LINUX: tips rpm

¿cómo instalar un paquete rpm?
$rpm -Ivh paquete.rpm
donde I: instalar
v: vervose, indica el estado de la instalación.

A menudo es necesario conocer la siguiente info después de instalar un paquete rpm.

contar todos los rpm instalados en el server
[root@gcepedar ~]# rpm -qa | wc -l

si se saca el atributo "| wc -l" entrega una lista de todos los paquetes instalados en el server.



Buscar un paquete:
[root@gcepedar ~]# rpm -qa | grep cups
cups-libs-1.3.7-8.el5
libgnomecups-0.2.2-8
cups-1.3.7-8.el5
hal-cups-utils-0.6.2-5.2.el5

[root@gcepedar ~]# rpm -qi cups
Name : cups Relocations: (not relocatable)
Version : 1.3.7 Vendor: CentOS
Release : 8.el5 Build Date: Wed 21 Jan 2009 03:30:13 AM EASST
Install Date: Mon 08 Aug 2011 03:19:09 PM EAST Build Host: builder16.centos.org
Group : System Environment/Daemons Source RPM: cups-1.3.7-8.el5.src.rpm
Size : 10323288 License: GPL
Signature : DSA/SHA1, Sun 08 Mar 2009 08:45:21 PM EASST, Key ID a8a447dce8562897
URL : http://www.cups.org/
Summary : Common Unix Printing System
Description :
The Common UNIX Printing System provides a portable printing layer for
UNIX® operating systems. It has been developed by Easy Software Products
to promote a standard printing solution for all UNIX vendors and users.
CUPS provides the System V and Berkeley command-line interfaces.
[root@gcepedar ~]#

Conocer los archivos que instaló el paquete.
[root@gcepedar ~]# rpm -ql cups
/etc/cron.daily/cups
/etc/cups
/etc/cups/classes.conf
/etc/cups/client.conf
/etc/cups/cupsd.conf
/etc/cups/cupsd.conf.default
/etc/cups/interfaces
/etc/cups/lpoptions

Conocer los archivos de configuracion del paquete instalado
[root@gcepedar ~]# rpm -qc cups
/etc/cups/classes.conf
/etc/cups/client.conf
/etc/cups/cupsd.conf
/etc/cups/lpoptions
/etc/cups/mime.convs

Conocer donde esta la documentación del paquete instalado
[root@gcepedar ~]# rpm -qd cups | more
/usr/share/doc/cups-1.3.7/admin/index.html
/usr/share/doc/cups-1.3.7/classes/index.html
/usr/share/doc/cups-1.3.7/cups-printable.css
/usr/share/doc/cups-1.3.7/cups.css
/usr/share/doc/cups-1.3.7/de/images/button-accept-jobs.gif