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Package manager

A package manager, or package management system, is software that supports installing, upgrading, configuring, and removing software for the host system in a consistent manner.

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Package manager

Nodes106
Edges105
Triples103
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.018868
Components1

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Package manager

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related to Free and open source software systems · 12
Package manager → Apple, By, FOSS, Linux, Mac OS, Microsoft, One, Some, The, These, URL, Windows
related to App stores · 10
Package manager → App, Apple's App Store, Debian, Google Play, Many, Package, The XZ Utils, There, They, Unlike
related to Challenges with shared libraries · 9
Package manager → ABI, Computer, DLL, Gentoo Portage, Glasgow Haskell Compiler, In, Modern, On Microsoft Windows, OPENSTEP's Framework
related to Front-ends for locally-compiled packages · 9
Package manager → Arch Linux, CheckInstall, For, Gentoo Linux, Slackware Linux, System, The, There, This
related to Maintenance of configuration · 9
Package manager → Debian's, In, Problems, Since, Some, There, This, Unix, Upgrades
related to history · 8
Package manager → AIX, An, By, CPAN, Early, IBM AIX, Package, SMIT
related to Package formats · 8
Package manager → Advanced Packaging Tool, As, Each, For, Often, Synaptic Package Manager, That, Yum
has impact · 6
Package manager → Ian Murdock, It, Linux, OS, PackagingCon, There
related to Universal package manager · 5
Package manager → Also, DevOps, These, They, Universal
related to Upgrade suppression · 5
Package manager → For, Many, OpenOffice, This, When

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package managers software packages systems manager management configuration also dependencies operating database source libraries linux version app metadata system file

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Arch Linuxinstance ofand for recipe-based systems such as Gentoo Linux and hybrid systems0.80text
it is possible to write a recipe firstinstance ofand for recipe-based systems such as Gentoo Linux and hybrid systems0.80text
which then ensures that the package fits into the local package databaseinstance ofand for recipe-based systems such as Gentoo Linux and hybrid systems0.80text
Androidinstance ofMobile operating systems0.80text
simple configuration for maintaining a network of systemsinstance ofYum extends the functionality of rpm by adding features0.80text
Package managerhas impactIan Murdock0.60section
Package managerhas impactLinux0.60section
Package managerhas impactOS0.60section
Package managerhas impactThere0.60section
Package managerhas impactPackagingCon0.60section
Package managerhas impactIt0.60section
Package managerrelated to App storesApp0.60section

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