cheat sheet comparing some common YUM commands in AWS Linux and their equivalent APT-GET commands in Ubuntu:
AWS Linux YUM Command Ubuntu APT-GET Command Description yum update apt-get update Updates the package repository with the latest version of available packages yum install [package-name] apt-get install [package-name] Installs the specified package yum remove [package-name] apt-get remove [package-name] Removes the specified package yum search [keyword] apt-cache search [keyword] Searches for packages containing the specified keyword yum info [package-name] apt-cache show [package-name] Displays detailed information about the specified package yum clean all apt-get clean Clears the local cache of downloaded package files yum list installed dpkg --list Lists all installed packages