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Definitions related to Linux, including tech terms about open source and words and phrases about Linux distributions and software development.VIR - YET
- virtual appliance - A virtual appliance is a virtual machine image file consisting of a pre-configured operating system environment and a single application.
- Virtual PC - Virtual PC is a program that emulates Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT, as well as IBM OS/2, or Linux on a Macintosh personal computer, assuming it's equipped with a sufficiently fast microprocessor.
- Wine (Wine is not an emulator) - Wine is open source software that allows Microsoft Windows applications to be run on x86 processor-based Unix-like systems, including Linux, FreeBSD, and Solaris.
- Yellowdog Updater, Modified (YUM) - Yellowdog Update, Modified (YUM) is a program that manages installation, updates and removal for Red Hat package manager (RPM) systems.
- Yet another Setup Tool (YaST) - YaST handles much of the administration load, offers a simple graphical interface and sets up setting system parameters easily.