yum and apt
Ah, the Batmans of package management, these systems come with all the fixins to make package installation, removal and changes easier, including installing package dependencies. Two of the most popular management systems is yum and apt. Yum is exclusive to the Red Hat family and apt is exclusively to the Debian family.
Install a package from a repository
Debian: $ apt install package_name RPM: $ yum install package_name
Remove a package
Debian: $ apt remove package_name RPM: $ yum erase package_name
Updating packages for a repository
It's always best practice to update your package repositories so they are up to date before you install and update a package.
Debian: apt update; apt upgrade RPM: yum update
Get information about an installed package
Debian: apt show package_name RPM: yum info package_name
Exercise
Run through each of these package commands and see the output you receive.
Quiz Question
What command is used to show package information on a Debian system?
Quiz Answer
apt show