Rpms

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RPM S

RPM is the acronym for RedHat Package Manager. By using RPM utility the user can install the new packages, can upgrade and can also remove existing packages.

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RPM Pattern

xmms-1.2.10-9.i386.rpm

Version Version Number Number Package Package Name Name

Extension Extension of of RedHat RedHat

Type Typeof of Architecture Architecture

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RPM - Install

To Toinstall install the theRPM RPM package package [root@comp1 ~]#rpm [root@comp1 ~]#rpm <package <package name-version> name-version> --force --force --aid --aid

Options : -i

- To install the package

-v

- Verbose

-h

- To Display the progress in hashes

--force

- To install package forcefully

--aid

- To install package along with dependencies

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RPM - Upgrade

To Toupgrade upgrade the theexisting existingRPM RPMpackage package [root@comp1 ~]#rpm <package [root@comp1 ~]#rpm <package name.version> name.version>

Options : -U

- To Upgrade the existing the package

-v

- Verbose

-h

- To Display the progress in hashes

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RPM - Remove

To Toremove removethe theexisting existing RPM RPMpackage package [root@comp1 ~]#rpm <package [root@comp1 ~]#rpm <packagename> name> --nodeps --nodeps

Options : -e

- To uninstall the package from the system

--nodeps

- To uninstall package even if dependencies are there.

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RPM Options

To Toquery querythe theRPM RPMPackage Package [root@comp1 ~]#rpm [root@comp1 ~]#rpm <package <packagename> name> Options : -q

- To query the availability of installed package.

-qa

- Queries all installed RPM s in OS.

-qc

- Lists only the configuration files stored in the queried

Does not require any package specification. RPM. -qd

- Lists only the documentation files stored in the

-qi

- Displays complete information about the queried RPM.

-qs

- Displays the states of files in the queried RPM.

-ql

- Display all the files related to the queried RPM.

queried RPM.

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