RPM Package Manager (RPM) Interview Questions & Answers

Question 1. How To Install Rpm In Linux?

Answer :

#rpm –ivh package name

// to install a RPM we need to use -i option.

Question 2. How To Remove A Rpm?

Answer :

#rpm -e package name

// to remove a RPM file we need to use -e option.

Question 3. How To Upgrade A Rpm?

Answer :

#rpm -Uvh package name

// To upgrade a RPM we need to use -U option.

Question 4. How To Check Installed Rpm?

Answer :

#rpm -qa package name

// To list or find an installed RPM we need to use -q option.

Question 5. How To List All Files Of An Installed Rpm Package?

Answer :

#rpm -ql package name

// To list all files of installed rpm we need to use -ql (query list) option.

Question 6. How To Install A Rpm Package Without Dependencies?

Answer :

#rpm -ivh –nodeps packagename

// To install a RPM without any dependencies we need to use –nodeps option.

Question 7. How To Check Dependencies Of Rpm Package Before Installing?

Answer :

#rpm -qpR package name

// To check the dependency for a RPM we need to use -qpR option.

-q: Query a package

-p: List capabilities this package provides.

-R: List capabilities on which this package depends.

Question 8. How To Check An Rpm Signature For A Package?

Answer :

#rpm –checksig packagename.rpm

// We need to use the option –checksig for signature verification.

Question 9. How To List Recently Installed Rpm Packages?

Answer :

#rpm -qa –last

// To list recently installed RPM we need to use –last option.

Question 10. How To Query A File That Belongs Which Rpm Package?

Answer :

#rpm -qf /etc/passwd

// To find a file owned by which package.

Question 11. Get The Information Of Rpm Package Before Installing?

Answer :

#rpm -qip packagename.

Question 12. How To Verify A Rpm Package?

Answer :

#rpm -Vp

// To verify the installed RPM.

Question 13. How To List All Imported Rpm Gpg Keys?

Answer :

#rpm -qa gpg-pubkey.

Question 14. How To Remove An Rpm Package Without Dependencies?

Answer :

#rpm -ev –nodeps package name // same –nodeps option we need to use.

Question 15. How To Rebuild Corrupted Rpm Database?

Answer :

# cd /var/lib

# rm __db*

# rpm –rebuilddb

# rpmdb_verify Packages

Question 16. How To Check The Installed Software(rpm’s) On Red Hat Linux?

Answer :

rpm -qa package_name (or) rpm -qa |grep package_name

Ex:

[root@mylinz ~]# rpm -qa yum

yum-3.2.27-14.el6.noarch

[root@mylinz ~]# rpm -qa |grep yum

yum-rhn-plugin-0.9.1-5.el6.noarch

yum-utils-1.1.26-11.el6.noarch

yum-metadata-parser-1.1.2-14.1.el6.x86_64

yum-3.2.27-14.el6.noarch

PackageKit-yum-0.5.8-13.el6.x86_64

PackageKit-yum-plugin-0.5.8-13.el6.x86_64

[root@mylinz ~]#

Question 17. How To Install Specific Software Package Using Rpm Command On Redhat Linux?

Answer :

rpm –ivh package name

Question 18. How To Remove The Software Package From On Red Hat Linux?

Answer :

rpm -eV package_name

Question 19. How To Upgrade The Existing Red Hat Package Using Rpm Command?

Answer :

rpm -Uvh package_name

Question 20. How To Display The List Of Installed Software Package’s Files?

Answer :

rpm -ql package_name 

Ex:

[root@mylinz ~]# rpm -ql yum-rhn-plugin-0.9.1-5.el6.noarch

/etc/yum/pluginconf.d/rhnplugin.conf

/usr/share/doc/yum-rhn-plugin-0.9.1

/usr/share/doc/yum-rhn-plugin-0.9.1/LICENSE

/usr/share/locale/ar/LC_MESSAGES/yum-rhn-plugin.mo

/usr/share/locale/as/LC_MESSAGES/yum-rhn-plugin.mo

/usr/share/locale/bg/LC_MESSAGES/yum-rhn-plugin.mo

/usr/share/locale/bn/LC_MESSAGES/yum-rhn-plugin.mo

Question 21. How To Find Files Belongs To Which Rpm Package?

Answer :

rpm -qf file_location  

Ex:

[root@mylinz ~]# rpm -qf /etc/yum.conf

yum-3.2.27-14.el6.noarch

[root@mylinz ~]#

Question 22. How To Display List Of Configuration Files For Specific Package?

Answer :

rpm -qc package_name

Ex:

[root@mylinz ~]# rpm -qc yum

/etc/logrotate.d/yum

/etc/yum.conf

/etc/yum/version-groups.conf

[root@mylinz ~]#

Question 23. How To Get The List Of Dependencies For Specific Rpm File?

Answer :

rpm -qpR rpm_file

Ex:

[root@mylinz ~]# rpm -qpR nautilus-sendto-2.28.2-3.el6.x86_64.rpm

/bin/sh

/bin/sh

/bin/sh

GConf2

GConf2

GConf2

libORBit-2.so.0()(64bit)

libatk-1.0.so.0()(64bit)

libbonobo-2.so.0()(64bit)

libbonobo-activation.so.4 ()(64bit)

Question 24. How To Get The List Of Dependencies For Specific Package?

Answer :

rpm -qR package_name

Ex:

[root@mylinz ~]# rpm -qR yum

/usr/bin/python

config(yum) = 3.2.27-14.el6

pygpgme

python >= 2.4

python(abi) = 2.6

python-iniparse

python-sqlite

python-urlgrabber >= 3.9.0-8

rpm >= 0:4.4.2

rpm-python

rpmlib(Compressed Filenames) <= 3.0.4-1

rpmlib(File Digests) <= 4.6.0-1

rpmlib(PartialHardlinkSets) <= 4.0.4-1

rpmlib(PayloadFilesHavePrefix) <= 4.0-1

yum-metadata-parser >= 1.1.0

rpmlib(PayloadIsXz) <= 5.2-1

[root@mylinz ~]#

Question 25. How To Remove The Package Without Checking The Dependencies On Red Hat Linux?

Answer :

rpm -ev –nodeps package_name