On Sat, May 26, 2001 at 10:24:40AM +0100 or thereabouts, Conor Daly wrote:
> The thing that gets me with rpm is the way I cannot query an uninstalled
> package to see what's there...
> isn't installed, do an rpm -ql package-0.1.3.9-i386.rpm and I get back
> "pagkage is not installed" I KNOW it's not installed, that's why I'm
> trying to look inside for the proggie I need.
rpm -qlp /mnt/cdrom/whatever/.../package-0.1.3.9-i306.rpm
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the rpm -q[il]p combination is very useful.
rpm --help | more
-q, --query - query mode
Package specification options:
-a, --all - query all packages
-f <file>+ - query package owning <file>
-p <packagefile>+ - query (uninstalled) package <packagefile>
--triggeredby <pkg> - query packages triggered by <pkg>
--whatprovides <cap> - query packages which provide <cap> capability
--whatrequires <cap> - query packages which require <cap> capability
There is also some package on powertools which you can install which
has all the data so you can do it without the p or something. I always
forget its name and have never used it so I don't know how useful it
is.
Telsa
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