Package Manager

All linux distros come with a Package Manager which you use in bash to easily install, update and remove software. Understanding this will help you get started no matter which distro you use because they all do the same thing.

Package Managers for Each Distro/Platform Type

Linux Distros/Platforms	Package Managers
Debian (Linux Mint, Ubuntu, Pop! OS, etc)	apt
Fedora & RHEL (AlmaLinux, Bazzite, Red Hat, Rocky Linux, etc)	dnf
Arch Linux (CachyOS, Omarchy, Manjaro, etc)	pacman
Arch User Repository (AUR) (Unofficial User Repos)	paru, yay
SUSE (OpenSUSE Leap & Tumbleweed)	zypper
Flathub (Universal Repo for Sandboxed Apps)	flatpak

How to Use Your Distro’s Package Manager

sudo is used to call on superuser/administrator privileges, needed to use all package managers except flatpak, paru and yay.

	Install Package	Remove Package	Update System
apt	`sudo apt install [pkg-name]`	`sudo apt remove [pkg-name]`	`sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade`
dnf	`sudo dnf install [pkg-name]`	`sudo dnf remove [pkg-name]`	`sudo dnf upgrade`
pacman	`sudo pacman -S [pkg-name]`	`sudo pacman -R [pkg-name]`	`sudo pacman -Syu`
paru/yay	`paru -S [pkg-name]`	`paru -R [pkg-name]`	N/A
zypper	`sudo zypper install [pkg-name]`	`sudo zypper remove [pkg-name]`	`sudo zypper dup` or `sudo zypper update`
flatpak	`flatpak install [address]`	`flatpak uninstall [address]`	N/A