RPM

RPM stands for Red Hat Packet Manager.

Various commands used to install RPM’s in LINUX are:

# rpm –ivh <package name>

This command is used to install a package.

Where flags

i is used for install

V stands for verbose, and,

H stands for print hash marks.

# rpm –e <package name>

This command is used to erase the package from the system.

# rpm –qa

Command is used to query all rpm’s installed.

# rpm –q <package name>

Command is used to query a particular software or package.

# rpm –qi <package name>

Command is used to query software information.

# rpm –ql <package name>

Command is used to check installed location.

# rpm –qd <package name>

Command is used to query the documentation.

To query with filename,

# which <command name>

For eg:

# which mkdir

Output : /usr/bin/mkdir

# rpm –qf /usr/bin/mkdir

This command will give the complete software information.

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