What is a Package Manager in Linux? - It's FOSS
itsfoss.com › package-managerOct 04, 2020 · Around mid 90s, Debian created .deb or DEB packaging format and Red Hat Linux created .rpm or RPM (short for Red Hat Package Manager) packaging system. Compiling source code still exists but it is optional now. To interact with or use the packaging systems, you need a package manager. How does the package manager work?
Chapter 2. Debian package management
www.debian.org › doc › manualsThe current Debian package management system which can utilize all these resources is Advanced Packaging Tool (APT). The Debian package management system, when used properly, offers the user to install consistent sets of binary packages to the system from the archive. Currently, there are 65411 packages available for the amd64 architecture.