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RPM files are specialized compressed archives, loosely based on the cpio archive format.
 
RPM files are specialized compressed archives, loosely based on the cpio archive format.
  

Latest revision as of 18:18, 4 September 2012

RPM files are specialized compressed archives, loosely based on the cpio archive format.

RPM Contents

  • Metadata
    • A list of capabilities the package provides
    • A list of dependencies the package requires
    • Packager, build date, license, summary, description, ...
    • Changelog
    • Checksum, path, file size, timestamp, and permissions for each file
  • Digital signature
  • Software
  • Data
    • Fonts
    • Icons
    • Game levels
    • Sample data
    • (etc)
  • Documentation - including manpages, info documents, and files in /usr/share/doc
  • Configuration files
  • Setup scriptlets - short scripts run when software is installed/removed.
    • Pre-install (pre) - executed before installation
    • Post-install (post) - executed after installation
    • Pre-uninstall (preun) - executed before installation
    • Post-uninstall (postun) - executed after uninstallation
    • Triggers - scripts executed when other packages are installed/removed (deprecated)

Source RPM (SRPM) Contents

  • Metadata
  • Source files
    • Tarballs or zip archives
    • Source files and data files
    • Patches
  • Spec file - containing build instructions