How Do I Install Common Linux Packages?

Debian and Ubuntu use "apt", CentOS uses "yum", Arch uses "pacman".

Finding the package for a missing command can take some time. Here's a cheat sheet:

command package
/bin/ps procps
netstat net-tools
ifconfig net-tools
ping inetutils-ping
add-apt-repository software-properties-common, apt-transport-https