>>>linuxbasics{linux basics}
h2-- Linux Basics

>>>linuxbasics{linux basics}
h3-- rpm: installing and upgrading linux rpm pachages.

This command needs **root priviledges
 
 
** To find out what programs are available as rpm packages:
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rpm -qa           # shows all packages, use grep to filter
rpm -qi  package  # shows info about package, i after q means 'information'
rpm -qlp file.rpm # list files in the package contained in file.rpm
rpm -ql  package  # list files in the installed package, package
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** To upgrade all already installed packages 
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rpm -Fvh *.rpm     # upgrade relevant rpm's
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** To install a new package
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rpm -ivh file.rpm  # install file.rpm
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** Key flags:
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* i	install
* F	Freshen - upgrade if installed, ignore if not installed  (good default)
* U	Upgrade - upgrade if installed, install if not installed (dangerous if applied to all packages)
* v	verbose
* h	shows hashes
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