Compare 2 rpm files

felad · External Since: Sep 12, 2005 Posts: 2

Hi

Is there a way to compare 2 rpm files and getting list of added \
removed \ changed files ?
( I'm not talking about rpm I have already installed )

Daniel Ganek · External Since: Jun 01, 2004 Posts: 60

felad wrote:
> Hi
>
> Is there a way to compare 2 rpm files and getting list of added \
> removed \ changed files ?
> ( I'm not talking about rpm I have already installed )
>

diff <(rpm -qpl foo.rpm) <(rpm -qpl bar.rpm)

/dan

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2 + 2 approaches 5 for large values of 2

Michal Jaegermann · External Since: Jun 06, 2004 Posts: 62

felad <felad.RemoveThis@walla.co.il> wrote:
>
> Is there a way to compare 2 rpm files and getting list of added \
> removed \ changed files ?

rpm -qlvp first.file.rpm > list.one
rpm -qlvp second.file.rpm > list.two

and now process 'list.one' and 'list.two' to get what you want.

Michal