{"id":222,"date":"2015-07-06T11:04:44","date_gmt":"2015-07-06T11:04:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.howtolearnlinux.com\/?p=222"},"modified":"2018-01-04T09:39:01","modified_gmt":"2018-01-04T09:39:01","slug":"redhat-package-manager-rpm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/shijuvarghese.com\/?p=222","title":{"rendered":"Redhat Package Manager (RPM)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Set of binary files, which are compiled programs. This is similar to add\/remove programs in windows. RPM is used to manage installation packages including installation and un-installation.<\/span><\/p>\n

The database that contains information of all rpms is stored in \/var\/lib\/rpm\/.<\/p>\n

# rpm -ivh :<\/b> i = To install a package.<\/p>\n

# rpm -e <rpm’s base=”” name=””> :<\/b> to remove an rpm.<\/p>\n

# rpm -q <rpm’s base=”” name=””> :<\/b> query an rpm<\/p>\n

# rpm -qa :<\/b> Query all rpms<\/p>\n

# rpm -qa | grep ldap :<\/b> List all rpms installed that had the word ldap in it<\/p>\n

# rpm -qf \/bin\/cat :<\/b> This will display the name of rpm associated with cat.<\/p>\n

# rpm -force coreutils-5.2.1-31.i386.rpm :<\/b> This will erase the old coreutils rpm and install the new one.<\/p>\n

# rpm -ql coreutils :<\/b> This will list all the files that was installed by this rpm.<\/p>\n

# rpm httpd.rpm –aid :<\/b> This will install the httpd rpm along with its dependencies.<\/p>\n

# rpm -qi coreutils :<\/b> Information of am rpm including manufacturer, developer, etc<\/p>\n

Rpmdb-redhat is the rpm that contains all the dependencies of rpm<\/p>\n

# rpm -qpi zsh-4.2.rpm :<\/b> View information of a package before installation<\/p>\n

# rpm -qc httpd-3.rpm :<\/b> List the configuration files of the rpm<\/p>\n

# rpm -V httpd :<\/b> This will check the default files installed by the rpm and display any missing files.<\/p>\n

# rpm -qR vsftpd :<\/b> Display all the dependencies of a package.<\/p>\n

# rpm -Uvh vsftpd :<\/b> Upgrade am rpm. Do not use this to upgrade the kernal. This will uninstall the old kernal and install a new one. It is always good to keep the old one too till the functionality of the new kernal is tested.<\/p>\n

# rpm -q :<\/b> This will display the scripts used at the time of installation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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