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What is RPM?
RPM Package Manager (RPM) is a powerful package management system used for installing, uninstalling, updating, and querying software packages in Linux distributions such as Fedora, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), and CentOS. It defines a standard package format (.rpm files) that contains compiled software, installation scripts, and metadata, allowing for easy distribution and management of software.
What other technologies are related to RPM?
RPM Competitor Technologies
deb
deb is the package format used by Debian-based systems, providing an alternative package management system.
YUM
YUM (Yellowdog Updater, Modified) is a package manager for RPM-based systems but it is now deprecated, making it a competitor by offering package management.
dpkg
dpkg is the package manager for Debian systems, similar to how RPM manages packages on Red Hat-based systems, providing a competing technology for package management.
dnf
DNF (Dandified YUM) is a package manager for RPM-based Linux distributions. It replaced YUM, making it a competitor by offering package management.
APT
APT (Advanced Package Tool) is a package management system used primarily on Debian and Debian-based systems, providing an alternative package management system.
Debian
Debian is a Linux distribution that uses the deb package format instead of RPM, so it is a competitor to RPM-based distributions.
RPM Complementary Technologies
ReSA
ReSA (Repository Server Application) manages RPM repositories, providing updates to errata/advisories which complements RPM package management.
ReIM
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ReIM (Repository Image Manager) creates repository images, working with RPM repositories to manage content which complements RPM package management.
LVM
LVM (Logical Volume Manager) is a storage management solution that can be used alongside RPM-managed systems, allowing for flexible disk management.
Which job functions commonly mention RPM?
DevOps Engineer
0.2% of all DevOps Engineer jobs mention RPM
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Site Reliability Engineer
0.1% of all Site Reliability Engineer jobs mention RPM
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Software Engineer
1422 Software Engineer jobs mention RPM
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Engineer
2035 Engineer jobs mention RPM
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Engineering & R&D
2045 Engineering & R&D jobs mention RPM
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