A package management system is often called an "install manager".
This can lead to confusion between a package management system and an installer.
Some additional challenges are met by only a few package management systems.
Some package management systems, such as Debian's dpkg, allow configuration during installation.
One of the biggest omissions at this point is a package management system.
Opkg is a lightweight package management system based upon the now defunct ipkg.
The differences between a package management system and an installer are:
A package management system is different from a package development process.
There would be separate alpha, beta, and release channels provided through the distribution's package management system.
Examples of package management systems for Linux include dpkg, rpm and emerge.
A package management system is often called an "install manager".
This can lead to confusion between a package management system and an installer.
Some additional challenges are met by only a few package management systems.
Some package management systems, such as Debian's dpkg, allow configuration during installation.
One of the biggest omissions at this point is a package management system.
Opkg is a lightweight package management system based upon the now defunct ipkg.
The differences between a package management system and an installer are:
A package management system is different from a package development process.
There would be separate alpha, beta, and release channels provided through the distribution's package management system.
Examples of package management systems for Linux include dpkg, rpm and emerge.