package metadata

Centralizing package metadata across diverse Linux environments offers several benefits: improved consistency, easier updates, and streamlined management, especially for sysadmins managing multiple distros simultaneously. Meshing different environments often involves handling multiple package managers like apt, dnf, and zypper. This article aims to provide guidance on managing package metadata centrally across these diverse systems. APT (Advanced Package Tool): The default package manager for Debian-based distributions such as Ubuntu. DNF (Dandified YUM): The next-generation version of yum, predominantly used in Fedora, CentOS, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL).