Package Management

YUM and RPMs

Install a .rpm

# Install an rpm with automatic confirmation
$> yum install -y package.rpm

# Install a signed rpm when the key is not on the machine
$> yum install -y --nogpgcheck package.rpm

Uninstall an rpm

To remove an rpm you must use the rpm name without the version or extension

# Example: rpm messaging-1.0.noarch.rpm has been installed.
$> yum remove -y messaging

Write contents of rpm to file system without installing

$> rpm2cpio file.rpm | cpio -imdv

Rocky Linux

Install 7zip on Rocky Linux

# First we must install the EPEL repository
$> dnf install -y epel-release

# Then we can install 7zip
$> dnf install -y p7zip p7zip-plugins