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util-linux
Stable release
2.26.2 / 30 April 2015; 10 years ago (2015-04-30)
Repository
Written inC
Operating systemLinux
LicenseGNU General Public License and BSD License
Websitewww.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux/

util-linux is a standard package of the Linux operating system. A fork, util-linux-ng—with ng meaning "next generation"—was created when development stalled,[1] but as of January 2011 has been renamed back to util-linux, and is the official version of the package.[2]

Contents

It includes the following utilities:

Utilities formerly included, but removed as of 1 July 2015:

See also

References

  1. ^ Karel Zak (2006-12-18). "[ANNOUNCE] util-linux-ng fork". Retrieved 2014-04-12.
  2. ^ Karel Zak (2010-12-01). "[ANNOUNCE] util-linux without -ng". Retrieved 2014-04-12.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "Documentation/deprecated.txt". util-linux. 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2015-07-01.
  4. ^ lscpu
  5. ^ Karel Zak (2012-01-25). "prlimit(1)". Retrieved 2014-08-09.
  6. ^ Sami Kerola (2012-12-16). "tunelp: deprecation: remove command from default build". util-linux. Retrieved 2014-04-12.
  7. ^ Karel Zak (2013-03-14). "arch: remove the command, deprecated since 2.13, use coreutils version". util-linux. Retrieved 2015-07-01.
  8. ^ Karel Zak (2013-03-14). "chkdupexe: remove, deprecated for years". util-linux. Retrieved 2015-07-01.
  9. ^ Karel Zak. "clock: Dropped entirely. Use hwclock". util-linux. Retrieved 2015-07-01.
  10. ^ Sami Kerola (2014-05-11). "cytune: remove from util-linux". util-linux. Retrieved 2015-07-01.
  11. ^ Karel Zak (2011-08-18). "build-sys: add --enable-ddate". util-linux. Retrieved 2014-04-12.
  12. ^ Sami Kerola (2012-10-08). "ddate: remove from util-linux". util-linux. Retrieved 2015-07-01.
  13. ^ Sami Kerola (2013-08-17). "build-sys: complete elvtune removal". util-linux. Retrieved 2015-07-01.
  14. ^ a b c d e f g Karel Zak (2011-06-08). "simpleinit: remove this deprecated set of utils". util-linux. Retrieved 2014-04-12.
  15. ^ a b c d Karel Zak (2010-05-13). "rdev: remove this deprecated command". util-linux. Retrieved 2014-04-12.
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