How to know a rpm is for which distribution.
 

Sir,
I have one rpm file and I want to know this rpm is for which distribution ,
I have tried by command rpm -qip "package.rpm"
it showing the distribution is this the distribution for which the rpm is??

Kindly tell me and also the architecture for which a rpm is made ??

Thanks

Which package name ? ?

Most often a package can be traced on the internet,
by entering the package name.

Architecture : If no specification in the package name :
Unpack, and use the file command with a binary file.


The less command ( or lesspipe.sh / lessfile ) will show
the "package info" and the files.

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For most of the rpms the distribution name and the architecture are mentioned in the name of the rpm.

x86_64 - For 64 bit machines
i386 - For 32 bit machines
noarch - No arch is mentioned, arch is ignored


mdv - for mandriva
fc - for fedora
el - redhat and its clones



What the name of the rpm you have ??

The command you used (rpm -qip "package.rpm") should tell you the distro, as in this output:
Vendor: CentOS
Packager: CentOS BuildSystem
Build Host: c6b18n2.bsys.dev.centos.org

@pradiptart: You already have an answer on this thread to your original question.

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But, in general, you don't want to be downloading packages from the 'net (with little or no understanding about what they're built for) and installing them. You're only going to create headaches for yourself.

Stick to your GNU/Linux distro's package manager. If a particular package you need is not available, it's often the case that you can add a repository that does contain the package.

For more help on that, we need to know what distro/version you're using, and what you are trying to accomplish.