package manager

In Linux there are these things called package managers, they are the central locations each distribution has to distribute packages and issue updates. Each one effectively fills the same purpose, but their implementations and behaviors are different. Debian based distributions use the APT package manager, while Arch based distributions use the PACMAN package manager. Unlike windows, who only supplies updates to their operating system and basic drivers Linux kind of requires this solution due to the fragmented nature of its community.
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