Linux and Unix, Open Source, Linux Howtos
Most of us are often confused with the difference between apt and apt-get command. This confusion prevails among all the users, including beginners and experienced. These command line tools are …
What is the difference between apt and apt-get command? Read More
Package manager or package management system is a collection of software tools that automate the process of installing, upgrading, configuring, and removing software in the Linux system. Each Linux distribution uses …
Difference Between YUM and RPM Read More
Arch Linux is a Linux distribution largely based on the binary packages which targets x86-64 microprocessors computers. Arch Linux uses rolling release model wherein the updates are frequently delivered over …
6 Best AUR (Arch User Repository) Helpers for Arch Linux Read More
Sometimes you may accidentally update packages that are not updated due to some application dependency. This is always the case during the entire system update or automatic package upgrade process. …
Three ways to exclude a specific package update on Ubuntu Read More
As part of system update, you may need to exclude few of the packages due to application dependency in Red Hat based system. If so, how to exclude and what …
Three ways to exclude a specific package from yum update Read More
One of an important task for Linux admins to make the system up-to-date. It keeps your system more stable and secured. Installing a package in Linux is a piece of …
How to set up Automatic Security Update (Unattended Upgrades) on Debian/Ubuntu Read More
Installing a package in Linux from command line is a simple task. By using single command or combination of multiple commands you can complete your task easily. The same can …
How to manually install security updates on Debian/Ubuntu? Read More
In some case you may need to install a list of packages from one server to another. For example, you have installed 15 packages on Server-A, and those packages needs …
How to Install & Uninstall a list of Packages from a file Read More
Currently we all are using distributions official package managers to install any required packages. But there are some limitation on this that will think about other alternative solutions to fix …
How to install & enable Flatpak support in Linux? Read More
I can understand what’s in your mind when you are reading this article title because I felt the same while seeing this mail. We got this request from one of …
How to Identify the Parent Package Name of the Installed Sub Package Name Read More