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4. Package Management

  • Package management is the process of installing, updating, and removing software packages.
  • There are many different package managers, but the most common ones are apt, yum, pacman, and portage.
  • Article - Package Manager

4.A Debian-based distros (apt-get, dpkg)

  • apt-get is the most common package manager on Debian-based distros. It is a command-line tool that allows you to install, update, upgrade, and remove packages.
  • apt-get update updates the list of available packages.
  • apt-get upgrade upgrades all installed packages.
  • apt-get install <package> installs a package.
  • apt-get remove <package> removes a package.
  • dpkg is a command-line tool that allows you to install, update, upgrade, and remove packages.
  • Documentation - apt-get
  • Documentation - dpkg
  • Article - Debian Package Management

4.B Red Hat-based distros (dnf, yum, rpm)

  • dnf is the most common package manager on Red Hat-based distros.
  • dnf is a fork of yum, and it is the default package manager on Fedora. It uses the same syntax as yum.
  • yum is a command-line tool that enables you to manage packages on Red Hat-based distros
  • dnf/yum update updates and upgrades all installed packages.
  • dnf/yum install <package> installs a package.
  • dnf/yum remove <package> removes a package.
  • rpm is a command-line tool that allows you to install, update, and remove packages.
  • Documentation - dnf
  • Documentation - yum
  • Documentation - rpm

4.C Arch Linux distros (yay, pacman)

  • yay (Yet Another Yogurt) is an AUR helper that allows you to install packages from the AUR. It overlays on top of pacman.
  • pacman is the default package manager on Arch Linux distros.
  • yay/pacman -Syu updates and upgrades all installed packages.
  • yay/pacman -S <package> installs a package.
  • yay/pacman -R <package> removes a package.
  • Documentation - yay
  • Documentation - pacman

4.D Source-based distros (Portage in Gentoo)

- I have never used a source-based distro, so I don't know much about them.
- If you have experience with source-based distros, please contribute to this section. 
- And correct any mistake I might have made
  • emerge is the default package manager on Gentoo. It is a command-line tool that enables you to download, compile, and install packages from source.
  • emerge --sync updates the list of available packages.
  • emerge --update --deep --newuse @world updates and upgrades all installed packages.
  • emerge <package> installs a package.
  • emerge --unmerge <package> removes a package.
  • Documentation - emerge