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Managing Packages with RPM | Into the Terminal 33

dnf sits on top of RPM, and knowing the layer underneath makes you better at troubleshooting. This episode covers rpm.

What this episode covers:

  • Querying installed packages and what owns a file with rpm -q.
  • Verifying package integrity to catch tampering or corruption.
  • When to reach for rpm directly instead of dnf.

Watch the full walkthrough above.