RPM
E214847
RPM is a widely used package management system originally developed for Linux distributions to build, install, and manage software packages.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| RPM canonical | 5 |
| RPM Package Manager | 2 |
| Red Hat Package Manager | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1923185 — 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: RPM Context triple: [AIX, supportsPackageFormat, RPM]
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A.
YUM
YUM is a command-line package management utility for RPM-based Linux distributions that automatically handles software installation, updates, and dependency resolution.
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B.
RM
RM is the currency symbol that was used to denote the German Reichsmark, the former official currency of Germany from 1924 to 1948.
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C.
Rockit
"Rockit" is a groundbreaking 1983 jazz-funk and electro track by Herbie Hancock, widely recognized for its innovative use of turntablism and music video that helped bring scratching into the mainstream.
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D.
Samba
Samba is an open-source software suite that enables file and print sharing and domain services between Unix/Linux systems and Windows clients using the SMB/CIFS protocol.
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E.
El Torito
El Torito is a bootable CD-ROM specification that extends the ISO 9660 standard to allow computers to boot directly from optical discs.
- 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: RPM Target entity description: RPM is a widely used package management system originally developed for Linux distributions to build, install, and manage software packages.
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A.
YUM
YUM is a command-line package management utility for RPM-based Linux distributions that automatically handles software installation, updates, and dependency resolution.
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B.
RM
RM is the currency symbol that was used to denote the German Reichsmark, the former official currency of Germany from 1924 to 1948.
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C.
Rockit
"Rockit" is a groundbreaking 1983 jazz-funk and electro track by Herbie Hancock, widely recognized for its innovative use of turntablism and music video that helped bring scratching into the mainstream.
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D.
Samba
Samba is an open-source software suite that enables file and print sharing and domain services between Unix/Linux systems and Windows clients using the SMB/CIFS protocol.
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E.
El Torito
El Torito is a bootable CD-ROM specification that extends the ISO 9660 standard to allow computers to boot directly from optical discs.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
package management system
ⓘ
software ⓘ |
| allows | building packages from spec files ⓘ |
| category | Linux package management ⓘ |
| configurationFormat | spec file ⓘ |
| designedFor |
building software packages
ⓘ
installing software packages ⓘ removing software packages ⓘ upgrading software packages ⓘ |
| developedFor | Linux ⓘ |
| fileExtension | .rpm ⓘ |
| fullName |
RPM Package Manager
ⓘ
linked to:
RPM
|
| hasComponent |
librpm
ⓘ
rpm command-line tool ⓘ rpmbuild command-line tool ⓘ |
| license | GPL-compatible licenses ⓘ |
| originallyStoodFor |
Red Hat Package Manager
ⓘ
linked to:
RPM
|
| originatedWith | Red Hat ⓘ |
| supports |
binary packages
ⓘ
source packages ⓘ |
| supportsFeature |
dependency tracking
ⓘ
digital signatures ⓘ file verification ⓘ scripted install and uninstall hooks ⓘ |
| supportsMetadata |
architecture
ⓘ
dependencies ⓘ file list ⓘ package name ⓘ release ⓘ scripts ⓘ version ⓘ |
| supportsPlatform |
ARM
ⓘ
PowerPC ⓘ s390x ⓘ x86 ⓘ x86_64 ⓘ |
| supportsVerification |
GPG signatures
ⓘ
MD5 or SHA checksums ⓘ |
| usedBy |
AlmaLinux
ⓘ
CentOS ⓘ Fedora ⓘ
linked to:
Fedora Linux
Mageia ⓘ Oracle Linux ⓘ Red Hat Enterprise Linux ⓘ Rocky Linux ⓘ SUSE Linux Enterprise ⓘ
linked to:
SUSE
openSUSE ⓘ |
| usedFor |
software distribution on Linux
ⓘ
system software maintenance ⓘ |
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: RPM Description of subject: RPM is a widely used package management system originally developed for Linux distributions to build, install, and manage software packages.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: RPM
linked to: RPM