asked 2016-12-01 02:29:17 +0300
Trying to retrieve a linux package so apt-get install package
However, sailfish OS doesnt understand command, why?
answered 2016-12-01 04:19:22 +0300
Becouse, it is rpm based nemo distro, bro.
i know i am showing my ignorance here hah, but good feedback.
DarkTuring ( 2016-12-01 22:41:54 +0300 )editanswered 2016-12-01 04:23:27 +0300
https://sailfishos.org/wiki/Sailfish_OS_Cheat_Sheet#Package_Handling
answered 2016-12-01 10:26:26 +0300
The tool used for package management is pkcon, you may use zypper (available in repos)
answered 2016-12-01 23:03:44 +0300
SailfishOS derives from the RedHat branch which is an rpm-based (rpm as in redhat package manager) system.
Apt, on the other hand, is used in Debian-based systems like Ubuntu. Here is a nice chart showing the complete Linux timeline: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1b/Linux_Distribution_Timeline.svg
If you are used to apt-get, you might find this helpful: http://gfxmonk.net/2012/08/12/pkcon-the-cross-distro-package-manager-cli.html
It contains typical apt-get requests translated to the pkcon universe. :)
nice i am new to the pkcon -verse ,
i secretly was wishing they could all be interchangeably be used on sailfish though -
DarkTuring ( 2016-12-02 01:00:42 +0300 )editWhen I got my Jolla C I tried to use zipper, but it didn't work - as I wrote here:
https://together.jolla.com/question/138542/failed-to-install-an-openrepos-repo/
Since then I've stuck to pkcon.
Asked: 2016-12-01 02:29:17 +0300
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Legitimate question, no reason for being downvoted.
lakutalo ( 2016-12-01 22:53:42 +0300 )edit