consiglio un -> man rpm ehehe si lo consiglio vivamente
    cmq comandi base :


    rpm -i nomefile.rpm    // installa
    rpm -e nomefile.rpm    // cancella
    rpm -Uvh nomefile.rpm    // upgrade
    rpm -i --force --nodeps // forza e non calcola le dipendenze per l'installazione
    rpm -e --force --nodeps // forza e non calcola le dipendenze per l'eliminazione 
    
    Per altri comandi dare il comando rpm --help

    -*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* Leggere -*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*

    RPM version 4.0
    Copyright (C) 1998 - Red Hat Software
    This may be freely redistributed under the terms of the GNU GPL

Usage:
   --help                  - print this message
   --version               - print the version of rpm being used

   All modes support the following arguments:
    --define ' ' - define macro  with value 
    --eval '+'       - print the expansion of macro  to stdout
    --pipe            - send stdout to 
    --rcfile         - use  instead of /etc/rpmrc and $HOME/.rpmrc
    --showrc               - display final rpmrc and macro configuration
     -v                    - be a little more verbose
     -vv                   - be incredibly verbose (for debugging)

   Install, upgrade and query (with -p) allow URL's to be used in place
   of file names as well as the following options:
      --ftpproxy     - hostname or IP of ftp proxy
      --ftpport      - port number of ftp server (or proxy)
      --httpproxy    - hostname or IP of http proxy
      --httpport     - port number of http server (or proxy)

   -q, --query             - query mode
      --dbpath        - use  as the directory for the database
      --queryformat  - use  as the header format (implies --info)
      --root          - use  as the top level directory
      Package specification options:
        -a, --all          - query all packages
        -f +         - query package owning 
        -p +  - query (uninstalled) package 
        --triggeredby  - query packages triggered by 
        --whatprovides  - query packages which provide  capability
        --whatrequires  - query packages which require  capability
      Information selection options:
        -i, --info         - display package information
        --changelog        - display the package's change log
        -l                 - display package file list
        -s                 - show file states (implies -l)
        -d                 - list only documentation files (implies -l)
        -c                 - list only configuration files (implies -l)
        --dump             - show all verifiable information for each file
                             (must be used with -l, -c, or -d)
        --provides         - list capabilities package provides
        -R, --requires     - list package dependencies
        --scripts          - print the various [un]install scripts
        --triggers         - show the trigger scripts contained in the package

    -V, -y, --verify       - verify a package installation using the same same
                             package specification options as -q
      --dbpath        - use  as the directory for the database
      --root          - use  as the top level directory
      --nodeps             - do not verify package dependencies
      --nomd5              - do not verify file md5 checksums
      --nofiles            - do not verify file attributes
    --querytags            - list the tags that can be used in a query format

    --install 
    -i        - install package
      --excludepath  - skip files in path 
      --relocate = - relocate files from  to
                                       
      --badreloc           - relocate files in non-relocateable package
      --prefix        - relocate the package to , if relocatable
      --dbpath        - use  as the directory for the database
      --excludedocs        - do not install documentation
      --force              - short hand for --replacepkgs --replacefiles
      -h, --hash           - print hash marks as package installs (good with
                             -v)
      --allfiles           - install all files, even configurations which
                             might otherwise be skipped
      --ignorearch         - don't verify package architecture
      --ignoresize         - don't check disk space before installing
      --ignoreos           - don't verify package operating system
      --includedocs        - install documentation
      --justdb             - update the database, but do not modify the
                             filesystem
      --nodeps             - do not verify package dependencies
      --noorder            - do not reorder package installation to satisfy
                             dependencies
      --noscripts          - don't execute any installation scripts
      --notriggers         - don't execute any scripts triggered by this
                             package
      --percent            - print percentages as package installs
      --replacefiles       - install even if the package replaces installed
                             files
      --replacepkgs        - reinstall if the package is already present
      --root          - use  as the top level directory
      --test               - don't install, but tell if it would work or not

    --upgrade 
    -U        - upgrade package (same options as --install, plus)
      --oldpackage         - upgrade to an old version of the package (--force
                             on upgrades does this automatically)

    --erase 
    -e            - erase (uninstall) package
      --allmatches         - remove all packages which match 
                             (normally an error is generated if 
                             specified multiple packages)
      --dbpath        - use  as the directory for the database
      --justdb             - update the database, but do not modify the
                             filesystem
      --nodeps             - do not verify package dependencies
      --noorder            - do not reorder package installation to satisfy
                             dependencies
      --noscripts          - do not execute any package specific scripts
      --notriggers         - don't execute any scripts triggered by this
                             package
      --root          - use  as the top level directory

    -b       
    -t     - build package, where  is one of:
          p                - prep (unpack sources and apply patches)
          l                - list check (do some cursory checks on %files)
          c                - compile (prep and compile)
          i                - install (prep, compile, install)
          b                - binary package (prep, compile, install, package)
          a                - bin/src package (prep, compile, install, package)
      --short-circuit      - skip straight to specified stage (only for c,i)
      --clean              - remove build tree when done
      --rmsource           - remove sources when done
      --rmspec             - remove spec file when done
      --sign               - generate PGP/GPG signature
      --buildroot     - use  as the build root
      --target=+ - build the packages for the build targets
                             platform1...platformN.
      --nobuild            - do not execute any stages
      --timecheck    - set the time check to  seconds (0 disables)

    --rebuild     - install source package, build binary package and
                             remove spec file, sources, patches, and icons.
    --recompile   - like --rebuild, but don't build any package

    --resign +        - sign a package (discard current signature)
    --addsign +       - add a signature to a package
    --checksig +
    -K +              - verify package signature
      --nopgp              - skip any PGP signatures
      --nogpg              - skip any GPG signatures
      --nomd5              - skip any MD5 signatures

    --initdb               - make sure a valid database exists
    --rebuilddb            - rebuild database from existing database
      --dbpath        - use  as the directory for the database
      --root          - use  as the top level directory

    --setperms             - set the file permissions to those in the package
                             database using the same package specification
                             options as -q
    --setugids             - set the file owner and group to those in the
                             package database using the same package
                             specification options as -q