Packages on Linux are similar to apps or program installers on macOS and Windows—broadly speaking. They come bundled in an archive file that you typically download from a central repository.

Some Linux distributions are more demanding, requiring extra precaution when it comes to installing and updating. Here's four ...

Linux package management is brilliant I think software package management in Linux is one of those things. Written by Chris Clay Clay, Contributor Oct. 1, 2010 at 11:11 a.m. PT ...

If you're using Linux, installing apps works a bit differently: Here's how to get software packages installed on Linux, and the key terms you need to know.

GIMP’s Linux package dependencies. Packages frequently depend on other packages. A package has a list of packages it depends on, and those packages must be installed to install that package.

However, the history of Linux package management is a long and evolving journey, beginning in the days when installing software was a manual, tedious, and error-prone process. In this article, we’ll ...

These packages are largely typosquats of widely used libraries and each one of them downloads a Bash script on Linux systems that run cryptominers. PyPI, npm flooded with cryptomining packages ...