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APT HOWTO - Debian package management utility.
APT for SUSE HOWTO - A detailed HOWTO on the Advanced Package Tool (APT) for SUSE users; includes tips and tricks, package repositories, new rpms added to the apt repository, and documentation. (2006)
APTonCD, The Ubuntu "CD/DVD 2" Creator - A GUI-based tool that creates a backup (CD or DVD) of all packages installed using apt-get; particularly useful for those users with slow Internet connections. Available in Brazilian Portuguese, English, French, Portuguese, and Spanish.
ATrpms - A third party rpm repository for Red Hat 7.3, 8.0, and 9; Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 and 4; Fedora Core 1-6; rpms organized by distribution, name and subject.
Alien - Package Converter - A program that allows interchangability of packages with different distributions by converting between Red Hat rpms, Debian dpkg, and Slackware tgz file formats.
Apt-get.org: Unofficial APT repositories - A supplement for unofficial apt repositories for Debian users.
AptRpm - CncMoin - A port of Debian's APT tools to a RPM- based distribution, such as SUSE, Red Hat, and ALT-Linux.
AutoRPM - A Perl program that automates RPM installation.
AutoUpdate - Perl script to upgrade both RedHat rpms and third party rpms.
Autopackage - A multi-distribution binary packaging framework for Linux systems. Latest stable release is 1.2.4, 2007-07-09.
Checkinstall Home Page - A handy utility with which you can build an .rpm or .deb or .tgz package that will install using the associated packaging tools. Last release is 1.6.0, 2005-08-10.
DAG: Apt/Yum RPM Repository - A repository of add-on RPM packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux (2.1, 3, 4 and 5); Fedora Core (1, 2, and 3), and Red Hat Linux (6.2, 7.3, 8.0 and 9), for i386 and x86_64.
Debian Backports - Recompiled packages (primarily from Debian testing and some from Debian unstable for security updates) which will run without new libraries on a stable Debian distribution.
Debian GNU/Linux FAI Guide (Fully Automatic Installation) - This comprehensive manual includes information on installation, planning and creating the configuration and how to deal with errors. (2007)
Easy Urpmi - Urpmi configuration for Mandriva.
Gentoo Development Guide - Guide to creating Gentoo packages. (2006)
IBM developerWorks: Packaging software with RPM, Part 2 - Building without root, patching software, and distributing RPMs. (2001)
IBM developerWorks: Packaging software with RPM, Part 1 - Using RPM on Red Hat Linux 7.1; dated, but can be applied to later versions. (2001)
IBM developerWorks: Packaging software with RPM, Part 3 - Running scripts at install and uninstall. (2002)
Instalinux - A website from which users can create customized installation images for various flavours of Linux; particularly useful for system administrators who need to standardize their system install routines.
Klik - Linux Software Download - A software client that provides an easy way to download and use software for most major Linux distributions.
Linux App Finder - An application software database, organized by subject categories. Users of Debian-based distributions will find this site a quick reference of available deb packages for each of the applications.
Linux@DUKE: Yum: Yellow dog Updater, Modified - An automatic updater and package installer/remover for rpm systems.
LinuxPackages - Currently for Slackware packages only.
Maximum RPM; Taking the Red Hat Package Manager to the Limit - Online Book - The classic book on building RPMs. (Red Hat, 2000).
Medibuntu :: Multimedia, Entertainment & Distractions In Ubuntu - A repository of packages that cannot be included in the Ubuntu distribution for legal reasons related to geographical variations in legislation regarding copyright, licensing, patents, and security. This repository has sections for free and non-free software.
OpenPKG - Cross Platform UNIX Software Packaging - Cross-platform RPM-based package management.
Package Management: APT for RPM - A walkthrough article about APT, a packagement tool that makes installing and uninstalling software a snap. Particularly geared to Red Hat and Fedora users. Also available in Spanish. (2004) N.B.: This article is a little dated, but the information is still valid. Some links do not work.
Packaging Guidelines - Fedora Project - A collection of guidelines for writing Fedora packages. Last updated 2007-04-17.
Penguin Liberation Front - A packaging project dedicated to distributing software that cannot be included in Linux distributions for various reasons such as software patents, the DMCA, and strong cryptography prohibition in many countries.
Planet CCRMA at Home - A collection of rpms for RedHat 9 or Fedora Core 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6 to create an audio/video-oriented workstation with a low-latency kernel, current ALSA audio drivers and a set of music, midi, audio and video applications.
RPM Guide - A work-in-progress guide to the RPM package manager. (2005)
RPM Package Manager - A resource site for RPM-related information. RPM is the standard Linux/UNIX packaging tool. Latest production release is 5.1.0, 2008-04-14.
RPM Search - This RPM site is both an indexing service and a large repository. A very handy site because it has the more obscure sites plus all the different mirrors of a distribution.
RPM Tutorial - How to build RPM packages.
RPM Wizard - An installation program for RPM packages. Latest stable release is 0.7, 2003-24-01. Site available in English and French.
RPM of Group Archiving/Backup - Listing of archiving and backup RPMs.
RULE: A project to Run Up2date Linux Everywhere - Making the current versions of Fedora Core Linux installable and useable, even on limited or older computers. Target users: schools, public and private organizations, and developing countries.
Rpmrebuild - A tool to repackage/modify rpm packages.
SWARET - A script to handle Slackware package updates, upgrades, installs, removes.
Slackpkg - An automated tool for management of Slackware Linux packages. Latest stable release is 2.70, 2008-01-2008.
Smart Package Manager - The goal of this package manager is to creat smart and portable algorithms for managing software upgrading and installation. This tool works on all major distributions.
SoS: SeerOfSouls - A third-party RPM repository for Mandriva.
Synaptic - GUI frontend for APT.
SystemImager - Software that automates Linux installs, software distribution and production deployment. Latest stable release is 3.8.1, 2007-04-01.
The Kpackage Handbook - A GUI interface to the RPM, Debian, Slackware and BSD package managers
The Written Word - Provides pre-compiled binaries of Open Source software on AIX, HP-UX, IRIX, Redhat Linux, Solaris, and Tru64 UNIX; there is an extensive list of supported applications.
The apt4rpm Homepage - Apt for rpm-based distributions; a tool to convert an rpm repository into an apt, yum or metadata repository. See Related Material link for links to package management-related sites.
The freshrpms.net Homepage - Custom RPMs for Red Hat and Fedora Linux; also has a mailing list and archives.
The rpmseek.com Homepage - The Search Engine for Linux rpm and Debian Packages - Site in English and German.
Toast - A distribution-independent source package manager.
Welcome to EasyUbuntu - An easy-to-use download script that provides the Ubuntu, Kubuntu, and Xubuntu user the most commonly requested apps, codecs, and tweaks that are not found in the base distribution. Downloads available for stable versions of Breezy & Dapper as well as bleeding edge packages for developers.
Welcome to the RPM repository on speakeasy.rpmfind.net - A searchable RPM package repository; can access by group (subject), distribution, vendor (RPM creator), creation date, and name.
rpmlinux.org | Unofficial RPM repository for Mandriva 2008.0 i586 - The unofficial RPM repository for the latest release of Mandriva. Also available in French, German, Italian, and Spanish.
usr local bin - Latest GNOME/GTK software for the SUSE distribution.