rpm -ihv name.rpm Install the rpm package called name
rpm -Uhv name.rpm Upgrade the rpm package called name
rpm -e package Delete the rpm package called package
rpm -l package List the files in the package called package
rpm -ql package List the files and state the installed version of the package called package
rpm -i --force package Reinstall the rpm package called name having deleted parts of it (not
deleting using rpm -e)
tar -zxvf archive.tar.gz or
tar -zxvf archive.tgz
Decompress the files contained in the zipped and tarred archive called archive
./configure Execute the script preparing the installed files for compiling