Distributions & Package Formats
Two Package Worlds
Nearly every distro descends from one of two packaging families. Exams test both.
| Family | Package | Low-level tool | High-level tool | Distros |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | .deb | dpkg | apt / apt-get | Debian, Ubuntu, Mint |
| Red Hat | .rpm | rpm | dnf (was yum) | RHEL, Fedora, Rocky, CentOS, SUSE (zypper) |
Rule of thumb: low-level tools (dpkg, rpm) act on a single package file and do not resolve dependencies. High-level tools (apt, dnf) talk to repositories and do resolve dependencies.