GNOME Software
E203871
GNOME application
free and open-source software
graphical application store
software management tool
GNOME Software is the graphical application store and software management tool for the GNOME desktop environment, used to browse, install, and update applications.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| GNOME Software canonical | 5 |
| GNOME software | 4 |
| Ubuntu Software Center (now GNOME Software with Ubuntu branding) | 1 |
| gnome-packagekit GUI tools | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1831364 — 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: GNOME Software Context triple: [GNOME, hasComponent, GNOME Software]
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A.
GNOME desktop environment
The GNOME desktop environment is a popular, user-friendly and modern graphical desktop interface for Unix-like operating systems, emphasizing simplicity, accessibility, and integration.
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B.
MATE desktop environment
MATE desktop environment is a lightweight, traditional-style graphical user interface for Unix-like operating systems, continuing the classic GNOME 2 experience with ongoing updates and support.
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C.
Xfce
Xfce is a lightweight, fast, and modular desktop environment for Unix-like operating systems, designed to be visually appealing while using minimal system resources.
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D.
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.
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E.
KDE Plasma desktop environment
KDE Plasma desktop environment is a highly customizable, feature-rich graphical workspace for Linux and other Unix-like systems, known for its modern design, extensive configuration options, and integration with the KDE software ecosystem.
- 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: GNOME Software Target entity description: GNOME Software is the graphical application store and software management tool for the GNOME desktop environment, used to browse, install, and update applications.
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A.
GNOME desktop environment
The GNOME desktop environment is a popular, user-friendly and modern graphical desktop interface for Unix-like operating systems, emphasizing simplicity, accessibility, and integration.
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B.
MATE desktop environment
MATE desktop environment is a lightweight, traditional-style graphical user interface for Unix-like operating systems, continuing the classic GNOME 2 experience with ongoing updates and support.
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C.
Xfce
Xfce is a lightweight, fast, and modular desktop environment for Unix-like operating systems, designed to be visually appealing while using minimal system resources.
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D.
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.
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E.
KDE Plasma desktop environment
KDE Plasma desktop environment is a highly customizable, feature-rich graphical workspace for Linux and other Unix-like systems, known for its modern design, extensive configuration options, and integration with the KDE software ecosystem.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
GNOME application
ⓘ
free and open-source software ⓘ graphical application store ⓘ software management tool ⓘ |
| category | package management software ⓘ |
| developer |
GNOME Project
ⓘ
linked to:
GNOME community
|
| feature |
application ratings and reviews
ⓘ
automatic update notifications ⓘ category-based browsing ⓘ firmware update support via fwupd ⓘ plugin-based backend architecture ⓘ search for applications ⓘ software catalog with screenshots ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
backend plugins
ⓘ
frontend UI ⓘ |
| includedIn |
Fedora Workstation
ⓘ
linked to:
Fedora Linux
Ubuntu (GNOME editions) ⓘ
linked to:
Ubuntu
many GNOME-based Linux distributions ⓘ |
| license |
GNU General Public License
ⓘ
GPL-2.0-or-later ⓘ |
| operatingSystem |
BSD
ⓘ
Linux ⓘ other Unix-like systems ⓘ |
| partOf | GNOME desktop environment ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
browse applications
ⓘ
install applications ⓘ manage software repositories ⓘ remove applications ⓘ update applications ⓘ |
| programmingLanguage | C ⓘ |
| replaces |
gnome-packagekit GUI tools
ⓘ
linked to:
GNOME Software
|
| runsOn | GNOME Shell ⓘ |
| shortName | Software ⓘ |
| supports |
add-ons and extensions for applications
ⓘ
language packs for applications ⓘ offline updates (via distro integration) ⓘ system updates on some distributions ⓘ third-party repositories (depending on distro) ⓘ |
| supportsFormat |
AppStream metadata
ⓘ
DEB packages ⓘ Flatpak ⓘ RPM packages ⓘ |
| targetUser | desktop end users ⓘ |
| userInterface | graphical user interface ⓘ |
| uses |
AppStream data
ⓘ
Flatpak backend ⓘ PackageKit ⓘ |
| usesToolkit | GTK ⓘ |
| website | https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Software ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: GNOME Software Description of subject: GNOME Software is the graphical application store and software management tool for the GNOME desktop environment, used to browse, install, and update applications.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
GNOME desktop environment
linked to: GNOME Software
linked to: GNOME Software
subject linked to:
GNOME Panel (by GNOME Shell in GNOME 3)
linked to: GNOME Software