Types of Linux

There are basically two type of Linux as –

1. Debian Based  

•  In This type of Linux basically package are with " .deg " extension.

•  To install any package

              one way is download that .deg package than apply command

            dpkg -i package_name.deg

              or another way, simple command is there as 

            apt-get install package_name 

• In this category various Linux operating system are there as 
  Ubuntu 
  Linux Mint
  Back Track
  Kali linux
   

     2.       RPM Based

•  In This type of Linux basically package are with " .rpm " extension.
•  To install any package

              one way is download that .rpm package than apply command

            rpm -ivh package_name.rpm    

                here :    -i : install a package

                             -v : verbose for a nicer display

                             -h: print hash marks as the package archive is unpacked.

             or another way, simple command is there as 

            YUM install package_name 

• In this category various Linux operating system are there as: 

          Red Hat (RHEL)
          Cent OS
          Open SUSE 
          Fedora