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Install and update software with a package manager - Linux Tutorial
From the course: Learning Linux Command Line
Install and update software with a package manager
- [Instructor] An important aspect of working with a Linux system is the ability to install and remove software. We need to be able to manage software in order to add new tools and programs to a system. One of the most common ways to add software to a Linux system is to use a package manager because many common programs and tools are distributed through software packages. Depending on the Linux distribution we're using, the package manager we'll use can vary. Each distribution has its own repository of packages, a large index of available software that we can download, in which the package manager will then install for us. Debian and distros like Ubuntu that are derived from it, use the APT package manager. APT stands for Advanced Package Tool. Red Hat and Fedora use the DNF package manager. SUSE uses YaST, and Arch uses pacman. Generally speaking, the tools all work in a similar way. We provide the name of the package management tool and then we can use a command or argument to…
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