How to Install and Linux package management and software

Understanding Linux package management

Linux distributions use different package managers to simplify software installation and updates:

• Ubuntu/Debian: APT (apt)
• CentOS/AlmaLinux: YUM or DNF (yum, dnf)

Installing Software

Ubuntu/Debian:

sudo apt update
sudo apt install package-name

CentOS/AlmaLinux:

sudo yum install package-name
# or
sudo dnf install package-name

Updating Software

To update all packages:

# Ubuntu/Debian
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y

# CentOS/AlmaLinux
sudo yum update -y

Removing Software

Ubuntu/Debian:

sudo apt remove package-name

CentOS/AlmaLinux:

sudo yum remove package-name

Enabling Extra Repositories

Some software requires enabling additional repositories:

# Ubuntu/Debian
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:repository-name

# CentOS/AlmaLinux
sudo yum install epel-release