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Distribution

  • A distribution or distro is the Linux kernel plus a distinctive type of package manager and software repository with a selection of customizable shells, utilities, and applications. Distros also have either community-supported or commercial licensing and support options.

  • distributions that use sudo, this process is handled by guided setup

  • A distribution contains any precompiled software packages the vendor or sponsor considers appropriate. The distributions are pushed to the repositories.

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apt-get

  • a command interface for APT. The update, upgrade, and install commands are used to update/patch and install software.

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Yellowdog Updater, Modified (YUM)

  • used by Red Hat distributions and works with .rpm format packages.

  • yum is the command interface for YUM. The following basic commands are used to update/patch and install software.

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yum commands

  • yum check-update

    • Refresh the local database with information about the packages available from the repository:

  • yum update

    • Update all packages with the latest versions:

  • yum install PackageName

    • yum install PackageName