Using Linux, in one form or another, then you have dealt with one package manager or another. Be it apt, urpmi, dpkg, or rpm, they all have the same goal: Make package management consistent and easy. Each of those tools even have a front-end (or two) to make the job even easier. But there are [...]
- Author: Jack Wallen
- Published: Mar 19th, 2009
- Comments: 1
Get To Know Linux: Lesser Known RPM Options
- Author: Jack Wallen
- Published: Jan 16th, 2009
- Comments: 11
Getting to Know Linux: Installing From Command Line
For users new to the Linux operating system, nothing beats installing applications with the graphical Add/Remove Software applications found in the main menu of your desktop. But sometimes that ever-so-user-friendly GUI isn’t an option. Once such instance would be a headless server with no graphical desktop. Or maybe you’ve found a particular applicaiton that is [...]
