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rpm

RPM Package Manager. For equivalent commands in other package managers, see https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Pacman/Rosetta. More information: https://rpm-software-management.github.io/rpm/man/rpm.8.

• Show version of httpd package:

rpm {{[-q|--query]}} httpd

• List versions of all matching packages:

rpm {{[-qa|--query --all]}} '{{mariadb*}}'

• Forcibly install a package regardless of currently installed versions:

rpm {{[-U|--upgrade]}} {{path/to/package.rpm}} --force

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

rpm {{[-qf|--query --file]}} {{/etc/postfix/main.cf}}

• List package-owned files:

rpm {{[-ql|--query --list]}} {{kernel}}

• Show scriptlets from an RPM file:

rpm {{[-qp|--query --package]}} --scripts {{package.rpm}}

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

rpm {{[-Va|--verify --all]}} '{{php-*}}'

• Display the changelog of a specific package:

rpm {{[-q|--query]}} --changelog {{package}}