On 13 February 2010 10:35, Kwan Lowe kwan.lowe@gmail.com wrote:
Thank Robert and Ron, Could you list an example where I need to use rpm command alone? I used rpm to install stand alone package if that is the case.
If you need information on a specific package then you'll likely need to use rpm directly. For the most part, anytime I need to install a package I use yum. This includes installing a standalone package. I use rpm mainly during troubleshooting. For example, to list package contents, scripts, or extract portions of a package.
Thank Kwan, I get a much better feel of when to use rpm/yum now.