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There are several main 'flavours' of PackageManagementTool in use in various LinuxDistribution. These include:
<tt>rpm</tt>:
- RedHat [Package] Manager. Obviously
, RedHat uses this, and so to many other distros
. File format is
[RPM].
+ RedHat [Package] Manager, used not only by
RedHat but also a number of others
. Its
[RPM] format for [Package]s has become a sort of standard because it was the first one used in any LinuxDistribution that had any form of dependency management
.
<tt>dpkg</tt>:
This is [Debian]'s [Package] manager. KnoppixLinux, [Progeny] and other LinuxDistribution~s are "Debian-based" and thus use this as well. FileFormat is [Deb].
<tt>.tgz</tt>:
[Slackware] uses nearly plain TarBall~s that include a description and a postinstall script.
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FedoraCore's conconction. The vendor-recommended way to install software on that distribution.
[APT]:
One of the best tools around. It traditionally wraps <tt>dpkg</tt>, but there is an AptForRpm variant now (and rapidly gaining popularity). It was the first front-end to nicely handle dependencies: <tt>apt-get install foo</tt> will automatically download and install not only <tt>foo</tt>, but also any unfulfilled dependencies <tt>foo</tt> may have. There are lots of supplemental utilities surrounding -- see DebianPackageTools.
[urpmi]:
- [Mandriva's|Mandriva] package management tool
based on [RPM].
+ [Mandriva]
's PackageManagementTool
based on [RPM].