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Operating system: Linux: Installation: Package: What a is package? [rpm / deb]

Feb 27th, 2004 02:12
Knud van Eeden,

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--- Knud van Eeden --- 27 February 2004 - 10:53 am -------------------

Operating system: Linux: Installation: Package: What a is package? 
[rpm / deb]

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Most software in Linux distributions is supplied into software
packages.

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A package is usually a precompiled binary executable containing
compressed files in a directory structure,
which will expand back to its full version during installation.

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Most Linux versions supply some package management software,
which should simplify this installation.

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Internet: see also:

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Operating system: Linux: Installation: File: Overview: Can you give me 
an overview of installation?
http://www.faqts.com/knowledge_base/view.phtml/aid/29106/fid/107

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