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=Internal=
=Internal=
* [[Linux#Commands|Linux]]
* [[Linux#Commands|Linux]]
=Overview=
=Overview=
=List of Packages and Versions Installed=
=List of Packages and Versions Installed=
 
<syntaxhighlight lang='bash'>
<pre>
rpm -qa
rpm -qa
</pre>
</syntaxhighlight>
 
=Query a Specific Package=
=Query a Specific Package=
 
<syntaxhighlight lang='bash'>
<pre>
rpm -q <package-name-without-version>
rpm -q <package-name-without-version>
</pre>
</syntaxhighlight>
 
This will display the specific package(s) installed on the system, including version information.
This will display the specific package(s) installed on the system, including version information.


More details can be obtained as follows:
More details can be obtained as follows:
==Query for Package Information==
<syntaxhighlight lang='bash'>
rpm -q -i <full-package-name-including-version>
</syntaxhighlight>
Example:
<syntaxhighlight lang='bash'>
rpm -q -i dell-system-update-1.4.0-17.02.00.x86_64
</syntaxhighlight>
==Query for Files Installed by the Package==
<syntaxhighlight lang='bash'>
rpm -q -l <full-package-name-including-version>
</syntaxhighlight>
Example:
<syntaxhighlight lang='bash'>
rpm -q -l dell-system-update-1.4.0-17.02.00.x86_64
</syntaxhighlight>
=Installing a Package=
<syntaxhighlight lang='bash'>
rpm -i yum-3.2.22-37.el5.noarch.rpm
</syntaxhighlight>


==Query for Package Information==
If the package has unsatisfied references, it will report them, and obviously they will need to be installed first.
==Changing the Location during Installation==
Without any argument, the installation will be made into the directory intended by the package creator. To change the destination, use
<syntaxhighlight lang='bash'>
--prefix NEWPATH
</syntaxhighlight>


<pre>
that works for relocatable binary packages, where NEWPATH will be the new installation prefix. The package builder must first design their package to give users this freedom.
rpm -q -i <full-package-name-including-version>
</pre>


Example:
To find whether a package is relocatable or not:


<pre>
<syntaxhighlight lang='bash'>
rpm -q -i dell-system-update-1.4.0-17.02.00.x86_64
rpm -qi <pagckage-name> | grep Relocations
</pre>
</syntaxhighlight>


==Query for Files Installed by the Package==
=Updating a Package=


<pre>
<syntaxhighlight lang='bash'>
rpm -q -l <full-package-name-including-version>
rpm -U
</pre>
   
rpm -Uvh
</syntaxhighlight>


Example:
=Removing a Package=


<pre>
<syntaxhighlight lang='bash'>
rpm -q -l dell-system-update-1.4.0-17.02.00.x86_64
rpm -e <package-name>
</pre>
</syntaxhighlight>

Latest revision as of 20:44, 1 January 2024

Internal

Overview

List of Packages and Versions Installed

rpm -qa

Query a Specific Package

rpm -q <package-name-without-version>

This will display the specific package(s) installed on the system, including version information.

More details can be obtained as follows:

Query for Package Information

rpm -q -i <full-package-name-including-version>

Example:

rpm -q -i dell-system-update-1.4.0-17.02.00.x86_64

Query for Files Installed by the Package

rpm -q -l <full-package-name-including-version>

Example:

rpm -q -l dell-system-update-1.4.0-17.02.00.x86_64

Installing a Package

rpm -i yum-3.2.22-37.el5.noarch.rpm

If the package has unsatisfied references, it will report them, and obviously they will need to be installed first.

Changing the Location during Installation

Without any argument, the installation will be made into the directory intended by the package creator. To change the destination, use

--prefix NEWPATH

that works for relocatable binary packages, where NEWPATH will be the new installation prefix. The package builder must first design their package to give users this freedom.

To find whether a package is relocatable or not:

rpm -qi <pagckage-name> | grep Relocations

Updating a Package

rpm -U
     
rpm -Uvh

Removing a Package

rpm -e <package-name>