This article will show you to how show a list of all RPMs installed on a Linux machine, view detailed package information and all files installed by the package. To learn how to install/uninstall/upgrade an RPM, check out: How to install, upgrade, and uninstall a Linux RPM package.

List All Installed RPMs

To show a complete list of installed RPMs on a system, use the syntax:
rpm -qa

Display Detailed Package Information

To find detailed information regarding the RPM, such as: version, install date, size, vendor, license, description, etc. use the syntax:
rpm -qi [package name]

List All Files Installed By Package

To list all the files installed by a particular package, use the syntax:
rpm -ql [package name] Note: The l is a lowercase L