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[RPM] [Package] __M__anager:
Initially __R__edHat [Package] __M__anager, later changed to a RecursiveAcronym.
- 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'').
+ 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.
