorded as daemon[3].
  • udev's instance of is recorded as free software[4].
  • udev's developer is recorded as Greg Kroah-Hartman[5].
  • udev's developer is recorded as Kay Sievers[6].
  • udev's copyright license is recorded as GNU General Public License, version 2.0[7].
  • udev's programmed in is recorded as Q15777[8].
  • udev's operating system is recorded as Linux[9].
  • udev's software version identifier is recorded as 182[10].
  • udev's software version identifier is recorded as 239[11].
  • udev's software version identifier is recorded as 238[12].
  • udev's software version identifier is recorded as 237[13].
  • udev's software version identifier is recorded as 236[14].
  • udev's software version identifier is recorded as 235[15].
  • udev's software version identifier is recorded as 234[16].
  • udev's software version identifier is recorded as 233[17].
  • udev's software version identifier is recorded as 232[18].
  • udev's software version identifier is recorded as 231[19].
  • udev's software version identifier is recorded as 230[20].
  • udev's software version identifier is recorded as 229[21].
  • udev's software version identifier is recorded as 228[22].
  • udev's software version identifier is recorded as 227[23].
  • udev's software version identifier is recorded as 226[24].
  • udev's software version identifier is recorded as 225[25].
  • udev's software version identifier is recorded as 224[26].
  • udev's software version identifier is recorded as 240[27].

Why It Matters

udev draws 2,285 Wikipedia views per month (daemon category, ranking #3 of 23).[2] udev has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]

Related Entities

free software Greg Kroah-Hartman Kay Sievers Linux

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] ↑ . 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.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). udev. Retrieved October 2, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/udev
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_udev_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{udev}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/udev}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-02}}
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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 10d ago · Github-wiki-bot bot · 2026-09-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 182, 239, 238 +95
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-single-property-update:1||2 */ [[Property:P348]], Update with GitHub data ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/CB/674e1f5dd065|details]])"
  2. 21d ago · Github-wiki-bot bot · 2026-09-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 182, 239, 238 +95
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P348]]: 258.11, Update with GitHub data ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/CB/d6783a01b658|details]])"
  3. 22d ago · Github-wiki-bot bot · 2026-09-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 182, 239, 238 +95
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P348]]: 259.9, Update with GitHub data ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/CB/bb279fa11077|details]])"
  4. 10w ago · Github-wiki-bot bot · 2026-07-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 182, 239, 238 +95
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P348]]: 258.10, Update with GitHub data ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/CB/4941ab9eafb5|details]])"
  5. 10w ago · Github-wiki-bot bot · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 182, 239, 238 +95
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P348]]: 260.4, Update with GitHub data ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/CB/a1add0cc56fa|details]])"
  6. 14w ago · Github-wiki-bot bot · 2026-06-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 182, 239, 238 +95
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P348]]: 258.9, Update with GitHub data ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/CB/e2fc69554d3e|details]])"
  7. 15w ago · Github-wiki-bot bot · 2026-06-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 182, 239, 238 +95
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-single-property-update:1||2 */ [[Property:P348]], Update with GitHub data ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/CB/d1bcc45bd2d7|details]])"
  8. 18w ago · Github-wiki-bot bot · 2026-05-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 182, 239, 238 +95
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P348]]: 258.8, Update with GitHub data ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/CB/b041932d8e80|details]])"
  9. 18w ago · Github-wiki-bot bot · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Developer → —
    Part of → —
    End time → —
    Software version identifier → 182, 239, 238 +95
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-single-property-update:1||2 */ [[Property:P348]], Update with GitHub data ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/CB/dad7588506a7|details]])"
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