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RPM Package Manager (RPM) is a package management system for unix based operating systems.

How to install packages in Linux (CentOS) without root user with automatic dependency handling?

Is it possible to use RPM or YUM or any other package manager in Linux, specifically CentOS, to install a …

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What actually is $RPM_BUILD_ROOT?

In the process of building an RPM package, I have to specify the BuildRoot and later will be used in %…

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What does %defattr mean in RPM spec files?

While creating RPMs, the RPM spec files have a directive %defattr . I know that it defines the default attributes for …

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How to force RPM to install files in a single directory, Is it possible?

rpm install command, installs files all over the place like: /usr/bin, /usr/sbin, /etc/, /usr/share This way it's …

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Erase multiple packages using rpm or yum

I was given access to a server with 50+ php rpms installed. I'm trying to remove them all. Basically, I'm trying …

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Why is topdir set to its default value when rpmbuild called from tcl?

I have a tcl script which 'exec' rpmbuild. When doing so, the 'topdir' used by rpmbuild is wrong. I have …

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How can I build an RPM on my MacOS system?

I'm running Mac OS X 10.6.6. I have some data-only RPMs that I'd like to build. Until recently I've done most …

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Difference between rpm -ivh and rpm -Uvh

Hi i am newbie in linux can anyone explains me the difference between rpm -ivh and rpm -Uvh

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rpmlib(FileDigests) dependency error on SuSE

Doing a yum install A-3.6.0 on both SuSE 11.2 (64-bit) and CentOS 5.8 (64-bit) the following installation requirements error popped up: error: …

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RPM build errors:Bad exit status from /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.32XJLX (%install)

Im trying to create a simple rpm package on centos 6.5.. But i cannot finish it as its giving me errors.. …

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