| Stable release |
2.29 / 8 November 2016
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|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/karelzak/util-linux, git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/utils/util-linux/util-linux.git |
| Development status | Active |
| Written in | C and Python |
| Operating system | Linux |
| Available in | 27 languages, 8 full translations |
| Type | Utility software |
| License | Portions variously under GNU General Public License (v2+ or v2 only), GNU Lesser General Public License (v2+) and BSD License. |
| Website |
www |
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util-linux is a standard package of the Linux kernel. A fork, util-linux-ng—with ng meaning "next generation"—was created when development stalled, but as of January 2011[update] has been renamed back to util-linux, and is the official version of the package.
It includes the following utilities:
Utilities formerly included, but removed as of 1 July 2015[update]: