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20PracticalExamplesofRPMCommandsinLinux
20PracticalExamplesofRPMCommandsinLinux
byRaviSaive|Published:April10,2013|LastUpdated:January3,2015
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RPM(RedHatPackageManager)isandefaultopensourceand
mostpopularpackagemanagementutilityforRedHatbased
systemslike(RHEL,CentOSandFedora).Thetoolallowssystem
administratorsandusers
toinstall,update,uninstall,query,verifyandmanagesystem
softwarepackagesinUnix/[Link]
[Link],thatincludescompiledsoftware
[Link]
[Link].
20MostUsefulRPMCommandExamples
Thisarticleprovidessomeuseful20RPMcommandexamplesthat
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canmanagedtoinstall,update,removepackagesinyourLinux
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systems.
SomeFactsaboutRPM(RedHat
PackageManager)
RPMisfreeandreleasedunderGPL(GeneralPublicLicense).
RPMkeepstheinformationofalltheinstalledpackages
under/var/lib/rpmdatabase.
RPMistheonlywaytoinstallpackagesunderLinuxsystems,
ifyouveinstalledpackagesusingsourcecode,thenrpmwont
manageit.
[Link],whichcontainstheactualinformation
aboutthepackagessuchas:whatitis,fromwhereit
comes,dependenciesinfo,versioninfoetc.
Therearefivebasicmodesfor
RPMcommand
Install:ItisusedtoinstallanyRPMpackage.
Remove:Itisusedtoerase,removeoruninstallanyRPM
package.
Upgrade:ItisusedtoupdatetheexistingRPMpackage.
Verify:ItisusedtoqueryaboutdifferentRPMpackages.
Query:ItisusedfortheverificationofanyRPMpackage.
WheretofindRPMpackages
Belowisthelistofrpmsites,whereyoucanfindanddownload
allRPMpackages.
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Pleaserememberyoumustberootuserwheninstallingpackages
inLinux,withtherootprivilegesyoucanmanagerpmcommands
withtheirappropriateoptions.
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SignaturePackage
AlwayscheckthePGPsignatureofpackagesbeforeinstallingthem
onyourLinuxsystemsandmakesureitsintegrityandoriginisOK.
Usethefollowingcommandwithchecksig(checksignature)option
tocheckthesignatureofapackagecalledpidgin.
[root@tecmint]#rpmchecksigpidgin2.7.95.el6.2
.[Link]
[Link]:rsasha1(md5)pgpm
d5OK
[Link]
Forinstallinganrpmsoftwarepackage,usethefollowingcommand
[Link],toinstallanrpmpackagecalledpidgin
[Link].
[root@tecmint]#rpmivhpidgin2.7.95.el6.2.i686.
rpm
Preparing...#######################
####################[100%]
1:pidgin#######################
####################[100%]
RPMcommandandoptions
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i:installapackage
v:verboseforanicerdisplay
h:printhashmarksasthepackagearchiveisunpacked.
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RPMPackagebeforeInstalling
Letssayyouwouldliketodoadependencycheckbeforeinstalling
[Link],usethefollowingcommandto
checkthedependenciesofBitTorrent5.2.21
[Link]
dependenciesofpackage.
[root@tecmint]#rpmqpRBitTorrent5.2.21Python2
.[Link]
/usr/bin/python2.4
python>=2.3
python(abi)=2.4
pythoncrypto>=2.0
pythonpsyco
pythontwisted>=2.0
pythonzopeinterface
rpmlib(CompressedFileNames)=2.6
RPMcommandandoptions
q:Queryapackage
p:Listcapabilitiesthispackageprovides.
R:Listcapabilitiesonwhichthispackagedepends..
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WithoutDependencies
IfyouknowthatallneededpackagesarealreadyinstalledandRPM
isjustbeingstupid,youcanignorethosedependenciesbyusingthe
optionnodeps(nodependenciescheck)beforeinstallingthe
package.
[root@tecmint]#rpmivhnodepsBitTorrent5.2.2
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Preparing...#######################
####################[100%]
1:BitTorrent#######################
####################[100%]
Theabovecommandforcefullyinstallrpmpackagebyignoring
dependencieserrors,butifthosedependencyfilesaremissing,then
theprogramwillnotworkatall,untilyouinstallthem.
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Package
Usingqoptionwithpackagename,willshowwhetheranrpm
installedornot.
[root@tecmint]#rpmqBitTorrent
[Link]
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installedRPMpackage
Toviewallthefilesofaninstalledrpmpackages,usetheql(query
list)withrpmcommand.
[root@tecmint]#rpmqlBitTorrent
/usr/bin/bittorrent
/usr/bin/bittorrentconsole
/usr/bin/bittorrentcurses
/usr/bin/bittorrenttracker
/usr/bin/changetrackerconsole
/usr/bin/launchmanyconsole
/usr/bin/launchmanycurses
/usr/bin/maketorrent
/usr/bin/maketorrentconsole
/usr/bin/torrentinfoconsole
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RPMPackages
Usethefollowingrpmcommandwithqa(queryall)option,willlist
alltherecentlyinstalledrpmpackages.
[root@tecmint]#rpmqalast
BitTorrent5.2.21.noarchTue0
4Dec20[Link]PMBDT
pidgin2.7.95.el6.2.i686Tue0
4Dec20[Link]PMBDT
cyrussasldevel2.1.2313.el6_3.1.i686Tue0
4Dec20[Link]PMBDT
cyrussasl2.1.2313.el6_3.1.i686Tue0
4Dec20[Link]PMBDT
cyrussaslmd52.1.2313.el6_3.1.i686Tue0
4Dec20[Link]PMBDT
cyrussaslplain2.1.2313.el6_3.1.i686Tue0
4Dec20[Link]PMBDT
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Packages
Typethefollowingcommandtoprinttheallthenamesofinstalled
packagesonyourLinuxsystem.
[root@tecmint]#rpmqa
[Link].i686
polkitdesktoppolicy0.962.el6_0.[Link]
[Link].i686
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Package
IfwewanttoupgradeanyRPMpackageU(upgrade)optionwill
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willnotonlyupgradethelatestversionofanypackage,butitwill
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alsomaintainthebackupoftheolderpackagesothatincaseifthe
newerupgradedpackagedoesnotrunthepreviouslyinstalled
packagecanbeusedagain.
[root@tecmint]#[Link].i686
.rpm
Preparing...#######################
####################[100%]
1:nx#######################
####################[100%]
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Package
TouninstallanRPMpackage,forexampleweusethepackage
namenx,nottheoriginalpackagenamenx3.5.0
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package.
[root@tecmint]#rpmevvnx
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PackageWithoutDependencies
Thenodeps(Donotcheckdependencies)optionforcefullyremove
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particularpackagemaybreakotherworkingapplications.
[root@tecmint]#rpmevnodepsvsftpd
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belongswhichRPMPackage
Letssay,youhavelistoffilesandyouwouldliketofindoutwhich
[Link],thefollowingcommand
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withqf(queryfile)optionwillshowyouafile/usr/bin/htpasswdis
[Link].1.i686.
[root@tecmint]#rpmqf/usr/bin/htpasswd
[Link].1.i686
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InstalledRPMPackage
Letssayyouhaveinstalledanrpmpackageandwanttoknowthe
[Link](queryinfo)option
willprinttheavailableinformationoftheinstalledpackage.
[root@tecmint]#rpmqivsftpd
Name:vsftpd
Relocations:(notrelocatable)
Version:2.2.2
Vendor:CentOS
Release:11.el6
BuildDate:Fri22Jun20[Link]PMBDT
InstallDate:Mon17Sep20[Link]PMBDT
BuildHost:[Link]
Group:SystemEnvironment/Daemons
SourceRPM:[Link]
Size:351932
License:GPLv2withexceptions
Signature:RSA/SHA1,Mon25Jun20[Link]M
BDT,KeyID0946fca2c105b9de
Packager:CentOSBuildSystem<[Link]
[Link]>
URL:[Link]
Summary:VerySecureFtpDaemon
Description:
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completelyfrom
scratch.
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PackageBeforeInstalling
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Youhavedownloadapackagefromtheinternetandwanttoknow
[Link],the
followingoptionqip(queryinfopackage)willprinttheinformationof
apackagesqlbuddy.
[root@tecmint]#[Link]
m
Name:sqlbuddyRelocati
ons:(notrelocatable)
Version:1.3.3Vendor:
(none)
Release:1BuildDa
te:Wed02Nov20[Link]PMBDT
InstallDate:(notinstalled)BuildHo
st:[Link]
Group:Applications/InternetSourceR
PM:[Link]
Size:1155804License:
MIT
Signature:(none)
Packager:ErikMJacobs
URL:[Link]
Summary:SQLBuddyWebbasedMySQLadministr
ation
Description:
SQLBuddyisaPHPscriptthatallowsforwebbased
MySQLadministration.
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ofInstalledRPMPackage
Togetthelistofavailabledocumentationofaninstalledpackage,
usethefollowingcommandwithoptionqdf(querydocumentfile)
willdisplaythemanualpagesrelatedtovmstatpackage.
[root@tecmint]#rpmqdf/usr/bin/vmstat
/usr/share/doc/procps3.2.8/BUGS
/usr/share/doc/procps3.2.8/COPYING
/usr/share/doc/procps3.2.8/[Link]
/usr/share/doc/procps3.2.8/FAQ
/usr/share/doc/procps3.2.8/NEWS
/usr/share/doc/procps3.2.8/TODO
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Verifyingapackagecomparesinformationofinstalledfilesofthe
[Link](verifypackage)is
usedtoverifyapackage.
[root@tecmintdownloads]#rpmVpsqlbuddy1.3.31.
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S.5....T.c/etc/httpd/conf.d/[Link]
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Packages
Typethefollowingcommandtoverifyalltheinstalledrpmpackages.
[root@tecmint]#rpmVa
S.5....T.c/etc/rc.d/[Link]
.......T.c/etc/[Link]
.......T./etc/[Link].d/kernel2.6.32279.5.
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S.5....T.c/etc/[Link]
S.5....T.c/etc/[Link].d/[Link]
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key
ToverifyRHEL/CentOS/Fedorapackages,youmustimport
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importCentOS6GPGkey.
[root@tecmint]#rpmimport/etc/pki/rpmgpg/RPMG
PGKEYCentOS6
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GPGkeys
ToprintalltheimportedGPGkeysinyoursystem,usethefollowing
command.
[root@tecmint]#rpmqagpgpubkey*
gpgpubkey0608b8954bd22942
gpgpubkey7fac59914615767f
gpgpubkey0f2672c84cd950ee
gpgpubkeyc105b9de4e0fd3a3
gpgpubkey00f97f56467e318a
gpgpubkey6b8d79e63f49313d
gpgpubkey849c449f4cb9df30
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RPMDatabase
Sometimesrpmdatabasegetscorruptedandstopsallthe
[Link],atthe
timeweneedtorebuildtherpmdatabaseandrestoreitwiththehelp
offollowingcommand.
[root@tecmint]#cd/var/lib
[root@tecmint]#rm__db*
[root@tecmint]#rpmrebuilddb
[root@tecmint]#rpmdb_verifyPackages
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