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document updated 10 days ago, on Mar 10, 2025

default package systems

OS tools repository
Debian, Ubuntu, ... apt (with dpkg underneath) Ubuntu
Debian
RHEL RHEL 7 and earlier — yum (with rpm underneath it)
RHEL 8 — either yum or dnf
RHEL 9 — dnf 		RHEL [2]

example commands

apt search ^PATTERN$
apt install PACKAGE
apt update;  apt upgrade
apt list --installed | grep PATTERN
dpkg -L PACKAGE                         # List the files that a package supplies.
dpkg -S /usr/bin/FILE                   # Which package supplies this file?

yum search PATTERN
yum install PACKAGE
yum update
yum list installed | grep PATTERN
rpm -ql PACKAGE
yum provides /usr/bin/FILE

dnf search PATERN
dnf install PACKAGE
dnf upgrade
dnf list installed | grep PATTERN
rpm -ql PACKAGE
dnf provides /usr/bin/FILE