When should rpm commands such as recommends be used and what are the differences?
RPM based package managers support subcommands such as requires, recommends, conflicts, obsoletes, suggests and supplements.
In reading the rpm man pages and dependencies documentation, it isn't clear how these differ.
For example, if i run the command rpm --query --info MozillaFirefox, the following output is returned.
Name : MozillaFirefox
Version : 60.4.0
Release : lp150.3.30.1
Architecture: x86_64
Install Date: Sun 06 Jan 2019 07:43:50 AM NZDT
Group : Productivity/Networking/Web/Browsers
Size : 161608776
License : MPL-2.0
Signature : RSA/SHA256, Thu 13 Dec 2018 08:35:09 PM NZDT, Key ID b88b2fd43dbdc284
Source RPM : MozillaFirefox-60.4.0-lp150.3.30.1.src.rpm
Build Date : Wed 12 Dec 2018 10:35:10 PM NZDT
Build Host : cloud138
Relocations : (not relocatable)
Packager : http://bugs.opensuse.org
Vendor : openSUSE
URL : http://www.mozilla.org/
Summary : Mozilla Firefox Web Browser
Description :
Mozilla Firefox is a standalone web browser, designed for standards
compliance and performance. Its functionality can be enhanced via a
plethora of extensions.
If i run the command rpm --query --recommends MozillaFirefox, the following output is returned.
libavcodec-full >= 0.10.16
libcanberra0
libpulse0
I assume that libpulse0 refers to the PulseAudio package. If yes, the command rpm --query --info pulseaudio returns
Name : pulseaudio
Version : 11.1
Release : lp150.4.1
Architecture: x86_64
Install Date: Sun 06 Jan 2019 06:49:12 AM NZDT
Group : System/Sound Daemons
Size : 3605819
License : GPL-2.0+ AND LGPL-2.1+
Signature : RSA/SHA256, Mon 23 Apr 2018 10:39:20 AM NZST, Key ID b88b2fd43dbdc284
Source RPM : pulseaudio-11.1-lp150.4.1.src.rpm
Build Date : Mon 23 Apr 2018 10:38:51 AM NZST
Build Host : build70
Relocations : (not relocatable)
Packager : https://bugs.opensuse.org
Vendor : openSUSE
URL : http://pulseaudio.org
Summary : A Networked Sound Server
Description :
pulseaudio is a networked sound server for Linux, other Unix like
operating systems and Microsoft Windows. It is intended to be an
improved drop-in replacement for the Enlightened Sound Daemon (ESOUND).
If the pulseaudio package is already installed, why is there a recommendation to install libpulse0?
- What do recommends, conflicts, obsoletes, suggests and supplements
refer to? - What is the difference between recommends, suggests and supplements?
- When should they be used?
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RPM based package managers support subcommands such as requires, recommends, conflicts, obsoletes, suggests and supplements.
In reading the rpm man pages and dependencies documentation, it isn't clear how these differ.
For example, if i run the command rpm --query --info MozillaFirefox, the following output is returned.
Name : MozillaFirefox
Version : 60.4.0
Release : lp150.3.30.1
Architecture: x86_64
Install Date: Sun 06 Jan 2019 07:43:50 AM NZDT
Group : Productivity/Networking/Web/Browsers
Size : 161608776
License : MPL-2.0
Signature : RSA/SHA256, Thu 13 Dec 2018 08:35:09 PM NZDT, Key ID b88b2fd43dbdc284
Source RPM : MozillaFirefox-60.4.0-lp150.3.30.1.src.rpm
Build Date : Wed 12 Dec 2018 10:35:10 PM NZDT
Build Host : cloud138
Relocations : (not relocatable)
Packager : http://bugs.opensuse.org
Vendor : openSUSE
URL : http://www.mozilla.org/
Summary : Mozilla Firefox Web Browser
Description :
Mozilla Firefox is a standalone web browser, designed for standards
compliance and performance. Its functionality can be enhanced via a
plethora of extensions.
If i run the command rpm --query --recommends MozillaFirefox, the following output is returned.
libavcodec-full >= 0.10.16
libcanberra0
libpulse0
I assume that libpulse0 refers to the PulseAudio package. If yes, the command rpm --query --info pulseaudio returns
Name : pulseaudio
Version : 11.1
Release : lp150.4.1
Architecture: x86_64
Install Date: Sun 06 Jan 2019 06:49:12 AM NZDT
Group : System/Sound Daemons
Size : 3605819
License : GPL-2.0+ AND LGPL-2.1+
Signature : RSA/SHA256, Mon 23 Apr 2018 10:39:20 AM NZST, Key ID b88b2fd43dbdc284
Source RPM : pulseaudio-11.1-lp150.4.1.src.rpm
Build Date : Mon 23 Apr 2018 10:38:51 AM NZST
Build Host : build70
Relocations : (not relocatable)
Packager : https://bugs.opensuse.org
Vendor : openSUSE
URL : http://pulseaudio.org
Summary : A Networked Sound Server
Description :
pulseaudio is a networked sound server for Linux, other Unix like
operating systems and Microsoft Windows. It is intended to be an
improved drop-in replacement for the Enlightened Sound Daemon (ESOUND).
If the pulseaudio package is already installed, why is there a recommendation to install libpulse0?
- What do recommends, conflicts, obsoletes, suggests and supplements
refer to? - What is the difference between recommends, suggests and supplements?
- When should they be used?
yum rpm zypper
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RPM based package managers support subcommands such as requires, recommends, conflicts, obsoletes, suggests and supplements.
In reading the rpm man pages and dependencies documentation, it isn't clear how these differ.
For example, if i run the command rpm --query --info MozillaFirefox, the following output is returned.
Name : MozillaFirefox
Version : 60.4.0
Release : lp150.3.30.1
Architecture: x86_64
Install Date: Sun 06 Jan 2019 07:43:50 AM NZDT
Group : Productivity/Networking/Web/Browsers
Size : 161608776
License : MPL-2.0
Signature : RSA/SHA256, Thu 13 Dec 2018 08:35:09 PM NZDT, Key ID b88b2fd43dbdc284
Source RPM : MozillaFirefox-60.4.0-lp150.3.30.1.src.rpm
Build Date : Wed 12 Dec 2018 10:35:10 PM NZDT
Build Host : cloud138
Relocations : (not relocatable)
Packager : http://bugs.opensuse.org
Vendor : openSUSE
URL : http://www.mozilla.org/
Summary : Mozilla Firefox Web Browser
Description :
Mozilla Firefox is a standalone web browser, designed for standards
compliance and performance. Its functionality can be enhanced via a
plethora of extensions.
If i run the command rpm --query --recommends MozillaFirefox, the following output is returned.
libavcodec-full >= 0.10.16
libcanberra0
libpulse0
I assume that libpulse0 refers to the PulseAudio package. If yes, the command rpm --query --info pulseaudio returns
Name : pulseaudio
Version : 11.1
Release : lp150.4.1
Architecture: x86_64
Install Date: Sun 06 Jan 2019 06:49:12 AM NZDT
Group : System/Sound Daemons
Size : 3605819
License : GPL-2.0+ AND LGPL-2.1+
Signature : RSA/SHA256, Mon 23 Apr 2018 10:39:20 AM NZST, Key ID b88b2fd43dbdc284
Source RPM : pulseaudio-11.1-lp150.4.1.src.rpm
Build Date : Mon 23 Apr 2018 10:38:51 AM NZST
Build Host : build70
Relocations : (not relocatable)
Packager : https://bugs.opensuse.org
Vendor : openSUSE
URL : http://pulseaudio.org
Summary : A Networked Sound Server
Description :
pulseaudio is a networked sound server for Linux, other Unix like
operating systems and Microsoft Windows. It is intended to be an
improved drop-in replacement for the Enlightened Sound Daemon (ESOUND).
If the pulseaudio package is already installed, why is there a recommendation to install libpulse0?
- What do recommends, conflicts, obsoletes, suggests and supplements
refer to? - What is the difference between recommends, suggests and supplements?
- When should they be used?
yum rpm zypper
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RPM based package managers support subcommands such as requires, recommends, conflicts, obsoletes, suggests and supplements.
In reading the rpm man pages and dependencies documentation, it isn't clear how these differ.
For example, if i run the command rpm --query --info MozillaFirefox, the following output is returned.
Name : MozillaFirefox
Version : 60.4.0
Release : lp150.3.30.1
Architecture: x86_64
Install Date: Sun 06 Jan 2019 07:43:50 AM NZDT
Group : Productivity/Networking/Web/Browsers
Size : 161608776
License : MPL-2.0
Signature : RSA/SHA256, Thu 13 Dec 2018 08:35:09 PM NZDT, Key ID b88b2fd43dbdc284
Source RPM : MozillaFirefox-60.4.0-lp150.3.30.1.src.rpm
Build Date : Wed 12 Dec 2018 10:35:10 PM NZDT
Build Host : cloud138
Relocations : (not relocatable)
Packager : http://bugs.opensuse.org
Vendor : openSUSE
URL : http://www.mozilla.org/
Summary : Mozilla Firefox Web Browser
Description :
Mozilla Firefox is a standalone web browser, designed for standards
compliance and performance. Its functionality can be enhanced via a
plethora of extensions.
If i run the command rpm --query --recommends MozillaFirefox, the following output is returned.
libavcodec-full >= 0.10.16
libcanberra0
libpulse0
I assume that libpulse0 refers to the PulseAudio package. If yes, the command rpm --query --info pulseaudio returns
Name : pulseaudio
Version : 11.1
Release : lp150.4.1
Architecture: x86_64
Install Date: Sun 06 Jan 2019 06:49:12 AM NZDT
Group : System/Sound Daemons
Size : 3605819
License : GPL-2.0+ AND LGPL-2.1+
Signature : RSA/SHA256, Mon 23 Apr 2018 10:39:20 AM NZST, Key ID b88b2fd43dbdc284
Source RPM : pulseaudio-11.1-lp150.4.1.src.rpm
Build Date : Mon 23 Apr 2018 10:38:51 AM NZST
Build Host : build70
Relocations : (not relocatable)
Packager : https://bugs.opensuse.org
Vendor : openSUSE
URL : http://pulseaudio.org
Summary : A Networked Sound Server
Description :
pulseaudio is a networked sound server for Linux, other Unix like
operating systems and Microsoft Windows. It is intended to be an
improved drop-in replacement for the Enlightened Sound Daemon (ESOUND).
If the pulseaudio package is already installed, why is there a recommendation to install libpulse0?
- What do recommends, conflicts, obsoletes, suggests and supplements
refer to? - What is the difference between recommends, suggests and supplements?
- When should they be used?
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