RPM Package Manager file 3

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RPM Package Manager file (RPM) was previously known as a Red Hat Package Manager File. It is a file used by RPM Package Manager which is a package management system. RPM files currently appear in two defined types, the first is binary package files containing the compiled version of certain software. The second is source package files containing the source code used to produce a package. These have an appropriate tag in the file header that distinguishes them from Binary RPMs, causing them to be extracted to /usr/src on installation. Source package files customarily carry the file extension “.src.rpm".

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• 7-Zip (WebAssembly)Open sourcereads · LGPL-2.1-or-later (unRAR restriction)
• HachoirOpen sourcereads · GNU General Public License, version 2.0
• libarchiveOpen sourcereads · 2-clause BSD License
• PhotoRecOpen sourcereads · GNU General Public License
• Q215051Open sourcereads · GNU Lesser General Public License
• RPM Package ManagerOpen sourcereads · GNU General Public License / GNU General Public License, version 2.0
• ZipegOpen sourcereads · BSD licenses
• B1 Free Archiverreads · proprietary license
• diffoscopereads

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• kaitai grammar: https://github.com/kaitai-io/kaitai_struct_formats/blob/master/archive/rpm.ksy

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• Kaitai Struct: rpm
• PRONOM fmt/795

From Kaitai Struct format gallery, PRONOM. Updated 2026-10-24.

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