Udev

udev
Developer(s)Greg Kroah-Hartman and Kay Sievers
Initial releaseNovember 2003; 21 years ago (2003-11)
Stable release
256.7[1] / 8 October 2024; 48 days ago (8 October 2024)
Repository
Written inC
Operating systemLinux
TypeDevice node
LicenseGPLv2
WebsiteOfficial website

udev (userspace /dev) is a device manager for the Linux kernel. As the successor of devfsd and hotplug, udev primarily manages device nodes in the /dev directory. At the same time, udev also handles all user space events raised when hardware devices are added into the system or removed from it, including firmware loading as required by certain devices.

  1. ^ "Release 256.7". 8 October 2024. Retrieved 27 October 2024.