libsolv
E699700
libsolv is a dependency resolver library originally developed for openSUSE that provides fast and robust package dependency solving for Linux package managers.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| libsolv canonical | 2 |
| libsolv library | 1 |
| libsolvext extension library | 1 |
| libzypp | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7937588 — 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: libsolv Context triple: [DNF, usesLibrary, libsolv]
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A.
Sabayon Linux
Sabayon Linux is a user-friendly, preconfigured Linux distribution based on Gentoo that offers an easy installation experience with a wide selection of ready-to-use software.
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B.
Flatpak
Flatpak is a cross-distribution Linux framework for building, distributing, and running sandboxed desktop applications.
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C.
Almquist shell
The Almquist shell (ash) is a lightweight, Bourne-compatible Unix shell known for its small size and suitability for use in system utilities and embedded environments.
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D.
Dracut
Dracut is a town in northeastern Massachusetts, United States, known for its suburban character and proximity to the city of Lowell.
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E.
libsodium
libsodium is a modern, easy-to-use, cross-platform cryptographic library that provides high-level APIs for encryption, authentication, and related security operations.
- 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: libsolv Target entity description: libsolv is a dependency resolver library originally developed for openSUSE that provides fast and robust package dependency solving for Linux package managers.
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A.
Sabayon Linux
Sabayon Linux is a user-friendly, preconfigured Linux distribution based on Gentoo that offers an easy installation experience with a wide selection of ready-to-use software.
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B.
Flatpak
Flatpak is a cross-distribution Linux framework for building, distributing, and running sandboxed desktop applications.
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C.
Almquist shell
The Almquist shell (ash) is a lightweight, Bourne-compatible Unix shell known for its small size and suitability for use in system utilities and embedded environments.
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D.
Dracut
Dracut is a town in northeastern Massachusetts, United States, known for its suburban character and proximity to the city of Lowell.
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E.
libsodium
libsodium is a modern, easy-to-use, cross-platform cryptographic library that provides high-level APIs for encryption, authentication, and related security operations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dependency resolver
ⓘ
software library ⓘ |
| basedOn | Boolean satisfiability problem ⓘ |
| component |
bindings for scripting languages
ⓘ
libsolv library ⓘ
linked to:
libsolv
libsolvext extension library ⓘ
linked to:
libsolv
tools for repository handling ⓘ |
| developer |
openSUSE project
ⓘ
linked to:
openSUSE
|
| feature |
fast dependency solving
ⓘ
package installation planning ⓘ package removal planning ⓘ package update planning ⓘ robust dependency solving ⓘ support for SAT solver based dependency resolution ⓘ support for architecture constraints ⓘ support for complex dependency expressions ⓘ support for filelist-based dependencies ⓘ support for multiversion packages ⓘ support for obsoletes ⓘ support for package conflicts ⓘ support for pattern-based dependencies ⓘ support for recommends and suggests ⓘ support for rich dependencies ⓘ support for supplements and enhances ⓘ support for vendor stickiness ⓘ support for weak dependencies ⓘ transaction calculation ⓘ |
| homepage | https://github.com/openSUSE/libsolv ⓘ |
| license | BSD license ⓘ |
| operatingSystem | Linux ⓘ |
| originallyDevelopedFor | openSUSE ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
dependency resolution
ⓘ
package dependency solving ⓘ |
| programmingLanguage | C ⓘ |
| repository | https://github.com/openSUSE/libsolv ⓘ |
| supportsFormat |
Debian package metadata
ⓘ
RPM metadata ⓘ repodata ⓘ solv file format ⓘ |
| supportsLanguageBinding |
Perl
ⓘ
Python ⓘ Ruby ⓘ |
| useCase |
Linux distribution package managers
ⓘ
container image dependency resolution ⓘ software management tools ⓘ |
| usedBy |
DNF
ⓘ
MicroOS and transactional-update stack ⓘ SUSE Linux Enterprise package management stack ⓘ Zypper ⓘ
linked to:
zypper
openSUSE package management stack ⓘ
linked to:
zypper
|
| usesAlgorithm | SAT solver ⓘ |
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: libsolv Description of subject: libsolv is a dependency resolver library originally developed for openSUSE that provides fast and robust package dependency solving for Linux package managers.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.