1.1. Querying installed package |
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What is RPM?
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| A: |
RPM is Redhat Package Manager, It is used to manage the software package
on Linux and some Unix Operating System.
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| Q: |
How will I list all the package install on my OS?
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Use the following command:
rpm -qa
Sample Ouput:
aaa_skel-2003.9.18-93
terminfo-5.4-59
libgcc-3.3.3-41
gpart-0.1h-475
mktemp-1.5-729
ncurses-5.4-59
patch-2.5.9-141
lukemftp-1.5-578
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| Q: |
How will I display page information?
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Use the following command:
rpm -q -i rsh
Sample Ouput:
# rpm -q -i rsh
Name : rsh Relocations: (not relocatable)
Version : 0.17 Vendor: SuSE Linux AG, Nuernberg, Germany
Release : 548 Build Date: Mon Apr 5 21:49:44 2004
Install date: Wed Apr 21 07:11:50 2004 Build Host: welles.suse.de
Group : Productivity/Networking/Other Source RPM: rsh-0.17-548.src.rpm
Size : 61051 License: BSD
Signature : DSA/SHA1, Mon Apr 5 21:54:39 2004, Key ID a84edae89c800aca
Packager : http://www.suse.de/feedback
URL : ftp://ftp.uk.linux.org/pub/linux/Networking/netkit/
Summary : Clients for remote access commands (rsh, rlogin, and rcp)
Description :
This package contains programs that allow users to run commmands on
remote machines, to log in to other machines, and to copy files between
machines (rsh, rexec, rlogin, and rcp). These commands use rhosts
style authentication. For secure communication, SSH should be used.
Distribution: SuSE Linux 9.1 (i586)
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| Q: |
How will I list the installed patch?
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| A: |
Use the following command:
rpm -qPa
Sample Output:
# rpm -qPa
no patch-rpm installed
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| Q: |
How do I list all rpm data base files?
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| A: |
Use the following command:
rpm -q -a -l
Sample Output:
# rpm -q -a -l
/usr/share/terminfo/n/nwp512
/usr/share/terminfo/n/nwp512-a
/usr/share/terminfo/n/nwp512-o
![[Warning]](./stylesheet-images/warning.png) | Warning |
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This command will produce lot of output, some time it will take long time.
You can store the output into file or pipe.
rpm -q -a -l |more
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| Q: |
How you check the package dependency?
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| A: |
Use the following command:
rpm -q --whatrequires less
Sample Output:
# rpm -q --whatrequires less
man-2.4.1-209
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| Q: |
How will I display only document files?
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Use the following command:
rpm -qd rsh
Sample Output:
# rpm -qd rsh
/usr/share/doc/packages/rsh/BUGS
/usr/share/doc/packages/rsh/ChangeLog
/usr/share/man/man1/rcp.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/rexec.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/rlogin.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/rsh.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man5/rhosts.5.gz
![[Note]](./stylesheet-images/note.png) | Note |
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You can use GNU style command line optione also.
so, use the rpm -q --docfiles rpm command.
su.
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| Q: |
How do I see the install scripts( Pre-Install, Post-Intall, etc)?
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Use the following command:
rpm -q --scripts
Sample Output:
rpm -q --scripts RealPlayer
preinstall scriptlet (through /bin/sh):
# Remove file from old versions.
rm -f /usr/lib/RealPlayer8/mimeinstall.log
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1.2. Querying existing RPM file |
| Q: |
How will I list all files from rpm package?
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| A: |
Use the following command:
rpm -qpl xmlto-0.0.18-0.i586.rpm
Sample Output:
/usr/bin/xmlif
/usr/bin/xmlto
/usr/share/man/man1/xmlif.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/xmlto.1.gz
/usr/share/xmlto
/usr/share/xmlto/format
/usr/share/xmlto/format/docbook
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| Q: |
How will I extract single file from RPM package?
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| A: |
Use the following command:
rpm2cpio {fullpackagename} | cpio -idv {FullnameOfFileToGet}
Sample Output:
# rpm2cpio xmlto-0.0.18-0.i586.rpm | cpio -idv ./usr/share/xmlto/format/fo/dvi
./usr/share/xmlto/format/fo/dvi
100 blocks
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| Q: |
How will I extract all file from RPM package?
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| A: |
Use the following command:
rpm2cpio {fullpackagename} | cpio -idv
Sample Output:
# rpm2cpio xmlto-0.0.18-0.i586.rpm | cpio -idv
./usr/bin/xmlif
./usr/bin/xmlto
./usr/share/man/man1/xmlif.1.gz
./usr/share/man/man1/xmlto.1.gz
./usr/share/xmlto
./usr/share/xmlto/format
./usr/share/xmlto/format/docbook
./usr/share/xmlto/format/docbook/dvi
./usr/share/xmlto/format/docbook/fo
./usr/share/xmlto/format/fo/dvi
100 blocks
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