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The following is the summary of different ways of doing similar tasks in RedHat and Debian.

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! Task
! RedHat
! Debian
|-
| Version
| /etc/redhat-release
| /etc/debian_release
|-
| Package GUI
| KPackageKit, yumex
| Synaptic Package Manager
|-
| Package management
| rpm, yum, yumex(GUI)
| dpkg, apt-*, aptitute
|-
| List packages
| rpm -qa
| dpkg -l
|-
| Which package a file belong to?
| rpm -qf filepath
| dpkg -S filepath
|-
| Package installation from an available package file
| rpm -ivh packagefile.rpm
| dpkg -i packagefile.deb
|-
| Remove package
| rpm -e packagename
| dpkg -r packagename
|-
| Package Search
| yum search ssh
| aptitude search ssh
|-
| Package installation
| yum install openssh
| aptitude install openssh
|-
| Package Removal
| yum remove openssh
| aptitude remove openssh , aptget remove openssh, apt-get purge openssh
|-
| Interface configuration
| /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/*
| /etc/network/interfaces
|-
| Network service
| /etc/init.d/network restart
| /etc/init.d/networking restart
|-
| Service Start/stop
| service servicename start,stop,restart
| invoke-rc.d servicename start,stop,restart
|-
| Service add/remove
| chkconfig
| update-rc.d 
|-
| Apache Configuration
| /etc/httpd/*
| /etc/apache2/*
|-
| Apache Log files
| /var/log/httpd/*
| /var/log/apache2/*
|-
| Apache Default Document Root
| /var/www/html
| /var/www/www-data
|-
| xinetd
| /etc/xinetd.d/*
| /etc/inetd.conf
|-
| xinetd
| service xinetd restart
| update-inetd (options)
|-
| DNS config file
| /etc/named.conf
| /etc/bind/named.conf
|-
| DNS service file
| /etc/init.d/named
| /etc/init.d/bind9
|}