Overview of features
The key features of the package management systems that have been examined by this website are shown below in table format for quick comparison.
Features | Dpkg | Rpm | Portage | Pacman |
Ease of Use | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Binary Compatibility | ![]() | ![]() | N/A | N/A |
Used by many distributions | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Graphical Frontends available | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Handles Dependencies | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
"Safe" System-wide updates | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Many repositories available | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |