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RPM Command Cheat Sheet For Linux

This document provides syntax examples for common RPM commands to install, upgrade, remove, query, and manage packages on Linux systems. Some key commands include rpm -ivh to install a package, rpm -Uvh to upgrade, rpm -ev to remove, rpm -qa to list installed packages, and rpm -qi to display package information.

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RPM Command Cheat Sheet For Linux

This document provides syntax examples for common RPM commands to install, upgrade, remove, query, and manage packages on Linux systems. Some key commands include rpm -ivh to install a package, rpm -Uvh to upgrade, rpm -ev to remove, rpm -qa to list installed packages, and rpm -qi to display package information.

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Syntax Description Example(s)

rpm -ivh {rpm-file} Install the package rpm -ivh mozilla-mail-1.7.5-17.i586.rpm


rpm -ivh --test mozilla-mail-1.7.5-17.i586.rpm
rpm -Uvh {rpm-file} Upgrade package rpm -Uvh mozilla-mail-1.7.6-12.i586.rpm
rpm -Uvh --test mozilla-
mail-1.7.6-12.i586.rpm
rpm -ev {package} Erase/remove/ an installed package rpm -ev mozilla-mail
rpm -ev --nodeps {package} Erase/remove/ an installed package without rpm -ev --nodeps mozilla-mail
checking for dependencies
rpm -qa Display list all installed packages rpm -qa
rpm -qa | less
rpm -qi {package} Display installed information along with rpm -qi mozilla-mail
package version and short description
rpm -qf {/path/to/file} Find out what package a file belongs to i.e. rpm -qf /etc/passwd
find what package owns the file rpm -qf /bin/bash
rpm -qc {pacakge-name} Display list of configuration file(s) for a rpm -qc httpd
package
rpm -qcf {/path/to/file} Display list of configuration files for a rpm -qcf /usr/X11R6/bin/xeyes
command
rpm -qa --last Display list of all recently installed RPMs rpm -qa --last
rpm -qa --last | less
rpm -qpR {.rpm-file} Find out what dependencies a rpm file has rpm -qpR mediawiki-1.4rc1-4.i586.rpm
rpm -qR {package} rpm -qR bash
{package} - Replace with actual package name

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