xbps-query
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xbps-query is a command-line utility for querying and inspecting installed and remote packages in the XBPS package management system used by Void Linux.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| xbps-query canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8682281 — 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: xbps-query Context triple: [Void Linux, supportsPackageOperation, xbps-query]
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A.
PackageKit
PackageKit is a system-agnostic software management framework that provides a unified interface for installing, updating, and removing packages across different Linux distributions.
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B.
opkg
opkg is a lightweight package management system commonly used in embedded Linux distributions to install, update, and remove software packages.
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C.
pamac
pamac is a graphical package management tool for Arch-based Linux distributions that simplifies installing, updating, and removing software from official repositories and the AUR.
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D.
zypper
zypper is the command-line package management tool used primarily by openSUSE and SUSE Linux Enterprise for installing, updating, and managing software.
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E.
Portage package manager
Portage is Gentoo Linux’s source-based package management system that automates compiling, installing, and updating software with highly customizable build options.
- 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: xbps-query Target entity description: xbps-query is a command-line utility for querying and inspecting installed and remote packages in the XBPS package management system used by Void Linux.
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A.
PackageKit
PackageKit is a system-agnostic software management framework that provides a unified interface for installing, updating, and removing packages across different Linux distributions.
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B.
opkg
opkg is a lightweight package management system commonly used in embedded Linux distributions to install, update, and remove software packages.
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C.
pamac
pamac is a graphical package management tool for Arch-based Linux distributions that simplifies installing, updating, and removing software from official repositories and the AUR.
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D.
zypper
zypper is the command-line package management tool used primarily by openSUSE and SUSE Linux Enterprise for installing, updating, and managing software.
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E.
Portage package manager
Portage is Gentoo Linux’s source-based package management system that automates compiling, installing, and updating software with highly customizable build options.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
command-line utility
ⓘ
software tool ⓘ |
| belongsToEcosystem |
Void Linux package management
ⓘ
linked to:
Void Linux
|
| configurationSource | XBPS configuration files ⓘ |
| documentation | xbps-query(1) man page ⓘ |
| hasCommandLineInterface | yes ⓘ |
| implementedAs | executable program ⓘ |
| invokedWith | xbps-query ⓘ |
| license | BSD-style license (project-wide, typical for XBPS) ⓘ |
| operatesOn | XBPS packages ⓘ |
| packageDatabaseAccess |
local package database
ⓘ
remote repositories ⓘ |
| partOf | XBPS ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
inspect package metadata
ⓘ
query installed packages ⓘ query remote packages ⓘ |
| requires | access to XBPS repositories for remote queries ⓘ |
| runsOn |
Void Linux
ⓘ
other XBPS-based systems ⓘ |
| supportsFlag |
-H
ⓘ
-R ⓘ -S ⓘ -V ⓘ -f ⓘ -h ⓘ -l ⓘ -o ⓘ -p ⓘ -s ⓘ -x ⓘ |
| supportsOperation |
check package integrity
ⓘ
list installed packages ⓘ list package dependencies ⓘ list package files ⓘ list package reverse dependencies ⓘ search by package description ⓘ search by package name ⓘ search by package pattern ⓘ search remote repositories ⓘ show package changelog ⓘ show package information ⓘ show package licenses ⓘ show package repository ⓘ show package state ⓘ |
| typicalUsageContext | system administration on Void Linux ⓘ |
| upstreamProject |
XBPS package system
ⓘ
linked to:
XBPS
|
| usedIn | Void Linux ⓘ |
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: xbps-query Description of subject: xbps-query is a command-line utility for querying and inspecting installed and remote packages in the XBPS package management system used by Void Linux.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.