The document discusses the Red Hat Package Manager (RPM), which is a tool used to install, uninstall, upgrade, query, and manage software packages on Linux systems. RPM packages software using a standardized file format and naming convention. Key benefits of RPM include easy installation and management of packages, seamless resolution of dependencies between packages, and verification of installed packages. The document provides examples of common RPM commands for tasks like installing, querying, upgrading, uninstalling, and verifying packages.