rpm Command Examples

RPM Package Manager. For equivalent commands in other package managers, see https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Pacman/Rosetta. More information: https://rpm.org/.

• Show version of httpd package:

rpm --query {{httpd}}

• List versions of all matching packages:

rpm --query --all '{{mariadb*}}'

• Forcibly install a package regardless of currently installed versions:

rpm --upgrade {{path/to/package.rpm}} --force

• Identify owner of a file and show version of the package:

rpm --query --file {{/etc/postfix/main.cf}}

• List package-owned files:

rpm --query --list {{kernel}}

• Show scriptlets from an RPM file:

rpm --query --package --scripts {{package.rpm}}

• Show changed, missing and/or incorrectly installed files of matching packages:

rpm --verify --all '{{php-*}}'

• Display the changelog of a specific package:

rpm --query --changelog {{package}}