How To Install rpm on CentOS 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install rpm on CentOS 8. rpm is The RPM package management system

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install rpm on CentOS 8.

What is rpm

The RPM Package Manager (RPM) is a powerful command line driven package management system capable of installing, uninstalling, verifying, querying, and updating software packages. Each software package consists of an archive of files along with information about the package like its version, a description, etc. The RPM Package Manager (RPM) is a powerful command line driven package management system capable of installing, uninstalling, verifying, querying, and updating software packages. Each software package consists of an archive of files along with information about the package like its version, a description, etc.

We can use yum or dnf to install rpm on CentOS 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install rpm.

Install rpm on CentOS 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install rpm using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install rpm

Install rpm on CentOS 8 Using dnf

If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first. Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache

After updating yum database, We can install rpm using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install rpm

How To Uninstall rpm on CentOS 8

To uninstall only the rpm package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove rpm

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install rpm on CentOS 8 using yum and dnf.