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RPM is a very useful tool and, as you can see, has several options.
The best way to make sense of them is to look at some examples. I covered
simple install/uninstall above, so here are some more examples:
Let's say you delete some files by accident, but you aren't sure
what you deleted. If you want to verify your entire system and see what
might be missing, you would do:
Let's say you run across a file that you don't recognize. To find
out which package owns it, you would do:
rpm -qf /usr/X11R6/bin/xjewel
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The output would be sometime like:
You find a new koules RPM, but you don't know what it is. To find out
some information on it, do:
rpm -qpi koules-1.2-2.i386.rpm
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The output would be:
Name : koules Distribution: Red Hat Linux Colgate
Version : 1.2 Vendor: Red Hat Software
Release : 2 Build Date: Mon Sep 02 11:59:12 1996
Install date: (none) Build Host: porky.redhat.com
Group : Games Source RPM: koules-1.2-2.src.rpm
Size : 614939
Summary : SVGAlib action game with multiplayer, network, and sound support
Description :
This arcade-style game is novel in conception and excellent in execution.
No shooting, no blood, no guts, no gore. The play is simple, but you
still must develop skill to play. This version uses SVGAlib to
run on a graphics console.
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Now you want to see what files the koules RPM installs. You would
do:
rpm -qpl koules-1.2-2.i386.rpm
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The output is:
/usr/doc/koules
/usr/doc/koules/ANNOUNCE
/usr/doc/koules/BUGS
/usr/doc/koules/COMPILE.OS2
/usr/doc/koules/COPYING
/usr/doc/koules/Card
/usr/doc/koules/ChangeLog
/usr/doc/koules/INSTALLATION
/usr/doc/koules/Icon.xpm
/usr/doc/koules/Icon2.xpm
/usr/doc/koules/Koules.FAQ
/usr/doc/koules/Koules.xpm
/usr/doc/koules/README
/usr/doc/koules/TODO
/usr/games/koules
/usr/games/koules.svga
/usr/games/koules.tcl
/usr/man/man6/koules.svga.6
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These are just several examples. More creative ones can be thought of
really easy once you are familiar with RPM.
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