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RPM allows optional scripts to be executed within the install and remove operation.
This involves the events
- pre-install
- post-install
- pre-uninstall
- post-uninstall
To check the script contents:
rpm -qlp test.x86.rpm --scripts > scripts.out
# to search for foo in scripts
grep "foo" scripts.out
The options are:
{-q | --query}-
{-l | --list}= query option, list files in package -
{-p | --package}URLFILE = query option, query an (uninstalled) package URLFILE. -
--scripts= query option, list the package specific scriptlet(s) that are used as part of the installation and uninstallation processes.
