102.5 Use RPM and YUM (RPM) Flashcards
1
Q
RPM
database files containing the packages and associated files installed by them on the system
A
RPM database
2
Q
RPM
database directory
A
/var/lib/rpm
3
Q
RPM
have *.rpm extension and contain
source or binary app files
build instructions if source
name of s/w
version info
build date
system of build
description
dependencies
checksums
A
rpm package
4
Q
RPM
source files needed to build and install indicated package
A
Source RPM
5
Q
RPM
RedHat Package Manager
A
Originally
6
Q
rpm2cpio
extracts the contents of the *.rpm package and streams it to
A
standard out
7
Q
rpm2cpio
utility can be used to extract files that allow the install of non-RPM based systems
A
cpio
