RHEL uses a package manager called yum to manage software packages. This guide covers the basics of package management on RHEL.
Yum is the package manager used by RHEL. It is responsible for installing, updating, and removing software packages on your system.
You can install packages with yum by running the command yum install <package_name> in the terminal.
You can update your system with yum by running the command yum update in the terminal.
You can remove packages with yum by running the command yum remove <package_name> in the terminal.
The RHEL repository is the official repository of software packages for RHEL. It contains a wide range of software packages, including popular applications and development tools.
You can search for packages in the RHEL repository by running the command yum search <package_name> in the terminal.
The RHEL repository is the official repository of software packages for RHEL, while EPEL (Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux) is a community-driven repository of software packages. EPEL contains packages that are not officially supported by RHEL.
You can install packages from EPEL by running the command yum install epel-release and then installing the package you want.
Here are some common package management commands:
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