Questions tagged [rpm]
RPM is a package management system intended primarily for Linux distributions.
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Cleaning-up previous kernel RPMs after reboot
I have a few RHEL 8/9 boxes with a cron job that updates them automatically every week. The reboots are done manually from time to time and I would like to write a script to simplify the removal of ...
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Prevent rpm-ostree from installing unsigned packages
We have a local web server that hosts RPM packages that we've built. We install the packages to our units running Fedora IoT using the following command: rpm-ostree --install http://path.to/package....
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Problem with installation rust on AIX 72 using dnf
On AIX 7.2 had installed dnf system through https://public.dhe.ibm.com/aix/freeSoftware/aixtoolbox/ezinstall/ppc/dnf_aixtoolbox.sh I need install rust but, when i try do it i got: bash-5.2# dnf ...
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Is the are a single site-packages directory for multiple versions of python3 in rpm-based distros?
I am working on creating deb/rpm packages for a little project of mine. I have already created the packages for a few rpm-based and deb-based distros. In deb distros one python file is being setup in /...
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Do RPM spec's for %changelog change when the upstream source is updated?
Let's say your spec file is synced to upstream v1.0.0 and that changes to v2.0.0, what should the changelog entry say that rebuilds the package from the latest upstream source? From the docs The last ...
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During toolchain installation, when glibc gets installed, it reports an error message
During toolchain installation, when glibc gets installed, it reports an error message zic: error while loading shared libraries: libstdc++.so.6: cannot open shared object file: No such file or ...
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With rpm in the .spec file %pre section how to get the package name and version that are being upgraded in this transaction?
To give some context, I try to verify the versions of two packages and compare them. If, for example, the server version is lower than its dependencies and not in the transaction being upgraded, I ...
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What are the `rpmlib(foo)` and `mvn(foo)` dependencies that are listed as RPM package "requirement tags"?
Suppose I have installed the package ongres-scram on Fedora 40. Then $ rpm --query --requires ongres-scram gives me a list of "dependency tags" that are required to have this package ...