==== Working with RPMs ====

RPMs on the web: \\
http://www.rpmfind.net \\
http://rpm.pbone.net/

Installing: \\
<code>rpm –ivh (name)</code>

Listing Installed Packages: \\
<code>rpm –qa | grep (name) to find installed packages</code>

Removing Packages: \\
<code>rpm –e (name)</code>

Freshen packages: \\
<code>rpm –F *.rpm</code>

Building RPM from source: \\
[[http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/RebuildSRPM]]

Find out what library is provided by an RPM package: \\
<code>
locate libg2c.so|xargs rpm -qf | sort | uniq
</code>

Multiple packages error: \\
Substitute the "zlib-devel" in the below to another package reporting duplicates.

<code>
rpm -qa --queryformat "%{name}.%{arch}\n" zlib-devel
</code>