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Upstream software project

autofs

A Kernel-Based Automounter

About autofs

A Kernel-Based Automounter

This project links 9 native package records across 5 recorded operating-system releases. Compare the retained versions and architectures below, then open the package for your own release.

These are catalog observations, not a guarantee of installation, compatibility, or upstream support.

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Project pictures and package coverage

Debian 12 (Bookworm): 3 package records; Debian 13 (Trixie): 3 package records; openSUSE Leap 15.6: 1 package records; openSUSE Leap 16.0: 1 package records; openSUSE Tumbleweed: 1 package records. Catalog coverage diagram, not an application screenshot.autofs: recorded package coverageDebian 12 (Bookworm)3 recordsDebian 13 (Trixie)3 recordsopenSUSE Leap 15.61 recordsopenSUSE Leap 16.01 recordsopenSUSE Tumbleweed1 records
OpenFactory diagram of linked package records. It is not an application screenshot.

Project identity

Project
autofs
Publisher
Not authoritatively mapped
Native package records
9
Operating systems
debian-12, debian-13, opensuse-leap-15-6, opensuse-leap-16-0, opensuse-tumbleweed
License expression
GPL-2.0-or-later
Metadata completeness
100/100 (not a software quality rating)
Homepage
Visit upstream site
Source repository
Not reported

Source-reported description

The fullest retained description is shown with its source. Distribution packaging descriptions may include downstream details.

AutoFS is a kernel-based automounter for Linux. It automatically mounts filesystems when you use them, and unmounts them later when you are not using them. This can include network filesystems, CD-ROMs, floppies, and so forth.

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Packages by operating system

Compare recorded versions, then open a package for dependency, file, checksum, and repository evidence. Version strings are distribution-specific, not a ranking of newer software.

Debian 12 (Bookworm)

  1. autofs

    Debian 12 (Bookworm) / utils

    5.1.8-2+deb12u2

    kernel-based automounter for Linux

    amd64arm64bookworm
  2. autofs-hesiod

    Debian 12 (Bookworm) / utils / source autofs

    5.1.8-2+deb12u2

    Hesiod map support for autofs

    amd64arm64bookworm
  3. autofs-ldap

    Debian 12 (Bookworm) / utils / source autofs

    5.1.8-2+deb12u2

    LDAP map support for autofs

    amd64arm64bookworm

Debian 13 (Trixie)

  1. autofs

    Debian 13 (Trixie) / utils / source autofs

    5.1.9-1.2+b1

    kernel-based automounter for Linux

    amd64arm64trixie
  2. autofs-hesiod

    Debian 13 (Trixie) / utils / source autofs

    5.1.9-1.2+b1

    Hesiod map support for autofs

    amd64arm64trixie
  3. autofs-ldap

    Debian 13 (Trixie) / utils / source autofs

    5.1.9-1.2+b1

    LDAP map support for autofs

    amd64arm64trixie

openSUSE Leap 15.6

  1. autofs

    openSUSE Leap 15.6 / System/Daemons / source autofs

    5.1.9-150600.1.4

    A Kernel-Based Automounter

    aarch64ppc64les390xx86_64leap-15.6

openSUSE Leap 16.0

  1. autofs

    openSUSE Leap 16.0 / System/Daemons / source autofs

    5.1.9-160000.2.2

    A Kernel-Based Automounter

    aarch64ppc64les390xx86_64leap-16.0

openSUSE Tumbleweed

  1. autofs

    openSUSE Tumbleweed / System/Daemons / source autofs

    5.1.9-11.6

    A Kernel-Based Automounter

    x86_64tumbleweed

Project resources and further reading

Mapping provenance

Only source-backed identity signals create public cross-OS links. A reviewer can later approve or dispute an inferred relationship without rewriting native package history.

No field-level source record is published yet.