RPM tips & tricks

cmdline.sh

# Just a place to write down notes for old time Debian/Ubuntu user
# that has just moved into Fedora/RedHat world

# Show which package provides the file '/bin/ls'
# Similar to 'dpkg -S /bin/ls'
$ rpm -qf /bin/ls
coreutils-8.5-7.fc14.i686

# The same but showing only the package name (without version)
$ rpm -qf /bin/ls --queryformat '%{NAME}\n'
coreutils

# Search for installed package
$ rpm -q BitTorrent
BitTorrent-5.2.2-1.noarch

# List files from installed package
$ rpm -ql BitTorrent
/usr/bin/bittorrent
/usr/bin/bittorrent-console
...

# See the package's scripts (postinstall, preuninstall, postunnstall...)
$ rpm -q --scripts httpd
postinstall scriptlet (using /bin/sh):
if [ $1 -eq 1 ] && [ -x /usr/bin/systemctl ]; then 
        # Initial installation 
        /usr/bin/systemctl --no-reload preset httpd.service htcacheclean.service httpd.socket || : 
fi
preuninstall scriptlet (using /bin/sh):
if [ $1 -eq 0 ] && [ -x /usr/bin/systemctl ]; then 
        # Package removal, not upgrade 
        /usr/bin/systemctl --no-reload disable --now httpd.service htcacheclean.service httpd.socket || : 
fi
...

# List all installed packages (dpkg -l)
$ rpm -qa

# List the last installed packages
$ rpm -qa --last

# Rebuild (editing) a RPM file
$ rpmrebuild -enp package.rpm