Linux: Package Managers and Repositories

1h 39mIntermediate2020-01-02

Authors

Scott Simpson

Creating Technology Courses as a Senior Staff Author at LinkedIn

Course details

Software often comes bundled in packages, which makes managing the programs installed on your system a bit easier. When you need to add software to your Linux system, there are several paths you can take: you can compile source code, manually install software packages, or use package management software to automate most of the work. In this course, explore the basics of working with packages at the command line. Learn how to manage packages on RedHat and CentOS with RPM and the YUM package manager, as well as how to manage packages on Debian, Ubuntu, and related distros with dpkg and the APT tool. Plus, discover how to add software from third parties to your installation when official repositories don't have all of the software you need.

Learning objectives
Managing packages with RPM and YUM
Downloading a package file
Finding package information
Exploring package dependencies
Installing a package and checking what has been installed
Installing groups of packages
Adding software from third parties to your installation
Removing and upgrading a package
Managing packages with dpkg and APT package managers
Exploring aptitude

Skills covered

Software DeploymentSoftware AdministrationIT AutomationLinuxNetwork AdministrationNetwork and System AdministrationOpen Source

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Package managers
02 - What is package management
03 - Package naming
04 - Environment setup and exercise files

1. Manage Packages with RPM and YUM

05 - The RPM and YUM package managers
06 - Searching for a package
07 - Downloading a package file
08 - Finding package information
09 - Explore package dependencies
10 - Installing a package
11 - Checking what software is installed
12 - Installing groups of packages
13 - Removing a package
14 - Upgrading a package
15 - Installing from source
16 - Managing YUM repositories

2. Manage Packages with dpkg and APT

17 - The dpkg and APT package managers
18 - Searching for a package
19 - Downloading a package
20 - Finding package information
21 - Installing a package
22 - Checking what software is installed
23 - Exploring aptitude
24 - Removing a package
25 - Upgrading a package
26 - Installing from source
27 - Managing APT repositories

3. Manage Packages with Zypper

28 - Understanding Zypper
29 - Searching for a package
30 - Installing a package
31 - Finding out what's installed
32 - Package versions and updates
33 - Removing a package
34 - Managing Zypper repositories
35 - Managing packages with YaST

Conclusion

36 - Next steps