John Dangler wrote: > sorry for the newb questions, but I'm new to linux administration, and even > newer to centOS. I do have some experience with Gentoo Linux. > > How can I get a list of packages that are installed in my system? > Is there an equivalent of merge -uDvt world? (This updates the installed > packages with latest releases) > Is there an equivalent of portage in centOS? (The portage site lists all > available packages for Gentoo by 'category'). > CentOS uses the yum package manager. Some baic information to get you started is on the man pages at 'man yum' and 'man yum.conf'. Beyond that now would be a good time to read through "Managing Software with yum", an excellent guide on how to manage packages and keep your system updated. http://mirror.centos.org/centos/4/docs/html/yum/ - K