Redhat: RPM commands

Installing a RPM
# rpm -ivh package-1.0-2.i386.rpm

Note: this installs the rpm package, version 1.0-2, i386 architecture 

Removing a RPM

# rpm -ev package

Display information about a package

# rpm -qi setup-2.5.37-1.3
Name : setup Relocations: (not relocatable) Version : 2.5.37 Vendor: Red Hat, Inc. Release : 1.3 Build Date: Mon 20 Jun 2005 04:40:37 PM EDT Install Date: Thu 15 Feb 2007 09:28:36 AM EST Build Host: decompose.build.redhat.com Group : System Environment/Base Source RPM: setup-2.5.37-1.3.src.rpm Size : 37056 License: public domain Signature : DSA/SHA1, Thu 30 Jun 2005 01:27:57 PM EDT, Key ID 219180cddb42a60e Packager : Red Hat, Inc. <http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla> Summary : A set of system configuration and setup files. Description : The setup package contains a set of important system configuration and setup files, such as passwd, group, and profile.


Display file associated with a package

# rpm -ql setup-2.5.37-1.3 

/etc/aliases 

/etc/bashrc 

/etc/csh.cshrc 

/etc/csh.login 

/etc/environment 

/etc/exports 

/etc/filesystems 

/etc/group 

/etc/host.conf 

/etc/hosts.allow 

/etc/hosts.deny 

/etc/inputrc 

/etc/motd 

/etc/passwd 

/etc/printcap 

/etc/profile 

/etc/profile.d 

/etc/protocols 

/etc/securetty 

/etc/services 

/etc/shells 

/usr/share/doc/setup-2.5.37 

/usr/share/doc/setup-2.5.37/uidgid


Locate which rpm a file comes from

# rpm -qf /etc/passwd 

setup-2.5.37-1.3


Display all installed packages

# rpm -qa|more 

basesystem-8.0-4 

beecrypt-3.1.0-6 

expat-1.95.7-4 

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