Differences between RedHat and Debian
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The following is the summary of different ways of doing similar tasks in RedHat and Debian.
Task | RedHat | Debian |
---|---|---|
Version | /etc/redhat-release | /etc/debian_release |
Package GUI | KPackageKit, yumex | Synaptic Package Manager |
Package management | rpm | dpkg |
Dependency Resolution | yum, yumex(gui) | apt-*, aptitude |
List packages | rpm -qa, yum list | dpkg -l, dpkg --get-selections |
List packages in repositories | yum list installed package*, yum list available | sort -k1 | grep ^package |
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 | sort -k1 | grep ^qt |
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 |
Also check: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SwitchingToUbuntu/FromLinux/RedHatEnterpriseLinuxAndFedora