xbps-install
E751211
xbps-install is the command-line package installation tool for the XBPS package manager used by Void Linux.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| xbps-install canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8682279 — 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-install Context triple: [Void Linux, supportsPackageOperation, xbps-install]
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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.
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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C.
MX Package Installer
MX Package Installer is a graphical software management tool for MX Linux that simplifies installing, removing, and updating applications from various repositories and sources.
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D.
Apt
Apt is a historic market town in southeastern France’s Vaucluse department, known for its candied fruit production and Provençal charm.
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E.
zypper
zypper is the command-line package management tool used primarily by openSUSE and SUSE Linux Enterprise for installing, updating, and managing software.
- 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-install Target entity description: xbps-install is the command-line package installation tool for the XBPS package manager 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.
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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C.
MX Package Installer
MX Package Installer is a graphical software management tool for MX Linux that simplifies installing, removing, and updating applications from various repositories and sources.
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D.
Apt
Apt is a historic market town in southeastern France’s Vaucluse department, known for its candied fruit production and Provençal charm.
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E.
zypper
zypper is the command-line package management tool used primarily by openSUSE and SUSE Linux Enterprise for installing, updating, and managing software.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
command-line utility
ⓘ
package management tool ⓘ |
| belongsToDistribution | Void Linux package management ecosystem ⓘ |
| configurationSource |
/etc/xbps.d
ⓘ
/usr/share/xbps.d ⓘ |
| documentation | xbps-install(1) man page ⓘ |
| handles |
package conflicts
ⓘ
package obsoletions ⓘ virtual packages ⓘ |
| hasCommandLineOption |
-I
ⓘ
-M ⓘ -R ⓘ -S ⓘ -V ⓘ -f ⓘ -n ⓘ -r ⓘ -u ⓘ -v ⓘ -y ⓘ |
| implementedIn | C NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| invokedAs | xbps-install NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| license | BSD-style license NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maintainer | Void Linux developers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatesOn | XBPS binary packages ⓘ |
| partOf | XBPS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| platform | Void Linux NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryFunction | install packages ⓘ |
| runsOn | Unix-like operating systems ⓘ |
| supportsFunction |
downgrade packages
ⓘ
handle package dependencies ⓘ perform system-wide upgrades ⓘ query package information ⓘ reinstall packages ⓘ remove packages ⓘ synchronize repositories ⓘ update packages ⓘ |
| supportsOperationMode |
dry-run
ⓘ
non-interactive ⓘ verbose ⓘ |
| supportsRepositoryProtocol |
HTTP
GENERATED
ⓘ
HTTPS GENERATED ⓘ local filesystem GENERATED ⓘ |
| usedBy | Void Linux NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesRepositoryFormat | XBPS repository index NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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-install Description of subject: xbps-install is the command-line package installation tool for the XBPS package manager used by Void Linux.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.