AI engineering glossary · Command line Git

What is package manager?

Package manager: A tool that downloads, installs, upgrades and removes software while tracking its dependencies. System ones include apt on Ubuntu and Homebrew on macOS; language ones include pip for Python and npm for JavaScript.

Level: beginnerTopic: Command line Git

Package manager: an example

sudo apt install git installs Git on Ubuntu, and brew install git does the same on macOS.

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Where you learn it

Package manager is part of the AI Engineering Program, which teaches it with notes, a hands-on lab and an exam. The first lesson is free.

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