rpm description
Im using Mandrake 9. Have been playing with rpm and urpmi a bit.
It would seem that most RPM files have a little description of their contents in each. is there an option or method to read these descriptions from the console. I've had a look thru the man pages and am just getting more confused.
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Quoted 6 lines · glenn
Im using Mandrake 9. Have been playing with rpm and urpmi a bit.
It would seem that most RPM files have a little description of their contents in each. is there an option or method to read these descriptions from the console. I've had a look thru the man pages and am just getting more confused.
for a package already installed:
rpm -qi <package name>
for a oackage not yet installed:
rpm -qip <filename>
Lawson
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Quoted 2 lines · [email protected] said:
for a package already installed: rpm -qi <package name> for a package not yet installed: rpm -qip <filename>
Using mc has the advantage of not making typing errors on those long names.
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Quoted 5 lines · Peter
Quoted 2 lines · [email protected] said:
for a package already installed: rpm -qi <package name> for a package not yet installed: rpm -qip <filename>
Using mc has the advantage of not making typing errors on those long names.
That is what I thought the great advantage of typing part of the name and then hitting tab to complete the name up to the next diversion in names of files is.
Thanks
Frank
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