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Package Managers (apt, dpkg, port, rpm, ...)

Introduction <top>

General <top>

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Package_management_system
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux_package_formats

Distros, History - Linux, *NIX

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux_distribution
• (E.g. GNU/Linux distro timeline - http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8c/Gldt.svg
• http://www.google.com/search?q=linux+distros
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Unix_history-simple.svg - including BSD, Minix, Linux, Mac OS X, HP-UX, Solaris, ...
• http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/77/Unix_history-simple.svg

APT - Advanced Package Tool (Debian origin) <top>

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Packaging_Tool
• http://wiki.debian.org/Apt
• http://www.debian.org/doc/FAQ/ch-pkgtools.en.html (also in dpkg)

dpkg (Debian origin) <top>

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dpkg
• http://www.debian.org/doc/FAQ/ch-pkgtools.en.html (also in apt)

Mac OS X - Related <top>

• MacPorts (was DarwinPorts) (Apple origin)
• Fink - apt/dpkg-based

MacPorts (was DarwinPorts)

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MacPorts
• http://guide.macports.org/
• http://www.google.com/search?q=macports

Fink - apt/dpkg-based

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fink

RPM (RedHat origin) <top>

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RPM_Package_Manager
• Debian and RPM
  • http://www.google.com/search?q=debian+rpm
  • http://wiki.debian.org/RPM

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