To install an RPM file on a Linux system, you can use the rpm command. The rpm command is used for managing RPM packages, which are a type of package format used by Red Hat-based distributions such as Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) and Fedora.
Here’s how to use the rpm command to install an RPM file:
- Open a terminal window.
- Change to the directory where the RPM file is located. For example:
cd /path/to/directory
- Type the following command and press Enter:
sudo rpm -i package.rpm
Replace package.rpm with the name of the RPM file you want to install.
The -i option tells rpm to install the package. The sudo command is used to run the command as the superuser, which is necessary to install packages.
Once the installation is complete, the package and its components will be installed on your system. You can then use the package as normal.
Note: Some RPM packages may have dependencies, which are other packages that must be installed in order for the package to function correctly. If an RPM package has dependencies, you may receive an error message when you try to install it. To resolve dependencies, you can either install the required packages manually or use a package manager such as yum to automatically resolve and install dependencies.