AIX rpms

If an install complains about not being able to find a library, try: /usr/sbin/updtvpkg to update all library packages for the rpms.  This will update the rpm library area so dependent rpms know that the required library is there.  

 rpm -iv xxx.rpm
  error: failed dependencies:
    libX11.a(shr4.o) is needed by tk-8.4.7-3
		  Do a /usr/sbin/updtvpkg and it will be all set.

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See pre/post install scripts of a package
	rpm -qp --scripts foo.rpm

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5.1 Basic RPM Commands

In its simplest form, RPM can be used to install, erase or upgrade packages:

bash# rpm -i foobar-1.0-1.i386.rpm   ...(to install packages)
bash# rpm -i ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/RPMS/foo-1.0-1.i386.rpm ...(to
install package via ftp)
bash# rpm -e foobar  ...(to uninstall package)
bash# rpm -U foobar-1.0-1.i386.rpm  ...(to upgrade package)
bash# rpm --help  ...(to see help on rpm options)
bash# man rpm  ...(to read online manual page)

5.2 RPM Build Commands

To build rpm packages

bash# rpm -i foobar*.src.rpm
bash# cd /usr/src/redhat/SPECS
bash# rpm -ba foobar-1.0-1.spec

To build in incremental steps, do:
bash# rpm -bp foobar-1.0-1.spec    ...( to do prep stage)
bash# rpm --short-circuit -bc foobar-1.0-1.spec    ...( to do build stage)
bash# rpm --short-circuit -bi foobar-1.0-1.spec    ...( to do install stage)
bash# rpm -ba foobar-1.0-1.spec  ... (to do binary and source package)

5.3 RPM Query Commands

You can query the rpm database with these powerful commands:

bash$ rpm -qpl foobar-1.0-1.i386.rpm  ....(list of files in a rpm package)
bash$ rpm -ql foobar-1.0-1   ....(list of files from already installed
package)

bash$ rpm -qpR foobar-1.0-1.i386.rpm  ....(list packages on which this
package depends)
bash$ rpm -qR foobar-1.0-1  ....(list packages on which this installed
package depends)

bash$ # rpm -q foo  ...(print package name, version, and release number of
package foo)
foo-2.0-1

bash$ rpm -qa | less   ....(list all the installed package)
bash$ rpm -qa | grep -i kde   ....(list all the installed package matching
kde)
bash$ rpm -qif /bin/ls ....(list the package which installed the file
/bin/ls)

To show the values RPM will use for all of the options that may be set in
rpmrc files
(/usr/lib/rpm/rpmrc, /etc/rpmrc, ~/.rpmrc ), type:
bash$ rpm --showrc | less

5.4 RPM Verify Commands

Verifying a package compares information about files installed from a package
with the same information from the original package. Among other things,
verifying compares the size, MD5 sum, permissions, type, owner and group of
each file.

The command rpm -V verifies a package. You can use any of the Package
Selection Options listed for querying to specify the packages you wish to
verify. A simple use is rpm -V foo which verifies that all the files in the
foo package are as they were when they were originally installed. For
example:

bash$ rpm -Vf /bin/vi ...(To verify a package containing particular file)
bash$ rpm -Va ...(To verify ALL installed packages) 
bash$ rpm -Vp foo-1.0-1.i386.rpm ...(To verify an installed package against
an RPM package file)

This can be useful if you suspect that your RPM databases are corrupt.

If everything verified properly there will be no output. If there are any
discrepancies they will be displayed. The format of the output is a string of
8 characters, a possible "c" denoting a configuration file, and then the file
name. Each of the 8 characters denotes the result of a comparison of one
attribute of the file to the value of that attribute recorded in the RPM
database. A single "." (period) means the test passed. The following
characters denote failure of certain tests:

     5 -- MD5 checksum 
     S -- File size 
     L -- Symbolic link 
     T -- File modification time 
     D -- Device 
     U -- User 
     G -- Group 
     M -- Mode (includes permissions and file type) 
     ? -- Unreadable file 

If you see any output, use your best judgment to determine if you should
remove or reinstall the package, or otherwise fix the problem.

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to install latest rpm for redhat

	up2date ...


32 bit compat mode (for 64 bit Red Hat Kernel)

	up2date -i "@Compatibility Arch Support"


32 bit compat mode (for 64 bit Ubuntu/Debian Kernel)

	apt-get install ia32-libs

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