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| Newer page: | version 15 | Last edited on Tuesday, August 19, 2003 1:05:50 pm | by WikiAdmin | Revert |
| Older page: | version 14 | Last edited on Tuesday, August 19, 2003 1:05:34 pm | by WikiAdmin | Revert |
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; ''dpkg'' : This is [Debian]'s package manager. KnoppixLinux, [Progeny] and other LinuxDistributions are "Debian-based". File format is [Deb].
; ''.tgz'' : [Slackware] uses [TarBall]s that include pre-and post install scripts.
; ''ports'' : This is the source based PackageManagementTool that [BSD] uses. Several LinuxDistributions use a similar idea.
; ''portage'' : [GentooLinux]' version of source based PackageManagement, driven by a tool called ''emerge''.
-; ''spells'' : SorcererLinux
has a 'spell book' approach to source based PackageManagement.
+; ''spells'' : SorcerorLinux
has a 'spell book' approach to source based PackageManagement.
Frontends to these tools include:
; ''up2date'' : a front-end to rpm provided by RedHat. You get to use it on one machine per user free, and can pay for the right to use it on more machines. It's probably worth it for most users, as it makes installing new software and keeping up with upgrades really easy.
