One imp thing about RPM is that it queries The RPM database in /var/lib/rpm for the rpm which you run like rpm -ql package name etc
All the files inside /var/lib/rpm is data files .You can check with file * Regards, Siddharth --- On Tue, 3/3/09, b.sadhiq <[email protected]> wrote: From: b.sadhiq <[email protected]> Subject: [Linux_Mantra] Daily Tips To: [email protected] Date: Tuesday, March 3, 2009, 10:16 PM RPM Usage Summary. Install. Full filename is needed. $ rpm -ivh Fedora/RPMS/ postgresql- libs-7.4. 2-1.i386. rpm To view list of files installed with a particular package. $ rpm -ql postgresql-libs /usr/lib/libecpg. so.4 /usr/lib/libecpg. so.4.1 /usr/lib/libecpg_ compat.so. 1 /usr/lib/libecpg_ compat.so. 1.1 /usr/lib/libpgtypes .so.1 ... Or, to get the file listing from a package that is not installed use the "-p" option. $ rpm -pql /iso0/Fedora/ RPMS/libpcap- 0.8.3-7.i386. rpm /usr/share/doc/ libpcap-0. 8.3/CHANGES /usr/share/doc/ libpcap-0. 8.3/LICENSE /usr/share/doc/ libpcap-0. 8.3/README /usr/share/man/ man3/pcap. 3.gz Note, you can also get specific listing. For example, suppose you want to view the changelog $ rpm -q --changelog audit * Tue Jan 13 2009 Steve Grubb <sgr...@redhat. com> 1.7.11-2 - Add crypto event definitions * Sat Jan 10 2009 Steve Grubb <sgr...@redhat. com> 1.7.11-1 - New upstream release Or, maybe you want to see what scripts are installed. $ rpm -q --scripts audit postinstall scriptlet (using /bin/sh): /sbin/chkconfig --add auditd preuninstall scriptlet (using /bin/sh): if [ $1 -eq 0 ]; then /sbin/service auditd stop > /dev/null 2>&1 /sbin/chkconfig --del auditd fi postuninstall scriptlet (using /bin/sh): if [ $1 -ge 1 ]; then /sbin/service auditd condrestart > /dev/null 2>&1 || : fi For dependencies listing, use the "R" option. $ rpm -qpR /iso0/Fedora/ RPMS/libpcap- 0.8.3-7.i386. rpm /sbin/ldconfig /sbin/ldconfig kernel >= 2.2.0 libc.so.6 libc.so.6(GLIBC_ 2.0) libc.so.6(GLIBC_ 2.1) libc.so.6(GLIBC_ 2.1.3) libc.so.6(GLIBC_ 2.3) openssl rpmlib(CompressedFi leNames) <= 3.0.4-1 rpmlib(PayloadFiles HavePrefix) <= 4.0-1 To check the integrity, use the "-K" option. $ rpm -K /iso0/Fedora/ RPMS/libpcap- 0.8.3-7.i386. rpm /iso0/Fedora/ RPMS/libpcap- 0.8.3-7.i386. rpm: (sha1) dsa sha1 md5 gpg OK To list all packages installed. $ rpm -qa To find out which file a package belongs to. $ rpm -qf /usr/lib/libecpg. so.4.1 To find the source. (See Tip 246 for more detail) $ rpm -qi sysstat To uninstall a package $ rpm -e For building rpm packages reference the following: http://www-106. ibm.com/develope rworks/library/ l-rpm1/ To verify md5 sum so that you know it downloaded ok $ rpm -K *.rpm The following is a good reference: http://www.redhat. com/docs/ books/max- rpm/max-rpm. pdf http://www.rpm. org/max-rpm/ s1-rpm-install- additional- options.html [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
