December 26, 2009

RPM – RedHat Package Manager

Linux General,

What does a RPM Package contain? RPMs (*.rpm) typically include 1) the compiled programs and/or libraries needed for the package, 2) documentation 3) install, verify, and uninstall scripts 4) cryptographic signatures for each file in the package. This makes it easy to verify the integrity of the package. 5) It also includes a list of…

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