Distribution Reference

Distribution-specific configuration, package management, and best practices.

Distributions

Distribution Focus Guide

Arch Linux

Rolling release, minimalist, user-centric

pacman / AUR

RHEL/Rocky/Alma

Enterprise, long-term support, stability

dnf / Subscription

Fedora

Cutting edge, RHEL upstream

dnf / COPR

Debian/Ubuntu

Stability, wide adoption, LTS

apt / PPA

Quick Package Manager Comparison

Task Arch RHEL/Fedora Debian/Ubuntu

Install

pacman -S pkg

dnf install pkg

apt install pkg

Remove

pacman -Rns pkg

dnf remove pkg

apt purge pkg

Update all

pacman -Syu

dnf upgrade

apt update && apt upgrade

Search

pacman -Ss term

dnf search term

apt search term

Info

pacman -Si pkg

dnf info pkg

apt show pkg

List installed

pacman -Q

dnf list installed

apt list --installed

Clean cache

pacman -Sc

dnf clean all

apt clean

See Also