How to install and manage packages in Linux with RPM

RPM or Red Hat Package Manager is the default package management solution for Linux distributions based on Red Hat Linux. It’s a pretty useful way to easily install, upgrade, and un-install packages on Linux machines. I remember the days when every Linux package had to be compiled. Let’s see how to perform some basic tasks with RPM.

List All Packages

Before installing a new package or upgrading and old one you sometimes want to check to make sure that it isn’t already installed. Here’s how you can get a list of all installed RPM packages:

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