10 terms
AppImage is a Linux packaging format that ships an application and its libraries as one executable file that runs without installation or root rights.
APT is the Debian and Ubuntu package management system that downloads packages from signed repositories and resolves dependencies on top of dpkg.
Backports in Linux package management are newer software versions or fixes rebuilt for an older stable release, so it gains features or patches safely.
DNF is the high-level package manager of Fedora and RHEL-based Linux systems, resolving dependencies and installing RPM packages from repositories.
dpkg is the low-level Debian package manager that installs, removes and tracks .deb files on Debian and Ubuntu Linux systems, without resolving dependencies.
Flatpak is a Linux packaging and distribution system that installs desktop applications in sandboxes with shared runtimes, independent of the distribution.
Pacman is the package manager of Arch Linux that installs, upgrades and removes packages and synchronizes the system with its repositories.
A PPA, or Personal Package Archive, is a third-party APT repository on Launchpad that delivers extra or newer packages for specific Ubuntu releases.
RPM is the low-level Linux package format and tool used by Fedora, RHEL and openSUSE to install, verify and remove software packages and track installed files.
A Snap is a self-contained Linux software package that bundles an application with its dependencies and installs, updates and confines it through snapd.