Linux Tutorials - Herong's Tutorial Examples
∟Software Package Manager on CentOS - DNF and YUM
This chapter provides introductions and tutorial examples about Software Package Manager on CentOS systems. Topics include introductions of DNF (Dandified YUM) and YUM (Yellowdog Update Modified); installing Java.
What Is DNF
Manage DNF Package Repositories
What Is YUM
What Is RPM
What Is pkgs.org
Install and Manage Java Packages on CentOS
Install and Manage Perl Packages on CentOS
Install "git-core" for GitHub Packages on CentOS
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Replacing CentOS Repositories to Local Mirrors
Takeaways:
- DNF, also called Dandified YUM, is the next generation of
YUM (Yellowdog Update Modified) software package manager.
- YUM (Yellowdog Update Modified) is a software package manager
for RPM (RedHat Package Manager) based Linux distributions.
- RPM (RedHat Package Manager) is a free and open
packaging system for RedHat and other Linux systems.
- https://pkgs.org is largest Website that provides
download and installation information Linux software packages.
- You can use "dnf search keyword" to search for packages with a given keyword.
- You can use "sudo dnf install package_name" to install a software package.
- You can use "sudo dnf install package_name" to install a software package.
- You can configure DNF to use local mirror repository site
for faster data transfer.
Table of Contents
About This Book
Introduction to Linux Systems
Cockpit - Web Portal for Administrator
Process Management
Files and Directories
Users and Groups
File Systems
Block Devices and Partitions
LVM (Logical Volume Manager)
Installing CentOS
SELinux - Security-Enhanced Linux
Network Connection on CentOS
Internet Networking Tools
SSH Protocol and ssh/scp Commands
►Software Package Manager on CentOS - DNF and YUM
vsftpd - Very Secure FTP Daemon
LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol)
Administrative Tasks
References
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