Installing & Deleting Software Packages :
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Installing Package :
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To Installing an rpm software package, use the following command with -i option.
Syn :
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rpm -i package_file_name
Options :
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-i –> Install a Package
-v –> Verbose for a nicer display
-h –> Print hash marks as the package archive is unpacked
Where package_file_name specifies the name of the file that contains the package you want to install.
Cmd :
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rpm -i gnorpm-0.9-10.i386.rpm
gnome-linuxconf-0.23-1.i386.rpm
Administrators like to include -v & -h Flags causes the command to print status information as its excutes.
Ex :
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#rpm -ivh gnorom-0.-10.i386.rpm
Press Enter & Type
gnome-linuxconf-0.23-1.386.rpm
gnorpm
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gnome-linuxconf
###############
RPM Arguments :
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1) –force
2) –nodeps
3) –replacefiles
Ex :
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rpm -i –nodeps gnorpm-0.-10.i386
Press Enter
gnome -linuxconf-0.23-1.i386.rpm
Deleting Packages :
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To Remove an installed package, issue a command
Cmd :
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rpm -e package_name
Performing Updates & Fixes :
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RPM makes it easy to install new versions of package. issue a command
Cmd :
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rpm -uvh package_file_name
Where package file name is the name of the file containing the new version of the package
Ex :
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rpm -Fvh gnorpm-0.9-10.i386.rpm
Identifying Installed Packages :
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RPM the version and build numbers of an installed packages, issue a command
Cmd :
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rpm -q package_name
Ex :
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gnorpm-0.9-10
The version and build number of each installed package.
Cmd :
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rpm -qa
Determining File Ownership :
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RPM to learn which package, owns a particular file, issue a command
Syn :
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rpm -qf filename
Cmd :
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rpm -qf /etc/initab
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