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, 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 |
