DNF:- dnf (Dandified YUM) is the successor to YUM.APT:- apt is an Advanced Package Tool which allows installing and managing software on Debian and Debian-based systems like Ubuntu.It allows installing applications from multiple sources in managed containers. APX:- apx is the default package manager in Vanilla OS.

It is the equivalent command for Winget on Windows.

Package Manager:- A package manager or package-management system is a utility with a collection of software tools that automates installing, upgrading, configuring, and removing applications or packages.Īpx is the package manager which comes with Vanilla OS.

GNOME Software is the Linux equivalent of the Microsoft Store, Play Store and App Store. In Vanilla OS, It supports installing Flatpaks and Snaps. It showcases screenshots, metadata and user reviews of various applications.

GNOME Software:- GNOME Software allows you to find, install and remove new applications and system extensions.

AppImage:- AppImage is a format for distributing portable software or executables on Linux without needing superuser permissions to install the application.

( Note: At the time of writing this guide, Snap is not yet supported in Vanilla OS) Snapcraft contains hundreds of verified packages and software from publishers. They facilitate installing applications in Servers and various GNU/Linux distributions.

Snap:- Snap is an alternative packaging format by Canonical (the creators of Ubuntu) for installing thousands of applications from the Snapcraft repository.

Flathub:- Flathub is the largest repository of Flatpak applications spanning various categories.

Flatpak supports adding various remote repositories, the most popular repository being Flathub. Flatpak provides developers with a unified way to distribute apps for most GNU/Linux distributions.

Flatpak:- Flatpak is a popular packaging format allowing the installation of Desktop applications in a sandboxed environment isolated from the system with shared libraries between them.

( Note: At the time of writing this guide, Snap is not yet supported in Vanilla OS) Terminologies It allows the installation of native packages using the apx package manager. Vanilla OS comes with the option to enable Flatpak, AppImage and Snap in the initial setup.

Vanilla OS allows installing packages and software from multiple sources.

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