My RPM Notes

Maximum RPM

RPM Howto at www.rpm.org,

• Building from a source RPM:

  rpmbuild --rebuild {package-name.src.rpm}
  
  - then look in /usr/src/redhat/RPMS/{your arch}/ for the binary RPM, that
  you install like a standard RPM, e.g. "rpm -Uvh {package-name.rpm}".
  

• Clearing locked rpm state:

  rm -f /var/lib/rpm/__db*
  

• finding your current version:

  rpm -q {package}                             <--have to know package name
  rpm -qa | grep {partial package name}        <--slower but always works!
  

• what package owns a file:

  rpm -qf {file}
  

• what files a package would install:

  rpm -qpl {package}
  rpm -qpil {package}                         <--plus package info
  

  $Id: rpmnotes.html 13 2004-03-15 22:27:26Z mnadler $