Maximum RPM: Taking the Red Hat Package Manager to the Limit | ||
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In this chapter, we will explore one of RPM's more interesting capabilities: the capability to create subpackages.
Very simply put, a subpackage is one of several package files created from a single spec file. RPM has the ability to create a main package, along with one or more subpackages. Subpackages may also be created without the main package. It's all up to the package builder.
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