YaST

E192885

free and open-source software software component system administration tool system configuration tool

YaST is a comprehensive system administration and configuration tool for SUSE and openSUSE Linux distributions, providing a unified interface for managing software, hardware, services, and system settings.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
YaST canonical	4
YCP (YaST Control Programming language)	1
YaST Control Center	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1717677 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: YaST
Context triple: [openSUSE, defaultConfigurationTool, YaST]

A. openSUSE
openSUSE is a community-driven Linux distribution known for its stability, powerful administration tools like YaST, and close association with SUSE Linux Enterprise.
B. Katello
Katello is an open-source systems management and content lifecycle tool that provides software repository, subscription, and configuration management capabilities, commonly used as a core component of Red Hat Satellite.
C. Cinnamon desktop environment
Cinnamon desktop environment is a modern, user-friendly graphical interface for Linux systems, known for its traditional desktop layout, customizability, and development by the Linux Mint project.
D. YUM
YUM is a command-line package management utility for RPM-based Linux distributions that automatically handles software installation, updates, and dependency resolution.
E. Dracut
Dracut is a town in northeastern Massachusetts, United States, known for its suburban character and proximity to the city of Lowell.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: YaST
Target entity description: YaST is a comprehensive system administration and configuration tool for SUSE and openSUSE Linux distributions, providing a unified interface for managing software, hardware, services, and system settings.

A. openSUSE
openSUSE is a community-driven Linux distribution known for its stability, powerful administration tools like YaST, and close association with SUSE Linux Enterprise.
B. Katello
Katello is an open-source systems management and content lifecycle tool that provides software repository, subscription, and configuration management capabilities, commonly used as a core component of Red Hat Satellite.
C. Cinnamon desktop environment
Cinnamon desktop environment is a modern, user-friendly graphical interface for Linux systems, known for its traditional desktop layout, customizability, and development by the Linux Mint project.
D. YUM
YUM is a command-line package management utility for RPM-based Linux distributions that automatically handles software installation, updates, and dependency resolution.
E. Dracut
Dracut is a town in northeastern Massachusetts, United States, known for its suburban character and proximity to the city of Lowell.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	free and open-source software ⓘ software component ⓘ system administration tool ⓘ system configuration tool ⓘ
abbreviation	YaST ⓘ
developer	SUSE ⓘ openSUSE community ⓘ
distribution	SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop ⓘ linked to: openSUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server ⓘ linked to: SUSE openSUSE Leap ⓘ linked to: openSUSE openSUSE Tumbleweed ⓘ linked to: openSUSE
feature	bootloader configuration ⓘ configuration of network services ⓘ firewall configuration ⓘ hardware configuration ⓘ language and keyboard layout configuration ⓘ network configuration ⓘ online update management ⓘ package installation ⓘ package removal ⓘ partitioning ⓘ repository management ⓘ security settings configuration ⓘ service management ⓘ software management ⓘ system installation ⓘ system log viewing ⓘ system update configuration ⓘ time and date configuration ⓘ user and group management ⓘ virtualization configuration ⓘ
fullName	Yet another Setup Tool ⓘ
license	GNU General Public License ⓘ
name	YaST ⓘ
operatingSystem	SUSE Linux Enterprise ⓘ linked to: SUSE openSUSE ⓘ
primaryUserInterface	graphical user interface ⓘ text-based user interface ⓘ
programmingLanguage	Ruby ⓘ YCP (YaST Control Programming language) ⓘ linked to: YaST
provides	unified interface for system configuration ⓘ
softwareGenre	configuration management ⓘ installer ⓘ system administration ⓘ
supports	graphical system installation for SUSE and openSUSE ⓘ
supportsInterfaceType	Qt ⓘ command-line interface ⓘ ncurses ⓘ
targetUser	desktop users of SUSE Linux ⓘ server administrators of SUSE Linux ⓘ system administrators ⓘ
website	https://yast.opensuse.org/ ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

openSUSE → defaultConfigurationTool → YaST ⓘ

YaST → programmingLanguage → YCP (YaST Control Programming language) ⓘ

linked to: YaST

YaST → name → YaST ⓘ

YaST → abbreviation → YaST ⓘ

Yet another Setup Tool → hasAcronym → YaST ⓘ

Yet another Setup Tool → hasComponent → YaST Control Center ⓘ