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An [Acronym] with several meanings: |
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__R__evolutions __P__er __M__inute: |
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The standard measure for the speed of spinning mechanical parts, such as the the media in HardDisk~s. |
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[RPM] [Package] __M__anager: |
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Initially __R__edHat [Package] __M__anager, later changed to a RecursiveAcronym. |
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A [Package] format invented by RedHat but also used by [SUSE], [Mandriva] and others. Also the name of the PackageManagementTool written by RedHat to use this format. There are now [frontends | PackageManagementTool] like AptForRpm and [Yum] (recommended for FedoraCore) that wrap [RPM] to solve what has become known as ''[RPM] Hell'' (or ''dependency hell''). |
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See [RPMFind | http://www.rpmfind.net/] and FreshRpms for source or binary [RPM]s for many distros. The latter also has [APM] repositories. |
