Here is my Rosetta Stone for developers working with both of these operating systems:
| IRIX | LINUX | What it does |
| inst | rpm | Install system software |
| versions | rpm -qa | what packages are installed |
| versions long | rpm -qal | what files are installed |
| versions long | grep X | rpm -ql `rpm -qa | grep X` | look for package X's files |
| versions remove | rpm -ev | make it go away |
| swmgr | gnorpm | GUI software installer |
| dbx (or cvd) foo | gdb foo | Debug executable foo |
| printers | printtool | Configure a printer |