Do .rpm files have metadata

They have lots of metadata. Use -qp to target the package file and –qf to specify which metadata you’re interested in. $ rpm -qp /var/cache/yum/x86_64/16/fedora/packages/db4-4.8.30-3.fc15.i686.rpm –qf “%{name}: %{buildhost}\n” db4: x86-10.phx2.fedoraproject.org rpm –querytags will show you the metadata tags.

Performance difference between compiled and binary linux distributions/packages

The performance difference will be in almost all cases minimal and not worthwhile. Good reasons to use source distributions (while rolling your own binary packages, as gentoo’s bindist system allows) include: Deploying your own custom patches Customizing your kernel easily Packaging your own updates If you’re not doing any of these things, you don’t need … Read more

Installing Fedora RPMs in CentOS

I recommend to use Fedora EPEL instead: “Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux (EPEL) is a volunteer-based community effort from the Fedora project to create a repository of high-quality add-on packages for Red Hat Enterprise (RHEL) and its compatible spinoffs such as CentOS or Scientific Linux. Fedora is the upstream of RHEL and add-on packages for … Read more