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biosdevname

Udev helper for naming devices per BIOS names

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Udev helper for naming devices per BIOS names

This project links 3 native package records across 3 recorded operating-system releases. Compare the retained versions and architectures below, then open the package for your own release.

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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.biosdevname: recorded package coverageopenSUSE Leap 15.61 recordsopenSUSE Leap 16.01 recordsopenSUSE Tumbleweed1 records
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Project identity

Project
biosdevname
Publisher
Not authoritatively mapped
Native package records
3
Operating systems
opensuse-leap-15-6, opensuse-leap-16-0, opensuse-tumbleweed
License expression
GPL-2.0-only
Metadata completeness
100/100 (not a software quality rating)
Homepage
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Source repository
Open source repository

Source-reported description

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biosdevname in its simplest form takes a kernel name as an argument, and returns the BIOS-given name it "should" be. This is necessary on systems where the BIOS name for a given device (e.g. the label on the chassis is "Gb1") doesn't map directly and obviously to the kernel name (e.g. eth0). You can enable/disable usage of biosdevname with boot option "biosdevname=[0|1]"

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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.

openSUSE Leap 15.6

  1. biosdevname

    openSUSE Leap 15.6 / System/Base / source biosdevname

    0.7.3.7.g495ab76-150600.20.3

    Udev helper for naming devices per BIOS names

    x86_64leap-15.6

openSUSE Leap 16.0

  1. biosdevname

    openSUSE Leap 16.0 / System/Base / source biosdevname

    0.7.3.7.g495ab76-160000.2.2

    Udev helper for naming devices per BIOS names

    x86_64leap-16.0

openSUSE Tumbleweed

  1. biosdevname

    openSUSE Tumbleweed / System/Base / source biosdevname

    0.7.3.7.g495ab76-3.5

    Udev helper for naming devices per BIOS names

    x86_64tumbleweed

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