RPM package: install, upgrade, erase

Install a RPM package

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rpm –ivh packagename.rpm

Upgrade a RPM package

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rpm –Uvh packagename.rpm

Verify a RPM package was installed

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1. rpm -qa | grep packagename
2. locate packagename

Create a tar file

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tar –cvf myfiles.tar mydir/

Create a tar file gzipped

Similar to above, but add a z for creating .tgz (.tar.gz) files)

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tar –cvzf myfiles.tgz mydir/

Standard install from source

A common way to install software from source will be done similarly to the below:

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1. tar –xvzf Apackage.tar.gz
2. cd Apackage
3. ./configure
4. make
5. make install