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Rpm (software)

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RPM Package Manager (RPM) (originally Red Hat Package Manager; now a recursive acronym) is a package management system. [1]

78 relations: ALT Linux, APT (Debian), APT-RPM, Autopackage, Berkeley DB, Bzip2, C (programming language), CentOS, Cpio, Delta ISO, Dependency hell, DistroWatch, DNF (software), Dpkg, Fedora (operating system), File Allocation Table, File format, Front and back ends, GNU General Public License, GNU Privacy Guard, Gzip, IBM AIX, Kill (command), Lempel–Ziv–Markov chain algorithm, Linux, Linux distribution, Linux Standard Base, Lzip, Mageia, MANCOOSI, Mandriva Linux, Marc Ewing, MD5, MeeGo, Metadata, NetWare, OpenEmbedded, OpenMandriva Lx, OpenPKG, OpenSUSE, Operating system, Oracle Linux, Package manager, Patch (computing), Payload (computing), PCLinuxOS, Perl, Pkg-config, Pristine Sources, Python (programming language), ..., Recursive acronym, Red Hat, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Red Hat Enterprise Linux derivatives, Red Hat Linux, ROSA Linux, RPM Fusion, Scientific Linux, Shell script, Software, Software maintainer, Software repository, Source code, SUSE Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise, System administrator, Tizen, Unix-like, Up2date, Upstream (software development), Urpmi, Wind River Systems, Xar (archiver), Xz, Yellow Dog Linux, Yocto Project, Yum (software), ZYpp. Expand index (28 more) »

ALT Linux

ALT Linux is a set of Russian RPM-based operating systems built on top of the Linux kernel and Sisyphus packages repository.

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APT (Debian)

Advanced Package Tool, or APT, is a free software user interface that works with core libraries to handle the installation and removal of software on Debian, Ubuntu and other Linux distributions.

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APT-RPM

APT-RPM is a version of the Advanced Packaging Tool modified to work with the RPM Package Manager.

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Autopackage

Autopackage is a free computer package management system aimed at making it simple to create a package that can be installed on all Linux distributions, created by Mike Hearn around 2002.

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Berkeley DB

Berkeley DB (BDB) is a software library intended to provide a high-performance embedded database for key/value data.

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Bzip2

bzip2 is a free and open-source file compression program that uses the Burrows–Wheeler algorithm.

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C (programming language)

C (as in the letter ''c'') is a general-purpose, imperative computer programming language, supporting structured programming, lexical variable scope and recursion, while a static type system prevents many unintended operations.

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CentOS

CentOS (from Community Enterprise Operating System) is a Linux distribution that provides a free, enterprise-class, community-supported computing platform functionally compatible with its upstream source, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL).

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Cpio

cpio is a general file archiver utility and its associated file format.

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Delta ISO

A Delta ISO is used to update an ISO image which contains RPM Package Manager files.

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Dependency hell

Dependency hell is a colloquial term for the frustration of some software users who have installed software packages which have dependencies on specific versions of other software packages.

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DistroWatch

DistroWatch is a website which provides news, popularity rankings, and other general information about various Linux distributions as well as other free software/open source Unix-like operating systems such as OpenSolaris, MINIX and BSD.

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DNF (software)

DNF or Dandified YUM is the next-generation version of the Yellowdog Updater, Modified (yum), a package manager for.rpm-based distributions.

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Dpkg

dpkg is the software at the base of the package management system in the free operating system Debian and its numerous derivatives.

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Fedora (operating system)

Fedora is a Linux distribution developed by the community-supported Fedora Project and sponsored by Red Hat.

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File Allocation Table

File Allocation Table (FAT) is a computer file system architecture and a family of industry-standard file systems utilizing it.

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File format

A file format is a standard way that information is encoded for storage in a computer file.

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Front and back ends

In software engineering, the terms front end and back end refer to the separation of concerns between the presentation layer (front end), and the data access layer (back end) of a piece of software, or the physical infrastructure or hardware.

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GNU General Public License

The GNU General Public License (GNU GPL or GPL) is a widely used free software license, which guarantees end users the freedom to run, study, share and modify the software.

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GNU Privacy Guard

GNU Privacy Guard (GnuPG or GPG) is a free software replacement for Symantec's PGP cryptographic software suite.

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Gzip

gzip is a file format and a software application used for file compression and decompression.

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IBM AIX

AIX (Advanced Interactive eXecutive, pronounced) is a series of proprietary Unix operating systems developed and sold by IBM for several of its computer platforms.

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Kill (command)

In computing, kill is a command that is used in several popular operating systems to send signals to running processes.

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Lempel–Ziv–Markov chain algorithm

The Lempel–Ziv–Markov chain algorithm (LZMA) is an algorithm used to perform lossless data compression.

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Linux

Linux is a family of free and open-source software operating systems built around the Linux kernel.

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Linux distribution

A Linux distribution (often abbreviated as distro) is an operating system made from a software collection, which is based upon the Linux kernel and, often, a package management system.

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Linux Standard Base

The Linux Standard Base (LSB) is a joint project by several Linux distributions under the organizational structure of the Linux Foundation to standardize the software system structure, including the filesystem hierarchy used in the Linux operating system.

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Lzip

lzip is a free, command-line tool for the compression of data; it employs the Lempel–Ziv–Markov chain algorithm (LZMA) with a user interface that is familiar to users of usual Unix compression tools, such as gzip and bzip2.

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Mageia

Mageia is a Linux-based operating system, distributed as free and open source software.

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MANCOOSI

The consortium MANCOOSI (MANaging the COmplexity of the Open Source Infrastructure) is a project financed by the European Union that focuses on the creation of a solid yet flexible structure for handling packages, controllers and libraries in operating systems based on Unix, as well as standardizing packages handled by the Advanced Packaging Tool (APT) for DEB and RPM.

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Mandriva Linux

Mandriva Linux (a fusion of the French distribution Mandrakelinux or Mandrake Linux and the Brazilian distribution Conectiva Linux) was a Linux distribution by Mandriva.

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Marc Ewing

Marc Ewing (born May 9, 1969) is the creator and originator of the Red Hat brand of software, most notably the Red Hat range of Linux operating system distributions.

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MD5

The MD5 algorithm is a widely used hash function producing a 128-bit hash value.

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MeeGo

MeeGo is a discontinued Linux distribution hosted by the Linux Foundation, using source code from the operating systems Moblin (produced by Intel) and Maemo (produced by Nokia).

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Metadata

Metadata is "data that provides information about other data".

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NetWare

NetWare is a discontinued computer network operating system developed by Novell, Inc. It initially used cooperative multitasking to run various services on a personal computer, using the IPX network protocol.

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OpenEmbedded

OpenEmbedded is a build automation framework and cross-compile environment used to create Linux distributions for embedded devices.

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OpenMandriva Lx

OpenMandriva Lx is a Linux distribution published by a non-profit association named OpenMandriva.

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OpenPKG

OpenPKG is an open source package management system for Unix.

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OpenSUSE

openSUSE, formerly SUSE Linux and SuSE Linux Professional, is a Linux-based project and distribution sponsored by SUSE Linux GmbH and other companies.

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Operating system

An operating system (OS) is system software that manages computer hardware and software resources and provides common services for computer programs.

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Oracle Linux

Oracle Linux (OL, formerly known as Oracle Enterprise Linux) is a Linux distribution packaged and freely distributed by Oracle, available partially under the GNU General Public License since late 2006.

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Package manager

A package manager or package management system is a collection of software tools that automate the process of installing, upgrading, configuring, and removing computer programs for a computer's operating system in a consistent manner.

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Patch (computing)

A patch is a set of changes to a computer program or its supporting data designed to update, fix, or improve it.

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Payload (computing)

In computing and telecommunications, the payload is the part of transmitted data that is the actual intended message.

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PCLinuxOS

PCLinuxOS, often shortened to PCLOS, is a Linux distribution, with KDE Plasma Desktop as its default user interface.

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Perl

Perl is a family of two high-level, general-purpose, interpreted, dynamic programming languages, Perl 5 and Perl 6.

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Pkg-config

pkg-config is a computer program that provides a unified interface for querying installed libraries for the purpose of compiling software from its source code.

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Pristine Sources

Pristine Sources is a software management concept coined by the developers of the short-lived Bogus Linux distribution and popularized by Marc Ewing, co-founder of Red Hat Inc, after he adopted it and RPM Package Manager as a development philosophy for Red Hat Linux.

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Python (programming language)

Python is an interpreted high-level programming language for general-purpose programming.

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Recursive acronym

A recursive acronym is an acronym that refers to itself.

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Red Hat

Red Hat, Inc. is an American multinational software company providing open-source software products to the enterprise community.

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Red Hat Enterprise Linux

Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) is a Linux distribution developed by Red Hat and targeted toward the commercial market.

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Red Hat Enterprise Linux derivatives

Red Hat Enterprise Linux derivatives are Linux distributions that are based on the source code of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL).

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Red Hat Linux

Red Hat Linux, assembled by the company Red Hat, was a widely used Linux distribution until its discontinuation in 2004.

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ROSA Linux

ROSA Linux is a Linux operating system and distribution, developed by Russian company LLC NTC IT ROSA.

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RPM Fusion

RPM Fusion is a software repository, providing add-on packages for the Fedora distribution of the Linux computer operating system.

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Scientific Linux

Scientific Linux (SL) is a Linux distribution produced by Fermilab, CERN, DESY and by ETH Zurich.

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Shell script

A shell script is a computer program designed to be run by the Unix shell, a command-line interpreter.

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Software

Computer software, or simply software, is a generic term that refers to a collection of data or computer instructions that tell the computer how to work, in contrast to the physical hardware from which the system is built, that actually performs the work.

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Software maintainer

In free and open source software, a software maintainer or package maintainer is usually one or more people who build source code into a binary package for distribution, commit patches, or organize code in a source repository.

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Software repository

A software repository, colloquially known as a "repo" for short, is a storage location from which software packages may be retrieved and installed on a computer.

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Source code

In computing, source code is any collection of code, possibly with comments, written using a human-readable programming language, usually as plain text.

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SUSE Linux

SUSE Linux is a computer operating system.

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SUSE Linux Enterprise

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) is a Linux-based operating system developed by SUSE.

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System administrator

A system administrator, or sysadmin, is a person who is responsible for the upkeep, configuration, and reliable operation of computer systems; especially multi-user computers, such as servers.

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Tizen

Tizen is a mobile operating system developed by Samsung that runs on a wide range of Samsung devices, including smartphones; tablets; in-vehicle infotainment (IVI) devices; smart televisions; smart cameras; smartwatches; Blu-ray players; smart home appliances (refrigerators, lighting, washing machines, air conditioners, ovens/microwaves); and robotic vacuum cleaners.

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Unix-like

A Unix-like (sometimes referred to as UN*X or *nix) operating system is one that behaves in a manner similar to a Unix system, while not necessarily conforming to or being certified to any version of the Single UNIX Specification.

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Up2date

up2date, also known as the Red Hat Update Agent, is a tool used by older versions of Red Hat Enterprise Linux, CentOS and Fedora Core that downloads and installs new software and upgrades the operating system.

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Upstream (software development)

In software development, upstream refers to a direction toward the original authors or maintainers of software that is distributed as source code, and is a qualification of either a bug or a patch.

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Urpmi

urpmi is a package management tool for installing, removing, updating and querying software packages of local or remote (networked) media.

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Wind River Systems

Wind River Systems, also known as Wind River, is an Alameda, California-based wholly owned subsidiary of TPG Capital.

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Xar (archiver)

XAR (short for eXtensible ARchive format) is an open source file archiver and the archiver’s file format.

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Xz

xz is a lossless compression program and file format which incorporates the LZMA/LZMA2 compression algorithms.

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Yellow Dog Linux

Yellow Dog Linux (YDL) is a free and open-source operating system for high-performance computing on multi-core processor computer architectures.

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Yocto Project

The Yocto Project is a Linux Foundation collaborative open source project whose goal is to produce tools and processes that enable the creation of Linux distributions for embedded software that are independent of the underlying architecture of the embedded hardware.

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Yum (software)

The Yellowdog Updater, Modified (YUM) is a libre and open-source command-line package-management utility for computers running the GNU/Linux operating system using the RPM Package Manager.

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ZYpp

ZYpp (or libzypp) is a package manager engine that powers Linux applications like YaST, Zypper and the implementation of PackageKit for openSUSE and SUSE Linux Enterprise.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rpm_(software)

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