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Format

RPM Package Manager file

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Summary

Name
RPM Package Manager file
Version
2
Identifiers
PUID: fmt/794
Description
RPM Package Manager file (RPM) was previously known as a Red Hat Package Manager File. It is a file used by RPM Package Manager which is a package management system. RPM files currently appear in two defined types, the first is binary package files containing the compiled version of certain software. The second is source package files containing the source code used to produce a package. These have an appropriate tag in the file header that distinguishes them from Binary RPMs, causing them to be extracted to /usr/src on installation. Source package files customarily carry the file extension “.src.rpm".
File extensions
rpm, src.rpm
Source
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives

Internal signatures

RPMv2

Note
Header - í«îÛ.

Byte sequences

Min Frag Length
Absolute from BOF
Offset
0
Max offset
0
Byte Sequence
EDABEEDB02
Endianness
None

Changelog

  • Added in V83

    Release date
    17 December 2015

    RPM Package Manager file 2: Signature developed through PRONOM Research.

    RPM Package Manager file 2: Full entry added.