Package management is one of those things every Linux admin should know cold.
Search for a package: dnf search packagename
Install it: dnf install packagename
Check what's installed: rpm -qa | grep packagename
Remove it cleanly: dnf remove packagename
Your package manager is your best friend. Treat it accordingly.
#Linux #SysAdmin #PackageManagement #TechTip #RHEL
Introducing #dbranch - propagate a #Debian package across its downstream branches -- #Ubuntu #PPA and Debian stable proposed-updates , and, with `--explain`, learn to do every step by hand!
https://michel-slm.name/posts/2026-06-22-introducing-dbranch/
This is the latest tool in the #Sandogasa suite - but one that can be hopefully used to learn and reinforce #PackageManagement techniques especially for those dipping their toes into becoming a packager.
Feedback welcome and appreciated! The link to the issue tracker is in the blog post.
This post is day 37 of my #100DaysToOffload challenge. Visit 100daystooffload.com to get more info, or to get involved.
📦 Open Source vs the Invisible Hand // Nesbit https://nesbitt.io/2026/06/18/open-source-vs-the-invisible-hand.html
｢ Calling all of the above a list of market failures implies a working market underneath that would behave properly once the failures were corrected, and there isn’t one: open source has run for thirty years on a basis the textbook says cannot hold ｣
pip, python, pdfcropmargins confusion : is pip, python, both, or something else the problem? #packagemanagement #softwareinstallation #python #pip
#TechTipThursday
Package management is one of those things every Linux admin should know cold.
Search for a package:
dnf search packagename
Install it:
dnf install packagename
Check what's installed:
rpm -qa | grep packagename
Remove it cleanly:
dnf remove packagename
Your package manager is your best friend. Treat it accordingly.
#Linux #SysAdmin #PackageManagement #TechTip #RHEL #RockyLinux
Miasma Worm Spreads as Open-Source Toolkit Compromises GitHub Repos
A newly discovered open-source toolkit, known as Miasma Worm, is wreaking havoc on GitHub repositories, allowing attackers to execute a range of malicious activities via stolen credentials. This powerful supply chain attack toolkit can compromise multiple platforms, including PyPI, npm, and RubyGems, and even spread through AI…
#OpenSourceSecurity #SupplyChain #Github #MiasmaWorm #PackageManagement
Ubuntu s6 Tree with Self‑Contained Init #packagemanagement
Problem installing Cubic for creating an ISO image #bash #packagemanagement #dependencies
Problem with a package #commandline #apt #packagemanagement #files
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