Linux Multi-Distro Package Manager Cheatsheet

“The problem of managing software installs is one which is faced
by all Linux distributions; but unfortunately, not all distros
solve it the same way! If you’re familiar with Debian’s apt-get,
you may be thrown by RedHat’s yum, or OpenSUSE’s Zypper, and vice
versa. This handy cheatsheet is here to help when you suddenly find
yourself facing an unfamiliar system.

“Debian: aptitude and apt-get

“Debian now has three options available for interacting with its
packaging back-end, dpkg. Synaptic, the very graphical option, I
won’t tackle here as it’s deliberately very self-explanatory.
Aptitude is also graphical, but runs within a console using
ncurses. To find a package, you can either browse through the
package tree, or hit / to search for a particular string (then n to
look for the next instance). Installed packages are shown in bold.
To add a package for install, hit +; to remove an installed one,
hit -, or _ to purge. Once you’ve done making changes, hit g to
apply them, which will take you to a dependency resolution screen
if necessary.”

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