Summary
In this chapter, you learned how to work with packages in Ubuntu, Fedora/AlmaLinux, and openSUSE, and the skills you’ve learned will help you to manage packages in any Linux distribution. You learned how to work with both .deb
and .rpm
packages, and also the newer ones, such as flatpaks and snaps. You will use the skills you’ve learned here in every chapter of this book, as well as in your day-to-day job as a systems administrator – or even in your free time, enjoying your Linux operating system.
In the next chapter, we will show you how to manage user accounts and permissions, where you will be introduced to general concepts and specific tools.