RPM Example Queries

• Queries are safe so try them out! No need to be logged in as root.

• What is installed on my machine?

  • Type "rpm -qa | more" to ask (query) the database for a (long) list of all installed packages.
  • Example: foo-1.2-3 (note absence of .i386.rpm)
  • Note that the RPM query does NOT return the file name, it returns the package name.
  • File name: foo-1.2-3.i386.rpm Package name: foo-1.2-3

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