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RPM (Red Hat Package Manager) Command Tutorials in CentOS/RHEL/Fedora

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Web Webster
Web Webster
Jul 23, 2013

RPM is an open source Package Manager on Linux Like Operating system(RHEL , CentOS & Fedora).RPM command is used to build, install, query, verify, update and erase individual software packages. RPM utility only works with packages that built on .rpm format. An RPM file contains not only the software files but also in-depth information about the software, such as what it’s called, when it was released, what changes have been made, and what other packages it depends on to work.

Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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