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--- rpm [2009/10/28 13:17] – alan
+++ rpm [2012/03/21 12:14] (current) – [Building RPMs] ikahugu
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-===== RPM Commands =====
+====== Redhat Package Manager ======
+====== Tips ======
 Check if a package is installed:
 <code>$ rpm -qa | grep core
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   * rpm -V httpd : verify that the httpd package is correctly installed
   * rpm -qf /etc/passwd :determine which package the /etc/passwd file belongs to
-To unistall a package, check first the exact name of the package,
+To unistall a package:
 <code>rpm -e <package name></code>
 <code>rpm -qa | grep -i <packagename></code>
+====== Building RPMs ======
+An RPM is a pre-compiled package containing binaries and config files, etc which can be installed using ''rpm'' or ''yum'' command line tools.  An SRPM or "source RPM" contains everything you need to rebuild a package.  Sometimes a binary RPM is not available, you can build a custom RPM using the SRPM file.
+  * [[http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/SetupRpmBuildEnvironment|Setting up the RPM build environment]]
+  * [[http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/RebuildSRPM|Rebuilding Source RPMs]]
+Install ''rpmbuild'' (from the rpm-build package):
+<code>$ sudo yum install rpm-build</code>
+Setup your home directory's environment:
+<code>$ cp -a /usr/src/redhat/ ~/rpmbuild
+$ echo '%_topdir %(echo $HOME)/rpmbuild' > ~/.rpmmacros</code>
+Download an SRPM and build:
+<code>$ wget http://mirrors.geekymedia.com/centos/python26-2.6-geekymedia1.src.rpm
+$rpmbuild --rebuild EMBOSS-5.0.0-1.src.rpm</code>
+Install with:
+<code>$ sudo rpm -i ~/rpmbuild/RPMS/x86_64/python26-2.6-geekymedia1.x86_64.rpm</code>
+If upgrading, use
+<code>$ sudo rpm -U ~/rpmbuild/RPMS/x86_64/python26-2.6-geekymedia1.x86_64.rpm</code>
+====== Troubleshooting ======
+If you have problems with GPG errors, add a line like this to your ''~/.rpmmacros'':
+<file>%_gpg_name Alan</file>
+==== Dag Wieers' Repositories ====
+----
+<file>[dag]
+name=Dag RPM Repository for Red Hat Enterprise Linux
+baseurl=http://dag.linux.iastate.edu/dag/redhat/el5/en/$basearch/dag
+gpgcheck=1
+enabled=1
+</file>
+<code> rpm --import http://dag.wieers.com/packages/RPM-GPG-KEY.dag.txt</code>
+Check more on this here http://wiki.centos.org/AdditionalResources/Repositories/RPMForge
+==== PBONE REPOS ====
+----
+<file>
+cd /etc/yum.repos.d
+wget http://rpm.pidgin.im/centos/pidgin.repo
+yum install pidgin
+</file>