apk-tools
E195184
apk-tools is the lightweight package management system used by Alpine Linux to install, upgrade, and manage software packages.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| apk-tools canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1724363 — 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: apk-tools Context triple: [Alpine Linux, packageManager, apk-tools]
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A.
AAPT
AAPT is a professional organization dedicated to advancing the teaching and learning of physics at all educational levels.
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B.
UPX
UPX is an executable packer and compressor commonly used to reduce the size of binary programs.
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C.
APXS
APXS (Alpha Particle X-ray Spectrometer) is a scientific instrument used on Mars rovers to determine the elemental composition of rocks and soil by analyzing emitted X-rays after alpha particle irradiation.
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D.
Android SDK
Android SDK is a collection of development tools, libraries, and APIs that enables developers to build, test, and debug applications for the Android operating system.
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E.
Android
Android is a mobile operating system developed by Google, widely used on smartphones, tablets, and other smart devices around the world.
- 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: apk-tools Target entity description: apk-tools is the lightweight package management system used by Alpine Linux to install, upgrade, and manage software packages.
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A.
AAPT
AAPT is a professional organization dedicated to advancing the teaching and learning of physics at all educational levels.
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B.
UPX
UPX is an executable packer and compressor commonly used to reduce the size of binary programs.
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C.
APXS
APXS (Alpha Particle X-ray Spectrometer) is a scientific instrument used on Mars rovers to determine the elemental composition of rocks and soil by analyzing emitted X-rays after alpha particle irradiation.
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D.
Android SDK
Android SDK is a collection of development tools, libraries, and APIs that enables developers to build, test, and debug applications for the Android operating system.
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E.
Android
Android is a mobile operating system developed by Google, widely used on smartphones, tablets, and other smart devices around the world.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
command-line tool
ⓘ
package management system ⓘ software ⓘ |
| command |
apk add
ⓘ
apk cache ⓘ apk del ⓘ apk fetch ⓘ apk fix ⓘ apk index ⓘ apk info ⓘ apk list ⓘ apk policy ⓘ apk search ⓘ apk update ⓘ apk upgrade ⓘ apk verify ⓘ |
| designedFor |
Alpine Linux distribution
ⓘ
lightweight environments ⓘ |
| feature |
dependency resolution
ⓘ
non-interactive batch mode ⓘ package integrity verification ⓘ signature verification ⓘ small footprint ⓘ transaction-based package operations ⓘ |
| hasComponent | apk command ⓘ |
| implements | APK package format ⓘ |
| language | C ⓘ |
| license | GPL-compatible free software license ⓘ |
| maintainer |
Alpine Linux project
ⓘ
linked to:
Alpine Linux
|
| operatesOn |
/etc/apk/repositories
ⓘ
/var/cache/apk ⓘ |
| platform | Linux ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
install software packages
ⓘ
manage software repositories ⓘ query package information ⓘ remove software packages ⓘ upgrade software packages ⓘ |
| supports |
binary packages
ⓘ
local package files ⓘ package dependencies ⓘ package pinning ⓘ package signatures ⓘ remote repositories ⓘ repository indexes ⓘ scripted usage ⓘ |
| usedBy | Alpine Linux ⓘ |
| usedOn |
Alpine Linux Docker images
ⓘ
linked to:
Alpine Linux
Alpine Linux containers ⓘ
linked to:
Alpine 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: apk-tools Description of subject: apk-tools is the lightweight package management system used by Alpine Linux to install, upgrade, and manage software packages.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.