RPM: Using the rpm command (Tips and tricks)

Extract Scripts

rpm -qp --scripts my_package.rpm > ListOfScripts

Force remove/ uninstall

rpm -e --nodeps

Extract Files

Not installing

rpm2cpio my_package.rpm | cpio -idmv

What RPM does a file belong to

rpm -qif /path/to/file

What files does an RPM provide

#If RPM is installed
rpm -ql rpm-pacakge-name

# include file info
rpm -qil rpm-package-name

#If RPM is not installed
rpm -qpl ./rpm-package-name
rpm -qpil ./rpm-package-name

Create an RPM

1. I recompiled hdf5 and put it under /shared/hdf5-1.8.7.gnu/ :

[root@mel1 ~]# ls /shared/hdf5-1.8.7.gnu/
bin  include  lib  share

2. I created a dummy spec file that will just package what’s under this directory:

Summary: my own package
Name: hdf
Version: 1.2.3.4
Release: 1          
License: my_license
Group: Applications/System


%description
Brief description of software package.

%prep

%build

%install

%clean

%files
%defattr(-,root,root)


/shared/hdf5-1.8.7.gnu/*


%changelog

3. Then I can build the binary rpm:

rpmbuild -bb ./testhdf.spec

4. The binary rpm will be then available here:

[root@mel1 ~]# ls /usr/src/redhat/RPMS/x86_64/hdf-1.2.3.4-1.x86_64.rpm
/usr/src/redhat/RPMS/x86_64/hdf-1.2.3.4-1.x86_64.rpm                
[root@mel1 ~]# rpm -qpi /usr/src/redhat/RPMS/x86_64/hdf-1.2.3.4-1.x86_64.rpm
Name        : hdf                          Relocations: (not relocatable)                  
Version     : 1.2.3.4                           Vendor: (none)
Release     : 1                             Build Date: Mon 18 Jul 2011 11:53:14 AM EDT
Install Date: (not installed)               Build Host: mel1.lsf.platform.com
Group       : Applications/System           Source RPM: hdf-1.2.3.4-1.src.rpm
Size        : 20293890                         License: my_license
Signature   : (none)
Summary     : my own package
Description :
Brief description of software package.
[root@mel1 ~]# rpm -qp --provides /usr/src/redhat/RPMS/x86_64/hdf-1.2.3.4-1.x86_64.rpm
libhdf5.so.7()(64bit)                
libhdf5_cpp.so.7()(64bit)
libhdf5_fortran.so.7()(64bit)
libhdf5_hl.so.7()(64bit)
libhdf5_hl_cpp.so.7()(64bit)
libhdf5hl_fortran.so.7()(64bit)
hdf = 1.2.3.4-1
[root@mel1 ~]# rpm -qpl /usr/src/redhat/RPMS/x86_64/hdf-1.2.3.4-1.x86_64.rpm
/shared/hdf5-1.8.7.gnu/bin
/shared/hdf5-1.8.7.gnu/bin/gif2h5
/shared/hdf5-1.8.7.gnu/bin/h52gif
/shared/hdf5-1.8.7.gnu/bin/h5c++
/shared/hdf5-1.8.7.gnu/bin/h5cc
/shared/hdf5-1.8.7.gnu/bin/h5copy
/shared/hdf5-1.8.7.gnu/bin/h5debug
/shared/hdf5-1.8.7.gnu/bin/h5diff
/shared/hdf5-1.8.7.gnu/bin/h5dump
/shared/hdf5-1.8.7.gnu/bin/h5fc
/shared/hdf5-1.8.7.gnu/bin/h5import
/shared/hdf5-1.8.7.gnu/bin/h5jam
/shared/hdf5-1.8.7.gnu/bin/h5ls
/shared/hdf5-1.8.7.gnu/bin/h5mkgrp
/shared/hdf5-1.8.7.gnu/bin/h5perf_serial
/shared/hdf5-1.8.7.gnu/bin/h5redeploy
/shared/hdf5-1.8.7.gnu/bin/h5repack
/shared/hdf5-1.8.7.gnu/bin/h5repart
/shared/hdf5-1.8.7.gnu/bin/h5stat
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