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Package Manager

བྱ་རིམ་ཐུམ་བུ་དོ་དམ་ཆས།

软件包管理器

Package Manager · བྱ་རིམ་ཐུམ་བུ་དོ་དམ་ཆས། · 软件包管理器 · PAK-ij MAN-uh-jer · apt · dnf · pacman · brew · Linux · install · updates · softwareLinuxapt dnf pacman brew

/PAK-ij MAN-uh-jer/

Also known as: apt, dnf, pacman, brew

Last updated August 7, 2026

Definition

A package manager installs, updates, and removes software packages while resolving dependencies from trusted repositories.

Real-World Example

On Ubuntu, sudo apt install curl uses the apt package manager to download and set up the curl tool.

References

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