package management system

noun

A package manager: the tool used by an operating system to manage software installation.

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PMS
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Meanings

nounpackage management system (plural package management systems)

plural package management systems

  1. computingA package manager: the tool used by an operating system to manage software installation.

    In Red Hat, use the glint package management system and the Applications subdirectory to locate the font files.

    1999, Bernice Sacks Lipkin, LaTeX for Linux
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    It is, however, weak on configuration amenities for newcomers, and it uses no package management system comparable to RPM or Debian's package manager, so it is more difficult to maintain.

    2000, Roderick W Smith, The Multi-Boot Configuration Handbook

    If your system uses a package management system, you can query that system's database to see if the attr package and its associated library, libattr, are installed.

    2006, Bill Von Hagen, Brian K Jones, Linux Server Hacks: Tips & Tools for Connecting, Monitoring, and Troubleshooting

    Synonyms: PMS

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA package manager: the tool used by an operating system to manage software installation.

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PMS
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