OpenRC

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free and open-source software init system service manager

OpenRC is a dependency-based init system and service manager for Unix-like operating systems, designed as a lightweight and flexible alternative to systems like systemd.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
OpenRC canonical	11
OpenRC (for some editions)	1
OpenRC init system	1
OpenRC-init	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1724362 — 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: OpenRC
Context triple: [Alpine Linux, usesInitSystem, OpenRC]

A. systemd
systemd is a modern init system and service manager for Linux that handles system startup, process supervision, logging, and various core system functions.
B. Dracut
Dracut is a town in northeastern Massachusetts, United States, known for its suburban character and proximity to the city of Lowell.
C. Alpine Linux
Alpine Linux is a lightweight, security-focused Linux distribution designed for simplicity, resource efficiency, and containerized environments.
D. Gentoo Linux
Gentoo Linux is a highly customizable, source-based Linux distribution known for its performance optimization and flexibility through its Portage package management system.
E. GNU Hurd
GNU Hurd is the GNU Project’s microkernel-based operating system server collection intended as a free Unix-like replacement, built to run on top of the Mach microkernel.
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: OpenRC
Target entity description: OpenRC is a dependency-based init system and service manager for Unix-like operating systems, designed as a lightweight and flexible alternative to systems like systemd.

A. systemd
systemd is a modern init system and service manager for Linux that handles system startup, process supervision, logging, and various core system functions.
B. Dracut
Dracut is a town in northeastern Massachusetts, United States, known for its suburban character and proximity to the city of Lowell.
C. Alpine Linux
Alpine Linux is a lightweight, security-focused Linux distribution designed for simplicity, resource efficiency, and containerized environments.
D. Gentoo Linux
Gentoo Linux is a highly customizable, source-based Linux distribution known for its performance optimization and flexibility through its Portage package management system.
E. GNU Hurd
GNU Hurd is the GNU Project’s microkernel-based operating system server collection intended as a free Unix-like replacement, built to run on top of the Mach microkernel.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	free and open-source software ⓘ init system ⓘ service manager ⓘ
alternativeTo	SysV init ⓘ linked to: System V init Upstart ⓘ systemd ⓘ
configurationDirectory	/etc/conf.d ⓘ /etc/init.d ⓘ
configurationFile	/etc/rc.conf ⓘ
configurationStyle	shell scripts ⓘ
designGoal	flexible ⓘ lightweight ⓘ portable ⓘ simple ⓘ
developer	Roy Marples ⓘ
feature	dependency-based service startup ⓘ hotplug support integration ⓘ logging integration ⓘ parallel service startup ⓘ runlevel management ⓘ service supervision ⓘ support for multiple init implementations ⓘ
homepage	https://github.com/OpenRC/openrc ⓘ
license	BSD-2-Clause license ⓘ
operatingSystem	Alpine Linux ⓘ Artix Linux ⓘ BSD ⓘ Calculate Linux ⓘ Devuan ⓘ Gentoo Linux ⓘ Hyperbola GNU/Linux-libre ⓘ Linux ⓘ Parabola GNU/Linux-libre ⓘ Unix-like operating systems ⓘ Void Linux ⓘ
programmingLanguage	C ⓘ
repository	https://github.com/OpenRC/openrc ⓘ
softwareModel	open source ⓘ
supportsInit	BusyBox init ⓘ linked to: BusyBox OpenRC-init ⓘ linked to: OpenRC sysvinit ⓘ linked to: System V init
supportsRunlevel	boot ⓘ default ⓘ nonetwork ⓘ shutdown ⓘ single ⓘ
supportsServiceType	daemon ⓘ oneshot ⓘ script ⓘ supervised ⓘ virtual ⓘ
usesProcessSupervision	yes ⓘ

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Referenced by (14)

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

Alpine Linux → usesInitSystem → OpenRC ⓘ

Gentoo Linux → supportsInitSystem → OpenRC ⓘ

Devuan → supportsInitSystem → OpenRC ⓘ

Calculate Linux → defaultInitSystem → OpenRC ⓘ

OpenRC → supportsInit → OpenRC-init ⓘ

linked to: OpenRC

runit → similarTo → OpenRC ⓘ

Artix Linux → usesInitSystem → OpenRC ⓘ

MocaccinoOS → usesInitSystem → OpenRC (for some editions) ⓘ

linked to: OpenRC

Gentoo Wiki → topic → OpenRC ⓘ

Parabola GNU/Linux-libre → supportsInitSystem → OpenRC ⓘ

Hyperbola GNU/Linux-libre → supportsInitSystem → OpenRC ⓘ

Roy Marples → knownFor → OpenRC ⓘ

Roy Marples → developed → OpenRC init system ⓘ

linked to: OpenRC

Roy Marples → notableProject → OpenRC ⓘ

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