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Redhat Packages

• Redhat Package Manager (RPM)
  • Developed by Redhat
  • Also used by CentOS, Fedora and SuSe
  • Software is gathered into a single archive
  • Install/Uninstall performed with various utilities

Package Naming Convention

httpd-2.4.6-31.el7.centos.x86_64.rpm

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A B C D E

A = Package Name B = Version # C = Build # D = Distribution E = Architecture

x86_64 / amd64 i386 ARM noarch

http://mirror.centos.org/centos/7/os/x86_64/Packages

Install a local package with rpm

rpm -Uvh webmin-1.850-1.noarch.rpm rpm -ivh webmin-1.850-1.noarch.rpm

-i Install only (no upgrade) -U Install or Upgrade -vh Displays hash marks on the screen to represent progress

Webmin Dependencies yum -y install perl perl-Net-SSLeay openssl perl-IO-Tty

List details of an installed package with rpm

rpm -qi webmin

-q Queries the package if it exists -i Displays information

Removing a package with rpm

rpm -e webmin-1.850-1.noarch.rpm

Installing a package with yum

yum list httpd yum install httpd yum info httpd yum erase httpd

yum repositories

/etc/yum.repos.d/[name].repo

[Webmin]
name=Webmin Distribution Neutral
#baseurl=http://download.webmin.com/download/yum
mirrorlist=http://download.webmin.com/download/yum/mirrorlist
enabled=1

wget http://www.webmin.com/jcameron-key.asc rpm --import jcameron-key.asc

yum install webmin