Cyclic page for Maximum RPM

Written in close cooperation with Marc Ewing and Erik Troan, the developers of the RPM technology, Maximum RPM is the official, definitive technical reference to the RPM packaging system. It provides accurate and detailed coverage of RPM's history, philosophy, usage, and internals, from both the user and packager perspectives.

Ordering Information

Order this book from Amazon.com (place the order online, pay via credit card or check).

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Order this book from Fatbrain.com (order via email, paper mail, or web; pay via credit card, check, or wire transfer).

Getting the Manual Online

The book is available for download in postscript format from rpm.org.

Errata

The "RPM Version Changes" page on rpm.org describes the important changes in RPM between current versions of RPM and what is documented in Maximum RPM.

Related pages

Our RPM page has more information on RPM.

Bureaucracy

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