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How to see what is in an RPM without installing it?

Posted 08-31-2011 at 12:18 AM by hi2arun
Datz simple!
1. Create a temp directory
Code:
# mkdir x
2. Change directory
Code:
# cd x
3. Now extract the RPM
Code:
# rpm2cpio /path/of/ur/RPM/file.rpm | cpio -dmi
There u go! Now you have ur RPM xtractd in directory 'x'
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RPM commands

Posted 06-03-2011 at 03:41 AM by blue_print
Updated 06-03-2011 at 04:23 AM by blue_print
RPM package is a powerful utility to manage the software in all major Linux distributions. RPMs can be used to,
  • Install packages
  • Remove packages
  • Upgrade packages
  • Verify packages

Here are some useful command to manage RPM packages,



1. Getting detailed information about the package httpd

Code:
rpm -qi httpd
2. Determining which package installed the file /etc/httpd/conf.d/httpd-portal.conf,

Code:
rpm
...
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