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Following lines show a list of commands useful to deal with rpm files and packages:
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[edit] RPM commands
Lists if a package is installed
$rpm -q package_name
e.g: rpm -q subversion
Shows information about an istalled package
$rpm -qi package_name
Shows info about all installed packages
$rpm -qai
Tells us which package contains file_name installed file.
$rpm -qf file_name
e.g: rpm -qf '/bin/cp'
Installs a rpm package
#rpm -i package
Removes a package
#rpm -e package
Lists all files in a package
$rpm -ql package
e.g: rpm -ql subversion
Lists all files from a rpm file
$rpm -qlp rpm_package_file
Lists installation scripts
$rpm -q --scripts package_name
e.g: $rpm -q --scripts subversion
List package dependency requirements
$rpm -qR package_name
e.g: $rpm -qR subversion
[edit] EXTRACTING RPM PACKAGE CONTENTS
$rpm2cpio package_name.rpm | cpio -idmv
[edit] YUM commands
Installs a package from a repository
#yum install package_name
e.g: #yum install subversion
Updates a package
#yum update package_name
e.g: #yum update subversion
Removes a package
#yum remove package_name
e.g: #yum remove subversion
Lists a package by name:
$yum list package_name
e.g: $yum list subversion
Searchs in packages:
The search option checks the names, descriptions, summaries and listed package maintainers of all of the available packages
$yum search search_string
e.g: $yum search subver
The provides option checks both the files included in the packages and the functions that the software provides.
$yum provides search_string
e.g: $yum provides "*/rpmbuild" e.g: $yum provides "*/twisted/python/release*"
Upgrades all your system
#yum update
Lists all package dependencies
$yum deplist package_name
e.g: $yum deplist subversion
ADDING A NEW REPOSITORY TO YUM
Simply copy the .repo file from the repository you want to add to /etc/yum.repos.d directory.
[edit] ZYPPER commands
Installs a package
#zypper install package_name
e.g: #zypper install subversion
Search for a package
#zypper search foo
e.g: $zypper search subversion
[edit] PACKAGE-CLEANUP commands
List all packages that do not pertain to any current repository
$package-cleanup --orphan
[edit] Reference
http://docs.fedoraproject.org/yum/en/index.html
$man rpm
$man package-cleanup
