Package Management Basics

apt, yum, dnf, zypper, and pkg


Table of Contents

Abstract
Audience
Original version of this doc
Revision History
Contributions
Feedback
Copyright information
Introduction
Why was this document written?
What do you need?
Package Management Systems: A Brief Overview
Find a Package
View Info About a Specific Package
Install a Package from Repositories
Install a Package from the Local Filesystem
Remove One or More Installed Packages
Get Help
Conclusion and Further Reading

Abstract

This guide is intended as a quick reference for the fundamentals of finding, installing, and upgrading packages on a variety of distributions, and should help you translate that knowledge between systems.