Rpmdrake
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rpmdrake is a graphical interface to urpmi
, which permits the installation of software packages
. It is provided as part of Mandriva Linux
for package installation.
The application is written in gtk2-perl
, and allows:
rpmdrake is free software
, available under the GNU General Public License
, version 2.
Urpmi
urpmi is a Mandriva Linux package management tool for installing, removing, updating and querying software packages of local or remote media. It wraps around the package manager rpm with the aim that the user should not have to suffer the often-encountered dependency hell...
, which permits the installation of software packages
Software package (installation)
In package management systems, which are commonly used with Linux-based operating systems, a package is a specific piece of software which the system can install and uninstall....
. It is provided as part of Mandriva Linux
Mandriva Linux
Mandriva Linux is a Linux distribution distributed by Mandriva. It uses the RPM Package Manager...
for package installation.
The application is written in gtk2-perl
Gtk2-perl
Gtk2-Perl is a set of wrappers for the Perl programming language around the GTK+ GUI library and the other GNOME platform libraries. GTK2-Perl is free software and licensed under the LGPL...
, and allows:
- updating lists of packages available from configured installationInstallation (computer programs)Installation of a program is the act of putting the program onto a computer system so that it can be executed....
media (CDs, websites, or network shares) - visualization of dependenciesDependency hellDependency hell is a colloquial term for the frustration of some software users who have installed software packages which have dependencies on specific versions of other software packages. This was mainly attributable to old Linux package managers...
for one or more packages - installation and un-installation of packages to and from the operating systemOperating systemAn operating system is a set of programs that manage computer hardware resources and provide common services for application software. The operating system is the most important type of system software in a computer system...
rpmdrake is free software
Free software
Free software, software libre or libre software is software that can be used, studied, and modified without restriction, and which can be copied and redistributed in modified or unmodified form either without restriction, or with restrictions that only ensure that further recipients can also do...
, available under the GNU General Public License
GNU General Public License
The GNU General Public License is the most widely used free software license, originally written by Richard Stallman for the GNU Project....
, version 2.