Linux Terminologies Issue #3
This has been a very good week for me. Aside from having a big traffic from my post about Firefox issue I also learned new terms for Linux to be added to my Linux Terminologies vault. It’s fun to know that before you get to know the meaning of it, you have already make use of them in a way. Here they are:
Repository – A repository is a central place where data is stored and maintained. A repository can be a place where multiple databases or files are located for distribution over a network, or a repository can be a location that is directly accessible to the user without having to travel across a network. In Linux terms, A central area for users to collect RPMs/DEBs/etc from.
Kopete – Kopete is a multi-protocol, free software instant messaging client. Although it can run in numerous environments, it was designed for and integrates with the KDE desktop environment. According to the Kopete FAQ, the name Kopete comes from the Chilean word Copete, a word to refer to alcoholic drinks.
GNU – GNU is Not Unix – A set of programs written by the Free Software Foundation to provide a Free (as in libre) UNIX framework. GNU is a large component of a Linux distribution.
Synaptic is a computer program which is a GTK+ graphical user interface and front-end to the Advanced Packaging Tool for the Debiandeb packages but can also be used on systems based on RPM packages. It can be used to install, remove and upgrade software packages and to add repositories. package management system. Synaptic is usually used on systems based on
Dependencies – When referring to packages, dependencies are requirements that exist between packages. For example, package foo may require files that are installed by package bar. In this example, bar must be installed, or else foo will have unresolved dependencies. RPM will not normally allow packages with unresolved dependencies to be installed.
Kernel – The central part of an operating system upon which the rest of the operating system is based.
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