Package Formats&Repositories
From Apache OpenOffice Wiki
Overview
- .deb
- Debian Packages - used by Debian and derivatives.
- .rpm
- RedHat Package Manager Packages, used by Linux distributions - see http://www.rpm.org/max-rpm/index.html .
- .pkg
- Solaris Packages
- .msi / .cab
- Windows Packages, see http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa369425.aspx .
- ports
- Used by BSDs - see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ports_collection .
Capabilities
For an overview on package features see: http://kitenet.net/~joey/pkg-comp/