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<p>util-linux is a standard package distributed by the <a href="/facts/Linux_Kernel_Organization/oejYcdPx">Linux Kernel Organization</a> for use as part of the <a href="/facts/Linux/9FvCKSTq">Linux</a> <a href="/facts/Operating_system/8XTuvMh2">operating system</a>. A <a href="/facts/Fork_(software_development)/D6khxhpr">fork</a>, util-linux-ng (with ng meaning "next generation"), was created when development stalled, but as of January 2011<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Util-linux&action=edit">[update]</a> has been renamed back to util-linux, and is the official version of the package. </p>