Questions tagged [rpm]
RPM is a package management system intended primarily for Linux distributions.
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Cleaning-up previous kernel RPMs after reboot
I have a few RHEL 8/9 boxes with a cron job that updates them automatically every week.
The reboots are done manually from time to time and I would like to write a script to simplify the removal of ...
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Error: can't create transaction lock on /usr/share/rpm/.rpm.lock (Read-only file system)
I am aware similar questions have been asked before, but they don't answer the current issue.
I have installed bazzite-gnome-nvidia-open-stable-amd64.iso
It comes with preinstalled drivers for Nvidia. ...
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Prevent rpm-ostree from installing unsigned packages
We have a local web server that hosts RPM packages that we've built. We install the packages to our units running Fedora IoT using the following command:
rpm-ostree --install http://path.to/package....
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RockyLinux 10: why epel don't provide nagios which is available?
Is nagios for rockyLinux available? Yes
https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/10/Everything/x86_64/Packages/n/
https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/10/Everything/x86_64/Packages/n/nagios-4.5.9-1....
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Problem with installation rust on AIX 72 using dnf
On AIX 7.2 had installed dnf system through https://public.dhe.ibm.com/aix/freeSoftware/aixtoolbox/ezinstall/ppc/dnf_aixtoolbox.sh
I need install rust but, when i try do it i got:
bash-5.2# dnf ...
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How can I build the rpm from Fedora Package Sources?
I'd like to build an RPM from https://src.fedoraproject.org/rpms/Thunar with some changes in the source code.
Do they use a docker/podman image to build it? I couldn't find information about it.
I'd ...
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Is the are a single site-packages directory for multiple versions of python3 in rpm-based distros?
I am working on creating deb/rpm packages for a little project of mine.
I have already created the packages for a few rpm-based and deb-based distros. In deb distros one python file is being setup in /...
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Is it possible to protect package from removing while removing its dependencies? [duplicate]
I have an utility installed that requires some package (inxi). When I try to remove inxi, package manager offers to remove my utility too.
[root@host-15 ~]# apt-get remove inxi
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Do RPM spec's for %changelog change when the upstream source is updated?
Let's say your spec file is synced to upstream v1.0.0 and that changes to v2.0.0, what should the changelog entry say that rebuilds the package from the latest upstream source?
From the docs
The last ...
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how to quickly find where rpm installs stuff? [duplicate]
Ran the following command to install oracle instant client binaries on the server. (But you could probably install any other software too). It doesn't answer "what is the name of artifact that ...
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During toolchain installation, when glibc gets installed, it reports an error message
During toolchain installation, when glibc gets installed, it reports an error message
zic: error while loading shared libraries: libstdc++.so.6: cannot open shared object file: No such file or ...
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Installing plain dnf/yum over an existing microdnf setup
Recently lambda/dotnet:8 switch over to amazonlinux:2023 instead of amazonlinux:2. As a result I can't install simply the native compilers directly inside the image.
Steps:
> docker pull public.ecr....
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With rpm in the .spec file %pre section how to get the package name and version that are being upgraded in this transaction?
To give some context, I try to verify the versions of two packages and compare them. If, for example, the server version is lower than its dependencies and not in the transaction being upgraded, I ...
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How to install a recent version of graphviz usable with RHEL 8? [duplicate]
I want to install a recent version of graphviz (e.g. Graphviz version 12) on a RHEL 7 system.
When I look at RPMfind I can only see rpms for Fedora. Where do i find a RPM for RHEL 7?
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What are the `rpmlib(foo)` and `mvn(foo)` dependencies that are listed as RPM package "requirement tags"?
Suppose I have installed the package ongres-scram on Fedora 40.
Then
$ rpm --query --requires ongres-scram
gives me a list of "dependency tags" that are required to have this package ...
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