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> In its simplest form, RPM can be used to install packages:
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>rpm -i foobar-1.0-1.i386.rpm
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> The next simplest command is to uninstall a package:
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>rpm -e foobar
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> One of the more complex but <I
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allows you to install packages via FTP. If you are connected to the net
and want to install a new package, all you need to do is specify the file
with a valid URL, like so:
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>rpm -i ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/rh-2.0-beta/RPMS/foobar-1.0-1.i386.rpm
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> Please note, that RPM will now query and/or install via FTP.
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> While these are simple commands, rpm can be used in a multitude
of ways. To see which options are available in your version of
RPM, type:
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>rpm --help
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> You can find more details on what those options do in the RPM man
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>man rpm
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