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Prabuanand: /* Package management */ rephrased sentence

2024-08-14T17:06:42Z

Package management: rephrased sentence

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	= Package management =		= Package management =
	~~Where Gentoo has portage and emerge; Debian has apt;~~ Alpine ~~uses apk-tools~~. This section compares how apk~~-tools~~ is used, in comparison to ~~apt~~ and ~~emerge~~.		Package manager for alpine is [[Alpine_Package_Keeper\|Alpine Package Keeper]]. This section compares how apk is used, in comparison to other tools from Debian,Fedora,Arch and Void.

			The following package managers from popular Linux distributions are used for comparison in this section:

	* Alpine ([https://wiki.alpinelinux.org/wiki/Alpine_Linux_package_management apk])		* Alpine ([https://wiki.alpinelinux.org/wiki/Alpine_Linux_package_management apk])
	* Arch ~~Linux~~ ([https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Pacman pacman])		* Arch ([https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Pacman pacman])
	* Gentoo ([https://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook-x86.xml?part=2&chap=1 emerge])		* Gentoo ([https://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook-x86.xml?part=2&chap=1 emerge])
	* Debian/Ubuntu ([https://wiki.debian.org/AptCLI apt])		* Debian/Ubuntu ([https://wiki.debian.org/AptCLI apt])
	* Fedora/RHEL~~/SL/CentOS~~ ([https://rpm-software-management.github.io/ DNF])		* Fedora/RHEL ([https://rpm-software-management.github.io/ DNF])
	* ~~VoidLinux~~ ([https://docs.voidlinux.org/xbps/index.html?highlight=xb#xbps-package-manager XBPS])		* Void ([https://docs.voidlinux.org/xbps/index.html?highlight=xb#xbps-package-manager XBPS])

	== Comparison chart/Rosetta Stone ==		== Comparison chart/Rosetta Stone ==

Prabuanand: moved the pacman to External Reference

2024-08-14T16:52:31Z

moved the pacman to External Reference

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	== Comparison chart/Rosetta Stone ==		== Comparison chart/Rosetta Stone ==

	This chart shows how some standard things are done in Alpine compared to other distributions. ~~See also the [https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Pacman/Rosetta Pacman Rosetta].~~		This chart shows how some standard things are done in Alpine compared to other distributions.

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	# etc.		# etc.
	[[Category:Package Manager]]		[[Category:Package Manager]]


			== External Reference ==
			[https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Pacman/Rosetta Pacman Rosetta].

Prabuanand: Refactored the page, removed the obsolte materials related to runlevel references in Debian

2024-08-14T16:18:05Z

Refactored the page, removed the obsolte materials related to runlevel references in Debian

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Zcrayfish: Fixed wikilink.

2023-11-19T18:49:23Z

Fixed wikilink.

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	{{Cmd\|apk add package1 package2}}		{{Cmd\|apk add package1 package2}}

	For source compile, see the [[Aports tree]] and the [[abuild]] tool.		For source compile, see the [[Aports tree]] and the [[Abuild and Helpers\|abuild]] tool.

	'''Gentoo'''		'''Gentoo'''

Zcrayfish: /* Runlevel & Initscripts */ Removed irrelevant link.

2023-09-04T01:57:34Z

Runlevel & Initscripts: Removed irrelevant link.

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	= Runlevel & Initscripts =		= Runlevel & Initscripts =
	Runlevels work pretty conventionally on Debian ~~(see details: [https://archive.fo/ZdZIz systemd]{{dead link}})~~. On Alpine and Gentoo, they are a bit different.		Runlevels work pretty conventionally on Debian. On Alpine and Gentoo, they are a bit different.

	== Directories and files ==		== Directories and files ==

Sertonix: use https links

2023-08-25T02:11:49Z

use https links

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	Even if Alpine is designed to run from RAM, it has some similarities in package management with other distributions. This page outlines those similarities and differences, to help new users use Alpine and understand the differences between Alpine and other distributions.		Even if Alpine is designed to run from RAM, it has some similarities in package management with other distributions. This page outlines those similarities and differences, to help new users use Alpine and understand the differences between Alpine and other distributions.

	{{Note\|The page was originally copied from: [https://web.archive.org/web/20070911124125/http://gentoo-wiki.com/TIP_Converting_from_or_to_Debian ~~http~~://gentoo-wiki.com/TIP_Converting_from_or_to_Debian]}}		{{Note\|The page was originally copied from: [https://web.archive.org/web/20070911124125/http://gentoo-wiki.com/TIP_Converting_from_or_to_Debian https://gentoo-wiki.com/TIP_Converting_from_or_to_Debian]}}

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	= Runlevel & Initscripts =		= Runlevel & Initscripts =
	Runlevels work pretty conventionally on Debian (see details: [~~http~~://archive.fo/ZdZIz systemd]{{dead link}}). On Alpine and Gentoo, they are a bit different.		Runlevels work pretty conventionally on Debian (see details: [https://archive.fo/ZdZIz systemd]{{dead link}}). On Alpine and Gentoo, they are a bit different.

	== Directories and files ==		== Directories and files ==
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	Setting this in Debian is slightly more complicated, and is accomplished by setting different 'repositories' in ''/etc/apt/sources.list'' - along with which 'tree' to use for packages; in Debian, these are '''stable''', '''testing''', and '''unstable'''. An ''/etc/apt/sources.list'' file for a debian testing user may look something like this:		Setting this in Debian is slightly more complicated, and is accomplished by setting different 'repositories' in ''/etc/apt/sources.list'' - along with which 'tree' to use for packages; in Debian, these are '''stable''', '''testing''', and '''unstable'''. An ''/etc/apt/sources.list'' file for a debian testing user may look something like this:

	deb <nowiki>~~http~~://mirrors.kernel.org/debian</nowiki> testing main non-free contrib		deb <nowiki>https://mirrors.kernel.org/debian</nowiki> testing main non-free contrib
	deb <nowiki>ftp://ftp.nerim.net/debian-marillat</nowiki> testing main		deb <nowiki>ftp://ftp.nerim.net/debian-marillat</nowiki> testing main
	deb <nowiki>~~http~~://security.debian.org</nowiki> testing/updates main contrib non-free		deb <nowiki>https://security.debian.org</nowiki> testing/updates main contrib non-free

	Alternatively, ''/etc/apt/sources.list'' can contain any number of repositories for any trees, and a default tree (this can be overridden using the -t switch on the command line) in ''/etc/apt/apt.conf'':		Alternatively, ''/etc/apt/sources.list'' can contain any number of repositories for any trees, and a default tree (this can be overridden using the -t switch on the command line) in ''/etc/apt/apt.conf'':

Sertonix: use cmd template

2023-08-07T09:53:23Z

use cmd template

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Zcrayfish: /* Network */ Changed gentoo handbook hyperlink to its canoncial url

2023-07-27T15:37:14Z

Network: Changed gentoo handbook hyperlink to its canoncial url

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	routes_eth0="default via 192.168.1.1"		routes_eth0="default via 192.168.1.1"

	Note that this has changed recently. For more information please refer to ~~http~~://~~www~~.gentoo.org/~~doc~~/~~en/handbook/handbook-x86.xml~~?part=4		Note that this has changed recently. For more information please refer to https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Handbook:X86?part=4

	'''Debian'''		'''Debian'''

Zcrayfish: /* Architectures and repositories */ nowiki'd some urls that should not be hyperlinks.

2023-07-27T15:35:59Z

Architectures and repositories: nowiki'd some urls that should not be hyperlinks.

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	Setting this in Debian is slightly more complicated, and is accomplished by setting different 'repositories' in ''/etc/apt/sources.list'' - along with which 'tree' to use for packages; in Debian, these are '''stable''', '''testing''', and '''unstable'''. An ''/etc/apt/sources.list'' file for a debian testing user may look something like this:		Setting this in Debian is slightly more complicated, and is accomplished by setting different 'repositories' in ''/etc/apt/sources.list'' - along with which 'tree' to use for packages; in Debian, these are '''stable''', '''testing''', and '''unstable'''. An ''/etc/apt/sources.list'' file for a debian testing user may look something like this:

	deb http://mirrors.kernel.org/debian testing main non-free contrib		deb <nowiki>http://mirrors.kernel.org/debian</nowiki> testing main non-free contrib
	deb ftp://ftp.nerim.net/debian-marillat testing main		deb <nowiki>ftp://ftp.nerim.net/debian-marillat</nowiki> testing main
	deb http://security.debian.org testing/updates main contrib non-free		deb <nowiki>http://security.debian.org</nowiki> testing/updates main contrib non-free

	Alternatively, ''/etc/apt/sources.list'' can contain any number of repositories for any trees, and a default tree (this can be overridden using the -t switch on the command line) in ''/etc/apt/apt.conf'':		Alternatively, ''/etc/apt/sources.list'' can contain any number of repositories for any trees, and a default tree (this can be overridden using the -t switch on the command line) in ''/etc/apt/apt.conf'':

Zcrayfish: /* Runlevel management */ Rescued a dead link.

2023-07-27T15:32:04Z

Runlevel management: Rescued a dead link.

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	To remove alsasound from the boot runlevel, do:		To remove alsasound from the boot runlevel, do:
	rc-update del alsasound boot		rc-update del alsasound boot
	Also see this wiki page about [http://gentoo-wiki.com/Rc-update gentoo runlevel management with rc-update]		Also see this wiki page about [https://web.archive.org/web/20080707042933/http://gentoo-wiki.com/Rc-update gentoo runlevel management with rc-update]

	{{Obsolete\|Debian now uses systemd.}}		{{Obsolete\|Debian now uses systemd.}}