Package Management

Here’s a list of popular operating systems and their associated package managers:

  1. Ubuntu - apt (Advanced Package Tool)

  2. Debian - apt (Advanced Package Tool)

  3. CentOS - yum (Yellowdog Updater, Modified)

  4. Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) - dnf (Dandified YUM) for RHEL 8 and newer, yum for older versions RHEL 7 and earlier

  5. Fedora - dnf (Dandified YUM)

  6. Arch Linux - pacman (Package Manager)

  7. openSUSE - zypper

  8. Alpine Linux - apk (Alpine Package Keeper)

  9. Linux Mint - apt (Advanced Package Tool) (same as Ubuntu)

  10. Manjaro - pacman (Package Manager) (same as Arch Linux)

  11. Pop!_OS - apt (Advanced Package Tool) (based on Ubuntu)

  12. Slackware - slackpkg

  13. Gentoo - portage

  14. Oracle Linux - dnf (for Oracle Linux 8 and newer), yum for older versions

  15. Kali Linux - apt (Advanced Package Tool) (based on Debian)

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