9 Common Commands

9.1 Package Management

Linux® command (Red Hat/Debian) FreeBSD equivalent Purpose
yum install package / apt-get install package pkg_add -r package Install package from remote repository
rpm -ivh package / dpkg -i package pkg_add -v package Install package
rpm -qa / dpkg -l pkg_info List installed packages


9.2 System Management

Linux command FreeBSD equivalent Purpose
lspci pciconf List PCI devices
lsmod kldstat List loaded kernel modules
modprobe kldload / kldunload Load/Unload kernel modules
strace truss Trace system calls