
Each Linux distribution has its own package format and package management system. The most common package formats are .deb (for Debian-based systems) and .rpm (for Red Hat-based systems). This article covers how to install, remove, and manage local packages across different distributions.

This quick tutorial and cheat sheet will give you all the commands to install, remove and upgrade pages in most Linux distros, from Debian and Ubuntu to Red Hat, Fedora, CentOS, Arch and more.

Compiling source code in Linux is an easy task. In this tutorial you'll learn how to get your system ready and the three steps needed to compile packages.