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[[w:Ian Murdock]] has commented that package management is "the single biggest advancement [[Linux]] has brought to the industry", that it blurs the boundaries between operating system and applications, and that it makes it "easier to push new innovations [...] into the marketplace and [...] evolve the OS".<ref>http://ianmurdock.com/2007/07/21/how-package-management-changed-everything/</ref> | [[w:Ian Murdock]] has commented that package management is "the single biggest advancement [[Linux]] has brought to the industry", that it blurs the boundaries between operating system and applications, and that it makes it "easier to push new innovations [...] into the marketplace and [...] evolve the OS".<ref>http://ianmurdock.com/2007/07/21/how-package-management-changed-everything/</ref> | ||
| + | == Linux == | ||
| + | * Apt, Synaptic and Dpkg are all found on [[Debian]] and derivatives such as [[Ubuntu]] to manage [[packages]]. | ||
| + | * [[Yum]] is based on the RPM format and found on [[RedHat]] and derivatives such as CentOS and Fedora | ||
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| + | == Others == | ||
Some of the other package managers that you may come across | Some of the other package managers that you may come across | ||
* [http://brew.sh/ Homebrew] The missing package manager for OS X | * [http://brew.sh/ Homebrew] The missing package manager for OS X | ||
* [https://caskroom.github.io/ homebrew cask] extends Homebrew | * [https://caskroom.github.io/ homebrew cask] extends Homebrew | ||
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[[Category:System Administration]] | [[Category:System Administration]] | ||
[[Category:DevOps]] | [[Category:DevOps]] | ||
Latest revision as of 11:11, 30 June 2016
See w:Package manager for background.
w:Ian Murdock has commented that package management is "the single biggest advancement Linux has brought to the industry", that it blurs the boundaries between operating system and applications, and that it makes it "easier to push new innovations [...] into the marketplace and [...] evolve the OS".[1]
Linux[edit | edit source]
- Apt, Synaptic and Dpkg are all found on Debian and derivatives such as Ubuntu to manage packages.
- Yum is based on the RPM format and found on RedHat and derivatives such as CentOS and Fedora
Others[edit | edit source]
Some of the other package managers that you may come across
- Homebrew The missing package manager for OS X
- homebrew cask extends Homebrew
