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Package Manager

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Introduction

File:Apt-get install mediawiki.png
Installing MediaWiki with apt-get

A package manager is a utility designed to assist with common actions taken when installing, updating, and removing packages. Regular functions of a package manager may include:

  • Installing packages
  • Removing packages
  • Updating packages
  • Provide package information
  • Searching package repositories
  • Pulling package files from repositories

List of Package Managers

All of the package managers below, unless explicitly stated, will also be carried on through their forks (For example: Debian's apt will also be in Ubuntu, and so will Ubuntu's apt be in Linux Mint, etc.)

  • pacman is used in Arch Linux and is maintained by the Arch Linux team. You can find the source code here.
  • apt is used by Debian and is maintained by the Debian team. You can find the source code here.
  • rpm is used by Fedora and RHEL and is maintained by Red Hat. You can find the source code here.
  • Portage is developed and maintained the Gentoo Linux team, you can find the source code here.
  • Nix can be used in any distribution but you can find it commonly in NixOS, it is also maintained by the NixOS Foundation. You can find the source code here.