My RPM Notes

Listing installed packages

$ rpm -qa

Listing only the package names

$ rpm -qa --qf "%{NAME}\n"

As you've probably already guessed, it's possible to modify the format of the package listing to whatever you want by putting other expressions in --qf. e.g. to get package names and package versions separated by a space, you'd do:

$ rpm -qa --qf "%{NAME} %{VERSION}\n"

Listing all files of an installed package

$ rpm -ql <package>

Viewing package information

$ rpm -qi <package name without version and arch>

Or you can ask YUM:

$ yum info <package>

Listing all dependencies of a package

$ rpm -qpR <file.rpm>

Or using yum

$ yum deplist <package>

Installing a package

# rpm -Uvh package-name-arch-version.rpm

Which package provides a file

$ rpm -qf <file>

You can also query yum:

$ yum whatprovides <file>

List the licences of all packages installed

$ rpm -qa --qf "%{name}: %{license}\n"

~ /home 🏠 ~ talks 💬 ~ bash ~ craftsmanship ~ db ~ dongxi ~ emacs ~ escenic ~ iam ~ java ~ js ~ language ~ latex ~ ldap ~ life ~ linux ~ llm ~ mac-os-x ~ mt-foo ~ network ~ norsk ~ python ~ quotes ~ running ~ security ~ travel ~ unix ~ various ~ vcs ~ webdesign ~ windows ~ discoveries ~ cv 🧙 ~

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