Package Managers (apt, yum)

Summary

Tools for installing, updating and removing software on Linux — apt on Debian/Ubuntu-based systems, yum/dnf on RHEL/CentOS-based systems — a core daily-use skill for setting up any server.

How to Learn This

1Practice installing, updating, and removing a package using your distribution's package manager.
2Learn to search for available packages before installing something blindly.
3Understand the difference between a package manager and manually compiling software from source.

Process Management

Shell Scripting Basics (Bash)

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