Package Formats
- 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 |
Patches |
Dependencies |
API |
virtual Packages |
customization |
Installation on Demand |
Advertisement |
User Installation |
Administrative Installation |
Usage Metrics |
Tagging |
Repository |
System Maintenance
|
| Red Hat Package Manager |
partly:SuSE |
yes: "provides", "requires" |
? |
yes |
no |
no |
no |
no (though workaround) |
no (though workaround) |
no |
? |
yes: yum, apt |
yes: yum, apt
|
| Solaris Packages |
yes |
yes: |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
?
|
| Debian Packages |
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
| Name |
Products |
Packages |
Patches |
Dependencies |
API |
customization |
Installation on Demand |
Advertisement |
User Installation |
Administrative Installation |
Usage Metrics |
Tagging |
Repository |
System Maintenance
|
| MS Windows Installer |
yes |
no |
yes |
no |
yes |
yes |
yes |
yes |
yes |
yes |
yes |
no |
no |
system only
|
| apt |
yes: gnome-app-install
|
| yum
|
-
|
yast2 / zypper
|
| Mac OS X bundles |
yes |
yes |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
?
|
Product View
| dpkg/apt gnome-app-install
|
| rpm/zypper yast2
|
| rpm/yum
|
| Mac OS X bundles |
yes |
yes |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
?
|
