Package Info#

How to tell if the package is installed:

pkginfo |grep VRTSobgui

Get version info from an installed package#

Solaris#

pkgparam NOVLsubag VERSION
8.7.3.3

Linux#

rpm -qi NOVLsubag 2>/dev/null | grep "Version" | awk '{print $3}'
8.7.3.3

Or, by querying for only the desired details:

rpm -q --qf %{VERSION} NOVLsubag
8.7.3.3

Get version info from a package file#

Solaris#

pkgparam -d NDSserv.pkg NDSserv VERSION
8.7.3.2

Linux#

rpm -qp --qf %{VERSION} NDSserv-8.7.3.2-35.i386.rpm
8.7.3.2

Find out a package which a file belongs to#

Solaris#

% pkgchk -l -p /usr/lib/sendmail
Pathname: /usr/lib/sendmail
Type: regular file
Expected mode: 4555
Expected owner: root
Expected group: bin
Expected file size (bytes): 650720
Expected sum(1) of contents: 22626
Expected last modification: Apr 07 04:13:53 1999
Referenced by the following packages:
        SUNWsndmu
Current status: installed

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*Plagarized from a Solaris Command Reference.

Linux#

rpm -qf /usr/sbin/sendmail
sendmail-8.12.11-4.RHEL3.1