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An [Acronym] with several meanings:
-;; %%%
__R__evolutions __P__er __M__inute : The standard measure for the speed of spinning mechanical parts, such as the the media in [
HardDisk]
s.
-;; %%% [RPM] [Package] __M__anager : Initially __R__edHat [Package] __M__anager, later changed to a RecursiveAcronym
.
+__R__evolutions __P__er __M__inute:
+
The standard measure for the speed of spinning mechanical parts, such as the the media in HardDisk~
s.
-;;: 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'')
.
+[RPM]
[Package] __M__anager:
+ Initially __R__edHat
[Package
] __M__anager
, later changed
to a RecursiveAcronym
.
-;;:
See [RPMFind | http://www.rpmfind.net/] and FreshRpms for source or binary [RPM]s for many distros. The latter also has [APM] repositories.
+ 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'').
+
+
See [RPMFind | http://www.rpmfind.net/] and FreshRpms for source or binary [RPM]s for many distros. The latter also has [APM] repositories.
