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# Managing packages

## Introduction

A number of options are available to help you manage existing packages. These options are detailed in the following sections:

* [Comparing packages](/product-documentation/virtual-environments/virtual-environment-packages/managing-packages/comparing-packages.md)\
  Check the impact of deploying a package on a virtual environment *before* you deploy it.
* [Deploying a package](/product-documentation/virtual-environments/virtual-environment-packages/managing-packages/deploying-a-package.md)\
  Deploy all flow versions in a selected package to a given virtual environment.
* [Updating a package](/product-documentation/virtual-environments/virtual-environment-packages/managing-packages/updating-a-package.md)\
  Add and/or remove flow versions from an existing (never-deployed) package.
* [Deleting a package](/product-documentation/virtual-environments/virtual-environment-packages/managing-packages/deleting-a-package.md)\
  Remove unused packages (i.e. packages that have never been deployed).