Linux Standard Base
E913396
Linux Standard Base is a joint project by several Linux distributions that defines a common set of standards to ensure binary compatibility and interoperability across different Linux systems.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Linux Standard Base canonical | 4 |
| Linux Standard Base specification | 1 |
| Linux compatibility standard | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11240515 — 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: Linux Standard Base Context triple: [Free Standards Group, notableWork, Linux Standard Base]
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A.
Linux
Linux is a widely used open-source Unix-like operating system kernel that powers servers, desktops, mobile devices, and embedded systems around the world.
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B.
LFS
LFS (Log-structured File System) is a file system design that writes all data sequentially in a log-like structure to optimize write performance and crash recovery, and is implemented in NetBSD.
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C.
GNU/Linux
GNU/Linux is a family of open-source operating systems that combine the GNU userland with the Linux kernel, widely used for servers, desktops, and embedded systems.
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D.
linux-lts
linux-lts is the long-term support Linux kernel package in Arch Linux, providing a more stable and less frequently updated kernel compared to the mainline release.
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E.
Linux Foundation
The Linux Foundation is a nonprofit consortium that supports and promotes the growth of the Linux operating system and other open-source software projects through collaboration, funding, and industry partnerships.
- 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: Linux Standard Base Target entity description: Linux Standard Base is a joint project by several Linux distributions that defines a common set of standards to ensure binary compatibility and interoperability across different Linux systems.
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A.
Linux
Linux is a widely used open-source Unix-like operating system kernel that powers servers, desktops, mobile devices, and embedded systems around the world.
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B.
LFS
LFS (Log-structured File System) is a file system design that writes all data sequentially in a log-like structure to optimize write performance and crash recovery, and is implemented in NetBSD.
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C.
GNU/Linux
GNU/Linux is a family of open-source operating systems that combine the GNU userland with the Linux kernel, widely used for servers, desktops, and embedded systems.
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D.
linux-lts
linux-lts is the long-term support Linux kernel package in Arch Linux, providing a more stable and less frequently updated kernel compared to the mainline release.
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E.
Linux Foundation
The Linux Foundation is a nonprofit consortium that supports and promotes the growth of the Linux operating system and other open-source software projects through collaboration, funding, and industry partnerships.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Linux standard
ⓘ
software standard ⓘ |
| abbreviation | LSB ⓘ |
| aimsTo | ensure that LSB-compliant applications run on all compliant distributions ⓘ |
| appliesTo | Linux distributions ⓘ |
| basedOn |
POSIX
ⓘ
Single UNIX Specification ⓘ |
| category |
Linux compatibility standard
ⓘ
linked to:
Linux Standard Base
application binary interface specification ⓘ |
| defines |
application binary interface
ⓘ
binary interface standards for Linux ⓘ command line utilities requirements ⓘ core libraries and services requirements ⓘ filesystem hierarchy specifications ⓘ packaging format guidelines ⓘ runtime environment requirements ⓘ system interface standards for Linux ⓘ |
| developer | Linux Foundation ⓘ |
| documentationURL | https://refspecs.linuxfoundation.org/lsb.shtml ⓘ |
| goal |
enable binary compatibility across Linux systems
ⓘ
increase compatibility among Linux distributions ⓘ reduce fragmentation in the Linux ecosystem ⓘ |
| hasVersion |
LSB 1.0
ⓘ
LSB 2.0 ⓘ LSB 3.0 ⓘ LSB 3.1 ⓘ
linked to:
LSB 3.0
LSB 3.2 ⓘ
linked to:
LSB 3.0
LSB 4.0 ⓘ LSB 5.0 ⓘ |
| includes |
LSB Core
ⓘ
LSB Desktop ⓘ LSB Imaging ⓘ LSB Printing ⓘ LSB Runtime Languages ⓘ LSB Trial Use modules ⓘ |
| influenced |
Linux distribution packaging practices
ⓘ
filesystem hierarchy layout on Linux ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| latestReleaseDate | 2015-06-02 ⓘ |
| latestReleaseVersion | 5.0 ⓘ |
| operatingSystem | Linux ⓘ |
| predecessor | Free Standards Group ⓘ |
| provides | certification program for compliant distributions ⓘ |
| standardizationBody | Linux Foundation ⓘ |
| status | largely discontinued ⓘ |
| uses |
ELF binary format
ⓘ
RPM-based packaging guidelines ⓘ |
| website | https://refspecs.linuxfoundation.org/lsb.shtml ⓘ |
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: Linux Standard Base Description of subject: Linux Standard Base is a joint project by several Linux distributions that defines a common set of standards to ensure binary compatibility and interoperability across different Linux systems.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Linux Standard Base
linked to: Linux Standard Base