March 2012
Beginner to intermediate
230 pages
7h 27m
English
Content preview from Linux Pocket Guide, 2nd Edition
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Name
rpm — stdin stdout - file -- opt --help --version
Synopsis
rpm [options] [files]
If you prefer to download and install RPM packages by hand,
use rpm, the same
package-management program that yum runs behind the scenes. Unlike
yum, rpm works locally on your computer: it
does not search software archives on the Internet for new
packages.
rpm not only installs the
software, but also makes sure your system has all prerequisites. For
example, if package superstuff
requires package otherstuff
that you haven’t installed, rpm
will not install superstuff. If
your system passes the test, however, rpm completely installs the
software.
RPM filenames typically have the form
name-version.architecture.rpm. For example, emacs-23.1-17.i386.rpm indicates the
emacs package, version 23.1-17, for i386 (Intel 80386 and higher)
machines. Be aware that rpm
sometimes requires a filename argument (like emacs-23.1-17.i386.rpm) and other times
just the package name (like emacs).
|
Action |
rpm command |
|---|---|
|
Check if a package is installed |
rpm -q
|
|
Install a package file |
rpm -ivh
|
|
Learn about a package |
rpm -qi
|
|
List the contents of a package |
rpm -ql
|
|
Discover which package an installed file belongs to |
rpm -qf
|
|
Update an installed package |
rpm -Uvh
|
|
Remove an installed package |
rpm -e
|
|
List all packages installed on the system |
rpm -qa | less |
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