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Linux Package Management
Dr. Michael L. Collardwww.sdml.info/collard
www.sdml.info/collard/[email protected]
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Package Management Features• Tools to install, update, remove, and manage the
installed software• Install new and upgraded software across a
network• Indicate what package a file is in, or the files a
package contains, e.g., where is /bin/ls• Maintain a database of packages and their status• Dependency checking• Signature verification with GPG, PGP, MD5, etc.• Tools to build packages
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Major Linux Packaging Systems
• RPM - Red Hat Package Manager– Used on Red Hat, SUSE, etc. systems– package-version-release.architecture.rpm– E.g., coreutils-6.10-18.fc9.i386.rpm
• Debian GNU/Linux Package Manager– Used on Debian/Ubuntu, and many others– package_version-revision_architecture.deb– E.g., coreutils_6.10-3ubuntu2_i386.deb
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RPM File Format
• Identification of the file as an RPM file• Signature - for integrity and/or authenticity• Header - Metadata including package name,
version, architecture, file list, etc.• Archive - File archive typically cpio
compressed with gzip• Source rpm: spec file with information on
how to build the package
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RPM Tools
• rpm, rpmbuild – original CLI for installing/managing and creating rpm packages– Does not do dependency resolution
• up2date – Red Hat update agent, older graphical package manager for Red Hat systems
• yum – Yellow dog Updater, Modified– open-source CLI for RPM-compatible systems– default installer for most Red Hat systems
• yast2 – Part of SUSE installer
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Deb Tools
• dpkg – Original Debian CLI packaging tool• dpkg-deb – Lower-level CLI packaging tool,
mostly used by dpkg• apt-get – Most commonly used CLI packaging
tool for deb systems• aptitude – Text-based interface to apt• synaptic – GUI front-end• Some of these tools converted to using RPM
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RPM Commands
• rpm --install package_file– Install new version, leave existing versions
• rpm –upgrade package_file– Replace current version, remove existing version– If not installed, installs new version
• rpm –freshen package_file– Replace current version only if already installed
• rpm –erase package_file– Removes the package from the system
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yum
• Does dependency checking and a higher interface
• yum install packages• yum info• yum list• yum remove package• yum update• yum upgrade
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apt-get
• Big effect on other package-management tools
• apt-get update• apt-get install package• apt-get upgrade• apt-get remove package• apt-get dist-upgrade