RPM Package Manager
| Original author(s) | Red Hat |
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| Stable release | 4.6
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| Engine | |
| Operating system | Linux, Unix-like |
| Type | Package management |
| License | GNU General Public License |
| Website | rpm.org |
RPM Package Manager is a package management system.[1] The name RPM refers to two things: a software package file format, and software packaged in this format. RPM was intended mainly for Linux distributions; the file format RPM is the baseline package format of the Linux Standard Base.
RPM-based Linux distributions[change]
Several Linux distributions are based on RPM. These include, but are not limited to:
- Fedora
- Mandriva Linux and derivatives:
- Linux for PlayStation 2
- Red Flag Linux
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux and derivatives:
- CentOS
- ASPLinux
- Scientific Linux
- SUSE Linux/openSUSE
- ArkLinux
- Yellow Dog Linux
- PLD Linux Distribution
- Linux XP
- TurboLinux
- openmamba
References[change]
- ↑ "Maximum RPM: Taking the Red Hat Package Manager to the Limit". rpm.org. Archived from the original on 2008-07-05. Retrieved 2008-02-29.
