Linux in a Nutshell, 6th Edition

RPM Examples

Query the RPM database to find Emacs-related packages:

$ rpm -q -a | grep emacs

Query an uninstalled package, printing information about the package and listing the files it contains:

$ rpm -qpil ˜/downloads/bash-3.2-29.fc10.x86_64.rpm

Install a package (assumes superuser privileges):

$ rpm -i sudo-1.6.9p17-2.fc10.x86_64.rpm

Do the same thing, but report on the progress of the installation:

$ rpm -ivh sudo-1.6. 9p17-2.fc10.x86_64.rpm