RPM Commands
See also Maximum RPM web book. This is a comprehensive guide to all the rpm options and gives helpful examples.
rpm command cheat sheet for Linux
rpm is a powerful Package Manager for Red Hat, Suse and Fedora Linux. It can be used to build, install, query, verify, update, and remove/erase individual software packages. A Package consists of an archive of files, and package information, including name, version, and description:
| Syntax | Description | Example(s) |
|---|---|---|
| rpm -ivh {rpm-file} | Install the package | rpm -ivh mozilla-mail-1.7.5-17.i586.rpm<br>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<br>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 checking for dependencies | rpm -ev –nodeps mozilla-mail |
| rpm -qa | Display list all installed packages | rpm -qa<br>rpm -qa less |
| rpm -qi {package} | Display installed information along with package version and short description | rpm -qi mozilla-mail |
| rpm -qf {/path/to/file} | Find out what package a file belongs to i.e. find what package owns the file | rpm -qf /etc/passwd<br>rpm -qf /bin/bash |
| rpm -qc {pacakge-name} | Display list of configuration file(s) for a package | rpm -qc httpd |
| rpm -qcf {/path/to/file} | Display list of configuration files for a command | rpm -qcf /usr/X11R6/bin/xeyes |
| rpm -qa –last | Display list of all recently installed RPMs | rpm -qa –last - rpm -qa –last -pipe- less |
| rpm -qpR {.rpm-file}<br>rpm -qR {package} | Find out what dependencies a rpm file has | rpm -qpR mediawiki-1.4rc1-4.i586.rpm<br> rpm -qR bash |
