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What command can I use to find the name of the package manager used by my OS?

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  • What do you mean? It is not clear to me. There are many package managers available, all based on dpkg/apt at the core, it depends on your choice.
    – enzotib
    Jan 14, 2012 at 8:48
  • Is this a general question that spans multiple operating systems including OSes that are not Ubuntu-based? Or are you asking how to find out what package management utilities are available on your particular "flavor" of Ubuntu? Aug 16, 2012 at 11:01

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As far as I remember, there is no way to determine what package manager is used by the system through a command. Usually, the package manager used are system specific and there is no way to use an alternative of that unless they are a front-end or back-end of the package manager.

For example, Ubuntu uses dpkg. Software-center is a graphical front-end of Advanced Packaging Tool (APT), which in turn is a command line front-end of dpkg.

You can take a look at the available features of various package managers at DistroWatch.

Also, to know what package managers are used by various operating system, you can check out the list of software package management systems on Wikipedia.

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