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Package Management for Red Hat Linux

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Learn how to manage the thousands of installable pieces of software that come with Red Hat Linux, including software package choices and package management with DNF and RPM.

Syllabus

Introduction
  • Linux package management with Red Hat Linux
  • What you should know
1. Linux Software Overview
  • Linux software installation types
  • About software packages
  • Red Hat software package format
  • Download packages and install
  • Install from a software repository
  • Install from source code
  • Software management systems overview
2. Managing Application Software
  • DNF overview
  • Get DNF packages by name
  • Get info on packages with DNF
  • Get info on package groups with DNF
  • Search for packages with DNF
  • Install and remove packages with DNF
  • Install and remove package groups with DNF
  • Managing DNF package modules
  • Manage DNF repositories
  • Install sandboxed applications
  • Install software from the GUI
  • Challenge: DNF
  • Solution: DNF
3. Using RPM
  • RPM overview
  • Get package information with RPM
  • RPM query formatting
  • Install, remove, and update packages with RPM
  • Verify package attributes
  • Validate package integrity
  • Challenge: RPM
  • Solution: RPM
4. Manage OS Configuration
  • Manage OS updates
  • Update the kernel

Taught by

Grant McWilliams

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