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 |