Uninstalling source rpm

Sometime we need to know information about some packages which are already installed on system. In Below image we can see there is information about installed package.

Sometime we need to know package information for packages located on remotely or on file system. In below images, tried to cover both examples.

Sometime we like to know list of files does package belongs to. We can query list of files for packages installed or uninstalled packages locally or remotely located. Sometime we like to know list of configuration files or documentation file for package file, this package could be installed or uninstalled remotely or locally located package file. Display the states of files in the package. The state of each file is one of normal, not installed, or replaced.

Sometime we like to Verify information about the installed files in the package with information about the files taken from the package metadata stored in the rpm database. Among other things, verifying compares the size, digest, permissions, type, owner and group of each file. In below output tried to cover this in both secnrio. In other words, RPM — I — force — nodeps can ignore all dependency and file problems, what package. Some packages end with. These packages are RPM packages that contain the source code.

When installing, the. Using the command RPM — e package name, the package name can contain the version number and other information, but can not have the suffix. For example, to uninstall the software package proftpd The parameter I is the same as extract, which means extract file.

Uninstalling packages on yum is quite simple. All it requires is the name of the target package and root privilege. Happy computing! Student of CSE. I love Linux and playing with tech and gadgets. I use both Ubuntu and Linux Mint. Any Linux distro is a collection of numerous packages. To keep all of them in order, a suitable package manager is a must. If the characters differ, whichever character comes later in the collating sequence is the more recent RPM.

When a digit is encountered, convert the entire sequence of digits into a single binary number. The resulting binary values are compared and the greater value is the more recent RPM. To delete one version when several are installed, you must fully-specify the package name and version. Normally, RPM does not display the architecture of a package on a query but you can manually display it.

Relocating: —excludepath, —prefix, —relocate, —badreloc, —root URL Support: ftp, http. Any problem that prevents the new RPM from installing will leave the system unbootable. Use a query for information about installed packages. You may query against all installed packages, or a single installed package. You may also find out which RPM supplies a particular file. Information default package name -i : general information -l : file list.