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iw

Configuration utility for nl80211 based wireless drivers

About iw

Configuration utility for nl80211 based wireless drivers

This project links 4 native package records across 4 recorded operating-system releases. Compare the retained versions and architectures below, then open the package for your own release.

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Project pictures and package coverage

Debian 12 (Bookworm): 1 package records; Debian 13 (Trixie): 1 package records; openSUSE Leap 16.0: 1 package records; openSUSE Tumbleweed: 1 package records. Catalog coverage diagram, not an application screenshot.iw: recorded package coverageDebian 12 (Bookworm)1 recordsDebian 13 (Trixie)1 recordsopenSUSE Leap 16.01 recordsopenSUSE Tumbleweed1 records
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Project identity

Project
iw
Publisher
Not authoritatively mapped
Native package records
4
Operating systems
debian-12, debian-13, opensuse-leap-16-0, opensuse-tumbleweed
License expression
ISC
Metadata completeness
100/100 (not a software quality rating)
Homepage
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Source repository
Not reported

Source-reported description

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

iw is a nl80211 based CLI configuration utility for wireless devices. It supports almost all new drivers that have been added to the kernel recently.

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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. iw

    Debian 12 (Bookworm) / net

    5.19-1

    tool for configuring Linux wireless devices

    amd64arm64bookworm

Debian 13 (Trixie)

  1. iw

    Debian 13 (Trixie) / net / source iw

    6.9-1+b1

    tool for configuring Linux wireless devices

    amd64arm64trixie

openSUSE Leap 16.0

  1. iw

    openSUSE Leap 16.0 / Unspecified / source iw

    6.9-160000.2.2

    Configuration utility for nl80211 based wireless drivers

    aarch64ppc64les390xx86_64leap-16.0

openSUSE Tumbleweed

  1. iw

    openSUSE Tumbleweed / Unspecified / source iw

    6.17-2.3

    Configuration utility for nl80211 based wireless drivers

    x86_64tumbleweed

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