How to check what packages are installed on a RHEL5 system?

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A command that can be run by an unprivileged user is preferred.

score 12 · Answer 1 · answered Feb 22 '10 at 16:15

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dmckee's answer works perfectly well.

$ yum list installed

also works. No special privileges required.

answered Feb 22 '10 at 16:15

SuperMagic

score 10 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 22 '10 at 16:11

10

Long ago I would have just used

$ rpm -qa

and possibly piped it through more. Looks like is still works.

answered Feb 22 '10 at 16:11

score 4 · Answer 3 · answered Apr 19 '12 at 19:05

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rpm -qa --last >~/RPMS_by_Install_Date

this will also give you a list of when they were installed as well ... the file will be made in your home dir.

answered Apr 19 '12 at 19:05

Jason Chinsen

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