rpm manage software packages in distros like Fedora, RedHat, CentOS.
To list all installed software packages, run
rpm -qa
To see if a package is installed, run
rpm -qa | grep PACKAGE_NAME
Example
root@server2 [~]# rpm -qa | grep exim exim-4.89-3.cp1162.x86_64 root@server2 [~]#
List all Files in a package
rpm -q --filesbypkg PKG_NAME
Example
root@server2 [~]# rpm -q --filesbypkg exim exim /etc/antivirus.exim exim /etc/exim.conf.dist exim /etc/exim.conf.mailman2.dist exim /etc/exim.conf.mailman2.exiscan.dist exim /etc/exim.pl exim /etc/eximrejects exim /etc/init.d/exim exim /etc/localaliases exim /etc/localdomains exim /etc/logrotate.d/exim exim /etc/pam.d/exim exim /etc/secondarymx exim /etc/spammers exim /etc/valiases exim /etc/vfilters exim /usr/lib/exim/bin/spf_example exim /usr/lib/exim/bin/spfd exim /usr/lib/exim/bin/spfquery exim /usr/lib/exim/bin/spftest exim /usr/lib/exim/bin/srs exim /usr/lib/sendmail exim /usr/local/cpanel/3rdparty/share/exim/NOTICE exim /usr/local/cpanel/3rdparty/share/exim/copyright exim /usr/sbin/exicyclog exim /usr/sbin/exigrep exim /usr/sbin/exim exim /usr/sbin/exim_checkaccess exim /usr/sbin/exim_dbmbuild exim /usr/sbin/exim_dumpdb exim /usr/sbin/exim_fixdb exim /usr/sbin/exim_lock exim /usr/sbin/exim_tidydb exim /usr/sbin/eximstats exim /usr/sbin/exinext exim /usr/sbin/exiqgrep exim /usr/sbin/exiqsumm exim /usr/sbin/exiwhat exim /usr/sbin/runq exim /usr/sbin/sendmail exim /usr/share/doc/exim-4.89 exim /usr/share/doc/exim-4.89/README root@server2 [~]#
Install an RPM file
rpm -ivh file.rpm
To uninstall a package
rpm -e PKG_NAME
If you just want to remove a package, but keep all dependency, run
rpm -e --nodeps PKG_NAME
