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  2. Portage (software) - Wikipedia

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    Gentoo does have a binary packaging format, which is a .tbz2 file (tar with bzip2 compression) with additional metadata. This feature enables the building of binary packages on one system (using Portage's buildpkg or quickpkg ) followed by quick installation on compatible systems (with Portage's getbinpkg or emerge -K ).

  3. tar (computing) - Wikipedia

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    In computing, tar is a computer software utility for collecting many files into one archive file, often referred to as a tarball, for distribution or backup purposes. The name is derived from "tape archive", as it was originally developed to write data to sequential I/O devices with no file system of their own, such as devices that use magnetic tape.

  4. List of software package management systems - Wikipedia

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    Used to shop for, download, install, update, uninstall and back up video games. Works on Windows NT, OS X and Linux; Uplay: A cross-platform video game distribution, licensing and social gameplay platform, developed and maintained by Ubisoft. Used to shop for, download, install and update video games.

  5. Wikipedia:Database download - Wikipedia

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    It is best to use a download manager such as GetRight so you can resume downloading the file even if your computer crashes or is shut down during the download. Download XAMPPLITE from (you must get the 1.5.0 version for it to work). Make sure to pick the file whose filename ends with .exe; Install/extract it to C:\XAMPPLITE.

  6. deb (file format) - Wikipedia

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    Diagram showing an example file structure of a .deb file Frhed hex editor displaying the raw data of a Debian package. Prior to Debian 0.93, a package consisted of a file header and two concatenated gzip archives. [6] Since Debian 0.93, a deb package is implemented as an ar archive. [7] This archive contains three files in a specific order: [8] [9]

  7. List of Linux games - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of specific PC titles. For a list of all PC titles, see List of PC games. The following is a list of games released on the Linux operating system. Games do not need to be exclusive to Linux, but they do need to be natively playable on Linux to be listed here.

  8. Debian build toolchain - Wikipedia

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    Any modified files outside it are aggregated into patch files inside the debian/patches directory, that are automatically applied before building. The dsc file, which is a text file with metadata, such as the names of all files constituting the source package and their SHA256 checksums. It also contains the signature of the creator of the ...

  9. RPM Package Manager - Wikipedia

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    The header, which contains metadata including package name, version, architecture, file list, etc. A file archive (the payload), which usually is in cpio format, compressed with gzip. The rpm2cpio tool enables retrieval of the cpio file without needing to install the RPM package. [18] The Linux Standard Base requires the use of gzip, but Fedora ...