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August 9th, 2024 12:54 PM Mr. Q Categories: Command

Command: rpm

The RPM Package Manager (RPM) is a package management system used primarily on Red Hat-based distributions (such as CentOS, Fedora, and RHEL). It allows users to install, update, remove, and query software packages.

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Sample Command and Output:

$ rpm

Description:

• rpm: Launches the rpm command-line tool, which provides various options for managing RPM packages on the system.

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Additional Commands and Sample Outputs:

• rpm -ivh package_name.rpm: Install an RPM package. Sample Command and Output:

  $ sudo rpm -ivh example-package.rpm
  Preparing...                          ################################# [100%]
  Updating / installing...
   1:example-package-1.0-1.el7          ################################# [100%]

Description:

• rpm -i <package_name.rpm>: Installs the specified RPM package.
• -v: Verbose mode, showing detailed output of the installation process.
• -h: Display a progress hash mark for each file installed.
• rpm -Uvh package_name.rpm: Upgrade an existing RPM package. Sample Command and Output:

  $ sudo rpm -Uvh example-package.rpm
  Preparing...                          ################################# [100%]
  Updating / installing...
   1:example-package-2.0-1.el7          ################################# [100%]

Description:

• rpm -U <package_name.rpm>: Upgrades the specified RPM package to a newer version, or installs it if it’s not already installed.
• -v: Verbose mode, showing detailed output.
• -h: Display a progress hash mark for each file installed.
• rpm -e package_name: Remove an installed RPM package. Sample Command and Output:

  $ sudo rpm -e example-package

Description:

• rpm -e <package_name>: Erases (removes) the specified RPM package from the system.
• rpm -qa: List all installed RPM packages. Sample Command and Output:

  $ rpm -qa
  example-package-2.0-1.el7.x86_64
  kernel-3.10.0-1127.el7.x86_64
  vim-enhanced-8.1.2269-1.el7.x86_64

Description:

• rpm -qa: Queries (-q) all installed packages (-a), listing their full package names.
• rpm -q package_name: Query information about an installed package. Sample Command and Output:

  $ rpm -q example-package
  example-package-2.0-1.el7.x86_64

Description:

• rpm -q <package_name>: Queries information about a specific installed package, such as its version and architecture.
• rpm -qi package_name: Display detailed information about an installed package. Sample Command and Output:

  $ rpm -qi example-package
  Name        : example-package
  Version     : 2.0
  Release     : 1.el7
  Architecture: x86_64
  Install Date: Wed 21 Apr 2023 03:10:50 PM UTC
  Group       : Applications/System
  Size        : 2345678
  License     : GPLv2+
  Summary     : An example package
  Description :
  This is an example package used for demonstration purposes.

Description:

• rpm -qi <package_name>: Provides detailed information about the specified installed package, including its version, architecture, install date, and description.

Note: rpm is the core package management system for Red Hat-based distributions, offering essential functions for installing, upgrading, querying, and removing software packages.