RPM package manager
English original: RPM Package Manager (formerly Red Hat Package Manager, now a
recursive
abbreviation )
Note:
A
packaging and installation tool for Internet download packages, which is included with some Linux distributions. It generates files with .RPM extension. Similar to
Dpkg
.
Related commands
In Terminal, the basic installation instructions are as follows:
rpm －i xv－3.10a－13.i386.rpm
If your internet connection is fast enough, you can also install the application software directly from the network, just add the appropriate
URL
path before the software file name.
As a package management tool, RPM manages the information of all RPM program components installed on the system. We can also use RPM to uninstall related applications.
rpm －e xv
Common parameters of RPM also include:
-vh: display the installation progress;
-U: upgrade software package;
-qpl: List the file information in the RPM package;
-qpi: List the description information of the RPM package;
-qf: Find which RPM package the specified file belongs to;
-Va: Check all RPM packages and find missing files;
-qa: Find the corresponding file, such as rpm -qa mysql
RPM main function
Install,
uninstall
, upgrade and manage software
Component query function
Verification function
Import, verification and publishing of GPG and MD5 digital signatures for software packages
Package dependency handling
select install
Network remote installation function
rpm command: GPL-compliant and powerful package management, it can create, install, request, confirm, and uninstall packages. Indirectly improve the ease of use of Linux
-e uninstall rpm package
-q Query installed software information
-i install rpm package
-u upgrade rpm package
--replacepkgs reinstall rpm package
--justdb upgrade the database without modifying the file system
--percent output percentage when package is installed
--help help
--version display version information
-c show all configuration files
-d show all documentation files
-h show installation progress
-l list files in a package
-a show file status
-p query/verify a package file
-v display detailed processing information
--dump show basic file information
--nomd5 don't verify md5 support for files
--nofiles do not verify files in packages
--nodeps do not verify package dependencies
--whatrequires Query/verify packages that require a dependency
--whatprovides Query/validate packages that provide a dependency
see more -- http://man.linuxde.net/rpm