Practical Internet Server Configuration: Learn to Build a Fully Functional and Well-Secured Enterprise Class Internet Server

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R. La LauPractical Internet Server Configurationhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-6960-2_3

3. Software Management

Robert La Lau¹  

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Blain, France

 

Unix systems exist in many variants, and they all have their own philosophies and evolutions. One of the areas where these differences are very visible is software management.

Even though most Unix systems know how to compile the source code for applications (provided that the application developer has integrated support for the system in question), most operating systems have chosen to develop a system for software installation. Some advantages of such a system are

• The system decides where executable files, configuration ...