1. 更新套件庫
ReHat/CentOS
# yum update
Debian/Ubuntu
# apt-get update
Arch Linux
# pacman -Sy
Gentoo Linux
# emerge –sync[@more@]2. 更新整個系統
ReHat/CentOS
# yum -y update
Debian/Ubuntu
# apt-get upgrade
# apt-get dist-upgrade
Arch Linux
# pacman -Syu
Gentoo Linux
# emerge -u world
3. 搜尋套件
ReHat/CentOS
# yum search pkg_filename
Debian/Ubuntu
# apt-cache search pkg_filename
Arch Linux
# pacman -Ss pkg_filename
Gentoo Linux
# emerge -s pkg_filename
4. 安裝套件
ReHat/CentOS
# yum install pkg_filename
# rpm -ivh pkg_filename.rpm
Debian/Ubuntu
# apt-get install pkg_filename
# dpkg -i pkg_filename.deb
Arch Linux
# pacman -S pkg_filename
Gentoo Linux
# emerge pkg_filename
# emerge -k pkg_filename
5. 移除套件
ReHat/CentOS
# yum remove pkg_filename
# rpm -e pkg_filename
Debian/Ubuntu
# apt-get remove –purge pkg_filename
# dpkg -P pkg_filename.deb
Arch Linux
# pacman -Rn pkg_filename
Gentoo Linux
# emerge -C pkg_filename