Package Formats&Repositories
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Package Formts
- DPKG / APT
- Debian Package Manager / Advanced Packaging Tool - used by Debian and derivatives (e.g. Ubuntu).
- .rpm
- RedHat Package Manager Packages, used by Linux distributions - see http://www.rpm.org/max-rpm/index.html .
- .pkg
- Solaris Packages
- .msi / .cab
- Windows Packages, see http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa369425.aspx .
- ports
- Used by BSDs - see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ports_collection .
Capabilities
| Name | Products | Packages | Patches | Dependencies | API | virtual Packages | customization | Installation on Demand | Advertisement | User Installation | Administrative Installation | Usage Metrics | Tagging | Repository | System Maintenance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MS Windows Installer | yes | no | yes | no | yes | no | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | no | system only |
| Red Hat Package Manager | no | yes | partly | yes: "provides", "requires" | ? | yes | no | no | no | no (though workaround) | no (though workaround) | no | ? | yes: yum, apt | yes: yum, apt |
| Solaris Packages | no | yes | yes | yes: | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| Debian Packages | no | yes | no | yes: "depends", "recommends", "conflicts", "suggests", "replaces", "pre-depends", "breaks" | yes: libapt-pkg | yes | no | no | no | no (though workaround) | no (though workaround) | no | yes: "priority", "section" | yes: apt | yes: apt |
| Mac OS X bundles | yes | yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
For a comparison of features see: http://kitenet.net/~joey/pkg-comp/
Repositories
- apt
- yum
- yast
