rpm

This page serves as a reminder for performing common, simple actions with rpm. In general you will have to call these as sudo.

How do I install a package with rpm?

You can install an rpm package using the following command.

sudo rpm -ivh example-package.rpm

How do I upgrade a package with rpm?

You can upgrade a package using the following command.

sudo rpm -Uvh example-package.rpm

How do I search for packages with rpm?

You can use the -q to search for packages by name.

sudo rpm -q java-8

How do I remove a package with rpm?

You can use this command to remove a package.

sudo rpm -ev example-package.rpm

You can also use this command to not check dependencies when removing.

sudo rpm -ev --nodeps example-package.rpm

How do I see what is installed by rpm?

You can list installed packages with this command.

rpm -qa

You can also check the recently installed packages with this command.

rpm -qa --last