Obsolete:OS differences

This page contains historical information. It may be outdated or unreliable.

THIS IS NOT A PAGE TO LIST EVERY OPERATING SYSTEM IN THE WORLD.

This is a quick-reference sheet for the people running the server cluster that runs http://www.wikipedia.org/ and related sites. OSs/flavors not present in our cluster are therefore NOT LISTED.

Please do not add your favorite OS/distro/flavor or ask us why it has been so callously ignored. Thanks.

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-	Fedora Core	SUSE	debian
package type	*.rpm	*.rpm	*.deb
install package	yum install foo	yast2 -i foo	apt-get install foo
remove package	yum remove foo	rpm --erase foo	dpkg -r foo (purge: -P foo)
list pkg contents	rpm -ql foo	rpm -ql foo	dpkg -L foo
verify pkg	rpm -V foo	rpm -V foo
which pkg owns /path/to/foo?	rpm -qf /path/to/foo	rpm -qf /path/to/foo	dpkg -S /path/to/foo
list installed pkgs	yum list installed	rpm -qa	dpkg -l
search for package	yum [-C] search foo	yast2	apt-cache search foo
check for available updates	yum check-update	you	apt-get update apt-get -s upgrade
do available updates	yum [-y] update	you or use fou4s	apt-get [-y] upgrade apt-get [-y] dist-upgrade
show package details	yum [-C] info foo	rpm -qi [-l] [-v] foo	apt-cache showpkg foo
misc startup commands	/etc/rc.local -> /etc/rc.d/rc.local	/etc/init.d/boot.local	/etc/rc?.d/ symlinking to /etc/init.d/*
misc shutdown commands	?	?	/etc/rc?.d/ symlinking to /etc/init.d/*
grub config	/etc/grub.conf -> /boot/grub/grub.conf and /boot/grub/menu.lst -> /boot/grub/grub.conf	/boot/grub/menu.lst
lilo config			vi /etc/lilo.conf && lilo
configure firewall	(non-standard) edit and run /usr/local/bin/firewallinit.sh (and on some machines, edit /etc/firewall.conf and run /usr/local/bin/firewallinit.sh (??))	edit /etc/sysconfig/SuSEfirewall2, something else, then run "/etc/init.d/SuSEfirewall2_init restart && /etc/init.d/SuSEfirewall2_setup"	Edit /var/lib/iptables/active then /etc/init.d/iptables reload