rpm

RPM Cheatsheet #

rpm is a command-line utility for managing RPM packages on RPM-based Linux distributions.

Basic Commands #

Command/Option	Example	Description
`rpm -i <package.rpm>`	`rpm -i example-package-1.0-1.x86_64.rpm`	Install a package
`rpm -e <package>`	`rpm -e example-package`	Uninstall a package
`rpm -U <package.rpm>`	`rpm -U example-package-1.1-1.x86_64.rpm`	Upgrade a package
`rpm -q <package>`	`rpm -q example-package`	Query if a package is installed
`rpm -ql <package>`	`rpm -ql example-package`	List files installed by a package
`rpm -qi <package>`	`rpm -qi example-package`	Display information about an installed package

Package Information #

Command/Option	Example	Description
`rpm -qa`	`rpm -qa`	List all installed packages
`rpm -qf <file>`	`rpm -qf /usr/bin/example`	Find which package a file belongs to
`rpm -q --changelog <package>`	`rpm -q --changelog example-package`	Show the changelog of a package
`rpm -qi <package>`	`rpm -qi example-package`	Show detailed information about a package

Package Creation and Verification #

Command/Option	Example	Description
`rpm --checksig <package.rpm>`	`rpm --checksig example-package-1.0-1.x86_64.rpm`	Verify the signature of a package
`rpm -K <package.rpm>`	`rpm -K example-package-1.0-1.x86_64.rpm`	Check the package integrity and signature
`rpm -ba <specfile>`	`rpm -ba example.spec`	Build a binary and source RPM from a spec file

Database Operations #

Command/Option	Example	Description
`rpm --rebuilddb`	`rpm --rebuilddb`	Rebuild the RPM database
`rpm --initdb`	`rpm --initdb`	Initialize the RPM database

Query Options #

Command/Option	Example	Description
`rpm -q --provides <package>`	`rpm -q --provides example-package`	List capabilities provided by a package
`rpm -q --requires <package>`	`rpm -q --requires example-package`	List dependencies required by a package

Miscellaneous #

Command/Option	Example	Description
`rpm -h`	`rpm -h`	Print hash marks as the package is installed
`rpm --help`	`rpm --help`	Display help information about `rpm` commands

This cheatsheet provides essential rpm commands and options for managing RPM packages on RPM-based systems.