On Wed, Jun 07, 2006 at 11:06:38AM -0400, Richard Siddall wrote: > I've been packaging up a web application as RPMs. While writing up the > README file, I had difficulty coming up with a short synopsis of what > rpm is. (I find I tend to concentrate on the "build-once, install many" > feature and neglect the system management aspect.) > > If you had to concisely summarize what rpm is, what would you say? > $ rpm -qi rpm Name : rpm Relocations: (not relocatable) Version : 4.4.1 Vendor: Red Hat, Inc. Release : 23 Build Date: Wed 29 Mar 2006 02:16:49 PM PST Install Date: Fri 31 Mar 2006 12:26:51 PM PST Build Host: hs20-bc1-4.build.redhat.com Group : System Environment/Base Source RPM: rpm-4.4.1-23.src.rpm Size : 1528992 License: GPL Signature : DSA/SHA1, Thu 30 Mar 2006 01:03:13 PM PST, Key ID b44269d04f2a6fd2 Packager : Red Hat, Inc. <http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla> Summary : The RPM package management system. Description : The RPM Package Manager (RPM) is a powerful command line driven package management system capable of installing, uninstalling, verifying, querying, and updating software packages. Each software package consists of an archive of files along with information about the package like its version, a description, etc. -- Kayvan A. Sylvan | Proud husband of | Father to my kids: Sylvan Associates, Inc. | Laura Isabella Sylvan, | Katherine Yelena (8/8/89) http://sylvan.com/~kayvan | my beautiful Queen. | Robin Gregory (2/28/92) _______________________________________________ Rpm-list mailing list Rpm-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/rpm-list
