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| Newer page: | version 19 | Last edited on Sunday, September 28, 2003 12:27:17 pm | by AristotlePagaltzis | Revert |
| Older page: | version 18 | Last edited on Tuesday, September 23, 2003 5:39:40 am | by AristotlePagaltzis | Revert |
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; ''dpkg'' : This is [Debian]'s [Package] manager. KnoppixLinux, [Progeny] and other [LinuxDistribution]s are "Debian-based" and thus use this as well. File format is [Deb].
; ''.tgz'' : [Slackware] uses nearly plain [TarBall]s that include a description and a postinstall script.
; ''ports'' : This is the source based PackageManagementTool that [BSD] uses. Several [LinuxDistribution]s use a similar idea.
; ''portage'' : [GentooLinux]' version of source based PackageManagement, driven by a tool called ''emerge''.
-; ''spells'' : SorcerorLinux
has a 'spell book' approach to source based PackageManagement.
+; ''spells'' : Sorceror Linux
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.
; ''apt'' : one of the best tools around. It traditionally wraps dpkg, but there is an AptForRpm variant now (and rapidly gaining popularity). It was the first front-end to nicely handle dependencies: ''apt-get install foo'' will automatically download and install not only ''foo'', but also any unfulfilled dependencies ''foo'' may have.
