Information about the package, rpm-build, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The rpm-build package is designed for, Scripts and executable programs used to build packages.
Package Name:
rpm-build
Summary:
Scripts and executable programs used to build packages
URL:
Description:
The rpm-build package contains the scripts and executable programs that are used to build packages using the RPM Package Manager.
Architecture:
x86_64
Version:
4.8.0
Release:
55.el6
Size:
131 k
Repository:
base
From Repository:
Licence:
GPLv2+
Control the rpm-build package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install rpm-build
This command will install rpm-build on the server.
yum remove rpm-build
This command will un-install rpm-build on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove rpm-build, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove rpm-build
This command will un-install rpm-build on the server. When you run this command with th e -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove rpm-build when using the -y flag.
yum update rpm-build
This command will update rpm-build to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove rpm-build, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update rpm-build
This command will update rpm-build to the latest version. When you run this command with the -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove rpm-build when using the -y flag.
yum info rpm-build
This command will show you core information about the rpm-build package.
yum deplist rpm-build
This command will show you the dependencies for rpm-build. Thankfully, when using Yum, if dependencies are required, these are also installed at the same time so you don't have to worry too much about that.
yum check-update rpm-build
This command will check if there is an update waiting on rpm-build. When you run this command this will return nothing if there is nothing to update, or, will return the package name if the package is due to be updated.